Education & Development
Julian Cooper on Using Sources
The Open University's Julian Cooper explains the importance of citing writers in assignments in this extended interview from 'Go the Distance'...Transcript
Education & Development
Michelle Lawson on Academic Writing
The Open University's Michelle Lawson gives you tips on academic writing and assignments in this extended interview from 'Go the Distance'.
Science, Maths & Technology
Bang challenge: Escape the airtight room
Trapped, and your oxygen is running out. Can your science skills get the door to this airtight room to open in time?
Society, Politics & Law
How to provide a trauma-informed police response to victims of rape and serious sexual offences
...Resourcing issues, compounded by officer inexperience or a lack of upskilling, can impact on the victim’s experience of receiving a trauma-informed (TI) response. This article will consider the issues facing FROs as the first point of police contact, whether the training package they receive to deal with sensitive cases involving RASSO is sufficient and appropriate and...
Education & Development
Dr Fernando Rosell-Aguilar on distance learning
The Open University's Dr Fernando Rosell-Aguilar explains what distance learning is in this extended interview from 'Go the Distance'...Transcript
Nature & Environment
Stories of Change Introduction
...Open University, introduces Stories of Change. ...Transcript © The Open University Transcript My name’s Joe Smith. I’m Professor of Environment and Society at the Open University. I’m here to introduce a body of interviews about energy and climate change with leading figures from around the world. The interviews have been undertaken for the Stories of Change...
Society, Politics & Law
Reflections on the Glasgow City Council equal pay dispute
...Open University's Social Sciences courses. Background[Lyn-Marie O'Hara outside the Unison offices in Glasgow.]Lyn-Marie outside the Unison Glasgow City branch office, Bell Street, Glasgow, September 2022Lyn-Marie O’Hara was one of the key figures in the long campaign by Unison members at Glasgow City Council for equal pay. As Mags McCarthy indicates in her article on...
Money & Business
Can you harness intrapreneurship?
...Open University (OU), hosted by innovation advisor and engineer, Josh Valman. The four sessions look at the what intrapreneurs are and how the right culture can be created to allow them to solve problems in the same fashion as an entrepreneur and start-ups. We take a closer look at digital/AI and sustainability and learn how intrapreneurs could help you to solve difficult...