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Why Rosetta is the greatest space mission of our lifetime
Science, Maths & Technology

Why Rosetta is the greatest space mission of our lifetime

...children about their life ambitions in the hope they might want to follow me on a science career path. My main words of advice to these children are similar to those that most stuck with me: aim high. I wanted to be an astronaut, so maybe I haven’t made it there (yet), but being a space scientist in such amazing times, when we are attempting to land on the surface of a...
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Article 10 mins
Timeline: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022
Society, Politics & Law

Timeline: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022

...Children's Hour, addressing other children who had been evacuated from the cities. Later on in the war she joined the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service. 1945 - Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret mingle with VE day crowds On Victory in Europe Day, Princess Elizabeth and her sister Margaret mingled anonymously with the crowds in London. She later said, "We asked my...
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Article 5 mins
Squares, roots and powers
Science, Maths & Technology

Squares, roots and powers

...children in the class. Find an upper estimate for the number of sheets of drawing paper he should supply for the whole class. Find a lower estimate. Use your calculator to find the exact number of sheets of paper. Answer Each of the 26 children will need 26 pieces of paper, so altogether 26 × 26, i.e. 262 sheets of paper are required. Upper estimate: If there were 30...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...research evidence on entrepreneurial personality and on the role of informal ties with family and friends. There are still many unresolved questions about the nature of entrepreneurship, and as a consequence you can find people with radically different experiences and opinions...In this free course, Entrepreneurial impressions - reflection, you will be encouraged to...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Developing high trust work relationships
Money & Business

Developing high trust work relationships

...research on trust. Graham gives an overview of the multitude of ways that trust is important in organisations. As you watch the video note down your own thoughts about what ‘trust’ within the organisational setting means for you. Consider how something so individual can be meaningful for organisations. DR. GRAHAM DIETZ: My name is Dr. Graham Dietz, and I work at...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...centre of his diagram was what he called the ‘most beautiful skull’, that of a woman from Georgia in the Caucasus – giving rise to the term ‘Caucasian’. Several factors contributed to the modern construction of ‘race’, including: The Christianisation of Europe and the end of the Wars of Religion (1520s–1710s). After prolonged religious conflict, a period...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 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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