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Extinctions at World Heritage Sites aren't just environmental disasters
Nature & Environment

Extinctions at World Heritage Sites aren't just environmental disasters

...studied as it is in Africa or Asia. In 2016, WWF reported that biodiversity declined 60 per cent on average between 1970 and 2012, and that illegal trade was one of the main engines of species loss. The new report, published in April, warns that if this trend continues, a new wave of extinctions will begin, especially since many of these World Heritage Sites are shelters...
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Now live: Could we control our climate?
Science, Maths & Technology

Now live: Could we control our climate?

...study in this course: How would you design the perfect climate? How could we control Earth’s climate? How would we predict the consequences of our actions, or even know if they were working as we expected? How would different countries collaborate or compete? What would we as a society be trying to preserve – and what would we be willing to risk? To answer these...
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Open Education Week
Education & Development

Open Education Week

...studied at any time... Open Research Becoming an Open Educator The Digital Scholar Learning to (Re)Use Open Educational Resources OER Hub - Researcher Pack As an open research project the OER Hub is committed to sharing its research instruments. During the first phase of the project they released a range of our openly licensed tools. In December 2016 they launched an...
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Spray diagrams
Science, Maths & Technology

Spray diagrams

...study... Diagram guidelines Purpose Tony Buzan originally developed spray diagrams in 1974 together with mind maps, which look similar (Buzan, 1974). Spray diagrams are a simple, fast technique for extracting the important ideas from a situation, conversation, presentation or written article and getting them down on paper in a way that is meaningful to you. A spray...
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The Irish Gothic collection on OpenLearn
OpenLearn Ireland

The Irish Gothic collection on OpenLearn

...study and explore different themes. Part 1: Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic This part will help you learn more about the history of the Gothic, and introduce key features of Gothic storytelling. In Part 1, you will Discover the basic characteristics of the Gothic in literature Practice identifying gothic tropes in works of art...
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What is Alzheimer's disease?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is Alzheimer's disease?

...studied the brain tissue of a woman with dementia and discovered that it was affected by abnormal ‘plaques and tangles’. The ‘amyloid plaques’, and ‘neurofibrillary tangles’, consist of a build up of different types of protein. They block the transport of vital nutrients to the brain cells so neurons (nerves) become damaged and can no longer transmit messages...
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Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds
Education & Development

Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds

...in classrooms. A SPRinG teacher's perspective Secondary science teacher Jane Brine talks about her involvement with the SPRinG project and the benefits is has brought for her and her pupils. Studying children's development and learning Course chair Dr Dorothy Faulkner gives an overview of Open University course ED841 Understanding children's development and learning....
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Energy policy and climate change
Science, Maths & Technology

Energy policy and climate change

...low carbon city, approaching everything from building design to transport from a low carbon perspective European energy update Godfrey Boyle updates the preceding films and reveals how energy policies have changed over the last three years Studying energy for a sustainable future Godfrey Boyle talks about T206, the course from which the material on this album was drawn...
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