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Bill Hare - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Bill Hare - Stories of Change

...course, begun to get scientifically related to the whole question of climate change so one thing led to another in that sense. And for me personally the registration that climate change was a significant concern as opposed to a curiosity happened in about 1987 when I was asked to prepare a review of the impacts of climate change, then published for a conference at the...
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Meteoric
Science, Maths & Technology

Meteoric

...a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Take your learning further Discover more by studying physics and astronomy with The Open University. If you want to see what kind of topics you'll be studying, try out some course materials for free first (look under the 'Try' column)....
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Activity 30 mins
How women changed the world
History & The Arts

How women changed the world

...'Did you know?' clue related to the woman who revolutionised her part of the world. Follow the link 'www.open.edu' or image underneath the 'Did you know?' clue to find out the full story the history books left out. Alternatively you can view articles of the women's remarkable stories here. Like this? Try a free history course Take it further with an Open University degree...
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Activity 20 mins
The Quilt of Excellence: how to support older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Quilt of Excellence: how to support older people with learning disabilities and their families

...course)] Transcript You can see from the Quilt of Excellence animation that really good support for people with learning disabilities and their carers depends on supporting people to live well as they get older (e.g. having a good home and doing the things they really enjoy), supporting people to age well (e.g. helping them to cope with the physical, mental and emotional...
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Investigating Psychology Interactive
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating Psychology Interactive

...course Understanding autism. Note 2: the dates included in this interactive are relevant to a key moment in the individual's career and not necessarily their date of birth. Instructions View interactive in FULL screen. For best results, use a modern web browser. Try a free alternative browser like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. What are we missing? It is our hope that...
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Activity 15 mins
The Graeco-Roman city of Paestum
History & The Arts

The Graeco-Roman city of Paestum

...course A219 Exploring the classical world... The Graeco-Roman city of Paestum An audio introduction to this album. The Greek city of Poseidonia An introduction to the early Greek city and three of the best preserved temples. The Tomb of the Diver A spectacular tomb illustration reveals Greek cultural behaviour. After the Lucanian conquest How the city was conquered by...
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Darwin and Evolution
Science, Maths & Technology

Darwin and Evolution

...course S366 Evolution... Darwin and Evolution A short introduction to this album. Shared ancestries Exhibits at the Natural History Museum in Tring reveal a striking shared ancestry between the hippo and the dolphin. Birds and breeding Darwin's study of the bizarre results of artificial breeding of pigeons shed light on evolutionary processes. Dogs and breeding Dogs used...
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Inside the International Criminal Court
Society, Politics & Law

Inside the International Criminal Court

...course W821 Exploring the boundaries of international law... Inside the International Criminal Court:The Court The history of the ICC and how it came into being Inside the International Criminal Court :The Offices An in depth look at each of the 4 departments of the ICC: the presidency, the judicial divisions the office of the prosecutor and the registry. Inside the...
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Video 30 mins