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Managing for Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Managing for Sustainability

...Open University course T867: Managing for sustainability... Source planning in waste Chris Murphy gives a brief overview of the waste industry from his experience. Source planning in occupational safety Joe Taylor explains the significance of planning from a Health and safety perspective. What is an environmental audit? Why is an environmental audit important? What is...
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Video 23 mins
Othello and apartheid
History & The Arts

Othello and apartheid

...Open University course A230 Reading and studying literature... The play as a metaphor Janet Suzman explains how she used a 400 year old play to bring attention to contemporary issues. Othello The character of Othello represents the ‘other’, the foundation of racial prejudices. Breaking Racial Taboos Janet Suzman decided to go ahead with the controversial physical...
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Coping with Depression
Society, Politics & Law

Coping with Depression

...Open University course D240 Counselling: exploring fear and sadness... Coping with Depression Stephen Fry, Trisha Goddard and Jim Brown share their experiences with anxiety and depression. Depression: diagnosis and stigma A look at being diagnosed with a mental illness. Depression and drug use Several people share their experiences of prescribed and recreational drugs....
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Video 38 mins
Worlds of English
Languages

Worlds of English

...Open University course U214 Worlds of English... The Expansion of English in China This video looks at the rapid expansion of the use, and teaching of English in China, from the 1970s to present. English in the European Union In recent years, English has become increasingly dominant as the language spoken at the European Parliament, in Brussels. This film examines why....
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Video 1 hr 4 mins
Philosophy: Justice and Morality
History & The Arts

Philosophy: Justice and Morality

...Open University course A222 Exploring philosophy... Plato on justice and self interest A debate on whether citizens follow the law because of their good nature, or because they fear retribution. Classical and modern utilitarianism A discussion about the differences between classical and modern utilitarianism. Kant's moral philosophy An examination of Kant's teachings on...
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The women of the Gorbals’ Campaign for Social Justice, 1923
Society, Politics & Law

The women of the Gorbals’ Campaign for Social Justice, 1923

...Open University's Social Sciences courses Background In Leeds in 1918, a young munitions worker, Lily, “in a fit of despair” took the life of the son she loved, by drowning him in the bath. She was sentenced “to be hanged” for murder (The Weekly News, 10 February 1923). However, as she was pregnant, the sentence was reduced to imprisonment for life and later she...
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What are your views about technologies to support and assess writing skills?
Education & Development

What are your views about technologies to support and assess writing skills?

...open’ initiatives, which have marked this century, have intensified this process through open content, open data, open resources, open education and open science. “Open Science is the practice of science in such a way that others can collaborate and contribute, where research data, lab notes and other research processes are freely ......
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The science of the mind: investigating mental health
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of the mind: investigating mental health

...Open University module The science of the mind: investigating mental health... The science of the mind: investigating mental health A short introduction to this album. The Blackthorn Garden A typical day at Blackthorn Garden, a social enterprise venture which provides work placements for people with mental health problems. Talking about Blackthorn: the chief executive Jan...
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