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The German language zone
Languages

The German language zone

...opening in 2007 of the first McDonalds restaurant in Kreuzberg, a district in Berlin with a distinctive flair of alternative lifestyles and multiculturalism. Download the Cultures:2 tasks and ideas pdf Arts:1 Kunst gucken auf der Brücke The daily newspaper Berliner Zeitung has an online edition at berlinonline.de. The link here leads to an article about the Open Air...
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Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?
Nature & Environment

Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?

...Resources Institute believes careful management of forests and wetlands could ease the problem...[Ilha Grande, near Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil] The Ilha Grande, near Rio Serious water crises have plagued Brazil’s major cities in recent years.Severe pollution in Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay is jeopardizing sailing and other water sports at the upcoming...
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Human impacts on the lives of animals
Nature & Environment

Human impacts on the lives of animals

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications [Black necked storks] During the long history of life on Earth, the generally slow pace of evolution has been punctuated by dramatic mass extinction events, during which, over a relatively short period of time, a very large number of species became extinct. There are thought to have been five such events, of which the...
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Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Five surprising facts about sex and the pandemic

...Open University’s statistics qualifications. Sex can strengthen the couple's relationship and facilitate a unique sense of emotional closeness. In the throes of passion, thoughts of domesticity and the outside world can dissipate. Sexual intimacy tends to fluctuate over the life course. It ebbs and flows as life takes over and time for intimacy dwindles. While...
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The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces

...Open University's Health and Wellbeing qualifications Evidence suggests that being in nature for more than 120 - 150 minutes a week is related to the best possible physical as well as mental health and wellbeing.For many people caregiving can be a beneficial and rewarding role. However, there are many aspects of caring for someone with additional physical or psychological...
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The sharing economy
Society, Politics & Law

The sharing economy

...resource use, disrupt mainstream economy, erode consumerism and foster social cohesion (Hamari et al. 2015). At the time, the nascent sharing economy with digital intermediary platforms to handle logistics was about timesharing power tools, cars and other similar things on a non-profit basis. The idea was to make a more effective, cheaper and environmentally beneficial...
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Exploring Homer’s Odyssey
History & The Arts

Exploring Homer’s Odyssey

...Open University’s Classical Studies courses and qualifications....Exploring Homer’s Odyssey: Introduction - This free course introduces Homer’s ancient Greek epic poem, the Odyssey, which tells of Odysseus’ long journey home after fighting in the Trojan War, and his eventual reunion with his wife Penelope. Odysseus is famous for his cunning and his courage, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Jumpstart University
Education & Development

Jumpstart University

Aimed to help students starting university this year to prepare for and settle into their studies, the Jumpstart University hub has been developed by The Open University in collaboration with the Russell Group.
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