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Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!
Nature & Environment

Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!

...Open University's Geography courses and qualifications Trees have been in the news a lot recently with political parties trying to outdo each other on tree planting pledges. As the climate crisis has risen up the political agenda, trees and tree planting have been recognised as an important response since they take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow. A...
The interplay of language and culture in times of crisis: COVID-19 and beyond
Languages

The interplay of language and culture in times of crisis: COVID-19 and beyond

...Open University's Language courses and qualifications. [Cumbre Vieja, La Palma, Spain, erupting in 2021]Cumbre Vieja erupting in 2021During the eruption of Cumbre Vieja (a volcano on the Spanish Island of La Palma) in 2021 and its aftermath, the public were given a crash course on scientific terminology. However, a more colloquial word from the Canary Islands proved to be...
Cider with Rosie
History & The Arts

Cider with Rosie

...What happened next and walk with Laurie Lee The Secret Life of Books - Find out more about the other books in the series. If you're inspired to try writing some fiction of your own, OpenLearn has plenty of courses, podcasts and advice to turn your ideas into reality. Take your interest further by finding out what it's like to study Creative Writing at the Open University....
Professor Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work
History & The Arts

Professor Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work

...Open University's academic consultant on OU/BBC drama ‘To Walk Invisible’. Here she discusses what makes the Brontës’ work so fantastic...[Bronte sisters on the moors (BBC programme use only)] I’ve always loved the Brontës’ work (and enjoyed some of the spin-offs too, especially Kate Bush’s!), so it has been a real pleasure to work on this original drama...
Archaeology: the science of investigation
Science, Maths & Technology

Archaeology: the science of investigation

...Open University course SA188 Archaeology: the science of investigation... Archaeology: the science of investigation A short introduction to this album. The British Museum The first attempt to bring cultures of the world together under one roof. Excavations in Jordan by the British Museum: part 1 The practical approach to the exacavation of Tell es-Sa'idiyeh, Jordan in...
Communication in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication in health and social care

...Open University course K309 Communication in health and social care... Communication in health and social care A short introduction to this album Relationships in two settings Using two locations in the West Midlands, interpersonal relations are analysed in the context of everyday working practice, providing a unique look at intercommunication between agencies....
Searching for Syphilis
Science, Maths & Technology

Searching for Syphilis

...Open University course S320 Infectious disease... Searching for Syphilis Same as album description What was the Great Pox? Discussions to whether the symptoms described by medieval medical records really were the signs of syphilis. Could Columbus and his crew really have started the spread of the disease in Europe? The bones of Rivenhall women Dr Simon Mays discovers a...
Analysing European Romanticism
History & The Arts

Analysing European Romanticism

...Open University course A207 From Enlightenment to Romanticism c.1780-1830... Analysing European Romanticism A short introduction to this album. Breaking the Enlightenment mould German Romanticism began as a philosophical departure from Enlightenment thinking, centralising human experience and transcendence from the purely rational. This succinct discussion contextualises...