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Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor

...centres implicated in controlling seasonal changes in physiology and behaviour. The annual cycle that governs entry into and exit from hibernation is also under the control of internal physiological systems. For example, as the bodies of hibernating male squirrels return to normal in the spring, a sustained, increased secretion of sex hormones prevents return to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list

...Centre for Olympic Studies of Canada's Western University, takles aim at "sex-testing": The IOC's most recent policy, quietly adopted in January of this year, focuses on the level of testosterone in females. The IOC has decided that one single determining factor, testosterone, is the latest and greatest marker for determining sex, even though research has shown there is...
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Article 5 mins
Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials
Languages

Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials

...Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LG002 Chinese business culture essentials. After completing this free course, you may wish to register for the full course to continue your learning!...Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials: Introduction - China is the world’s most populated country, with a continuous culture stretching back 5000 years....
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Learning our way to a better environment
Nature & Environment

Learning our way to a better environment

...The Open University has been teaching and researching about the environment for over 50 years from many different disciplines and perspectives. We have helped thousands of students from many different backgrounds gain new knowledge, skills and insights into the science, policies and practices that shape our world today and are needed for a more sustainable tomorrow....
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Video 5 mins
Globalisation and the English language
History & The Arts

Globalisation and the English language

...research has looked at Chinese students writing in English, and although some people talk about Chinese becoming the lingua franca, I don’t think that’s likely to happen for quite some time. I think globalisation will result in people becoming more accepting of differences, of using different connotations, different vocabularies and so on. We don’t own English...
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Article 5 mins
Writing family history
History & The Arts

Writing family history

...research, interviewing witnesses and relatives becomes paramount. Many pitfalls await interviewers, as well as the pleasure of getting it right. William Taylor interview: part one To demonstrate interviewing technique and responses, this track makes use of an interview with William Taylor, born in 1919. William Taylor interview: part two In the second part of his...
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Audio 54 mins
Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...Researching and influencing your fiction In order to write, every novelist must read. The importance of reading and how this can influence your own style. Characters and genre How do you create a believable character, and how can genre hinder or help a writer? Narrative and structural techniques Technical methods of storytelling and how to structure a book. Redrafting and...
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Audio 54 mins
Urban trees - could towns and cities become forests?
Nature & Environment

Urban trees - could towns and cities become forests?

...research group. References, credits and acknowledgments This video was written and presented by Dr Philip Wheeler and produced by The Open University in Wales. Learn more with OpenLearn [Open Talks from The Open University in Wales] Open Talks is a video series where Open University academics share their expertise and passion on a subject or issue of their choice. Watch...
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Video 8 mins