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Making your learning count – Example study pathways (YXM130)
Education & Development

Making your learning count – Example study pathways (YXM130)

...courses each individual would choose to study! If you are a Young Applicant in Schools Scheme (YASS) Scotland student, there is further information about YXM130 available for you here: OpenLearn choices for YASS students - OpenLearn - Open University. Remember, it is entirely up to you what you study! You just need to make sure you choose to study courses from more than...
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James Joyce’s Dublin
History & The Arts

James Joyce’s Dublin

...course of his life became one of the most influential Irish poets and novelists of his age. This discussion takes place in Mulligan’s pub, a venue featured in Joyce’s short story ‘Counterparts’ and throughout the conversation we explore Dublin’s character as experienced through Joyce’s writing and how everything he experienced from the urban landscape, to the...
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Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

...free schools. These will, controversially, include new selective schools and specialist maths schools. While it is widely recognised that students attending selective schools can benefit from the experience, average performance across all students in areas served by such schools is not enhanced. The chancellor also announced a long overdue and welcome tidying up of...
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History How-to videos: Crash sites
History & The Arts

History How-to videos: Crash sites

...course of World War II. That’s a lot of planes, and for every crash site there’s a handful of dedicated volunteers keen to try and recover the debris. So just what is the attraction? The aircraft we investigated was found by the Dumfries Aviation Group. Most weekends, they’re out in the hillsides looking for plane parts. Well, of course, Scotland was the main...
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Tackling noise pollution
Science, Maths & Technology

Tackling noise pollution

...course. This material forms part of The Open University course T210 Environmental control and public health... Tackling noise pollution A brief introduction to this album. Noise levels A fun, easy introduction to the scale of noise pollution and what kind of exposure leaves the ear irreparably damaged. Driving out noise Car manufacturer Lexus insulate their trademark...
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Life after sport: giving back
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life after sport: giving back

...courses and qualifications. [Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson with a quote about OpenLearn's course on athlete's retirement.]Show description"The OU have teamed up with Abertay University to produce a really valuable piece of work, first of all acknowledging that athletes go through many phases in their career. When you are on the outside looking in it is not always easy to...
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What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?

...course, your goals will probably change over time and some goals may be more realistic than others. Even if you had an assessment as a young carer, you can still complete the transition assessment as a young adult, as you will now be in a better position to identify your goals for the coming years. Our participants’ aspirations We asked the South Asian young adult...
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Sustainability
Education & Development

Sustainability

...courses related to sustainability to explain both what is happening to the environment and also look at what we can do as individuals to make a difference, limiting our dependency and impact on the Earth’s resources. I have selected the following OpenLearn courses. [Banner for Making your learning count – Example study pathways (YXM130) ] Click on the banner above to...
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