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Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing
Science, Maths & Technology

Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing

Why would scientists want to alter the DNA of organisms or cells? One OU Ph.D. student explains all you need to know about genome editing...Genome editing, also referred to as “gene editing”, “genome engineering” or “gene engineering”, encompasses various modern technologies that allow scientists to alter the DNA of organisms or cells. These techniques aim at...
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Article 10 mins
The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management
Miscellaneous

The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management

...Management, The Missing Link'...[Image with public sector text][Copyright free image Icon] We are delighted to invite you to Professor Edoardo Ongaro’s inaugural lecture, 'Context in Public Management, The Missing Link' in which he will consider the importance of taking politico-administrative and cultural context systematically into account for the advancement of the...
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Article 5 mins
Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation

...Managing my money for young adults course on OpenLearn Create funded by the Harrison Foundation and support by the Harrison Centre for Social Mobility. You make thousands of decisions every day, some are are trivial, and some are hard and could affect your future. Personal financial decisions (decisions related to your income, spending, savings or investing) are usually...
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Article 5 mins
Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate
Nature & Environment

Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate

...manage those risks. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report released this summer confirms that the world will warm beyond 1.5o C in the next decades, even if COP26 is successful in reaching agreements to achieve net-zero. TCFD forces organisations to face the consequences for their business model assuming a 2oC rise. Risks arise from: Physical threats...
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Article 10 mins
An introduction to data and information in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to data and information in health and social care

...manage and protect our health...An introduction to data and information in health and social care: 7.2.1 Using a sales website - A visitor to a sales website is usually able to: browse through the details of the goods for sale search for a particular product check on the availability of goods read reviews of the products by other purchasers register to receive newsletters...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Jury Hub from OpenLearn - a video introduction
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub from OpenLearn - a video introduction

...introduction to our jury hub...Find out about The Open University's Law courses. Transcript Whether it is a civil or a criminal trial, jury’s and judges make important decisions to that influence the lives of accused individuals. In criminal trials jury’s make decisions in relation to different verdicts, commonly the verdicts open to jurors in trials are the guilty...
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Video 5 mins
An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language
Education & Development

An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language

...introduction] There are around 125,000 deaf adults in the UK who use British Sign Language (BSL), along with an estimated 20,000 children. Reports of sign language in the UK go as far back as 1570 when it was used in secular communities. Its popularity has grown exponentially over the years and now there are thousands of non-deaf people in the UK who can use BSL. Until...
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Video 20 mins
Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation

...Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation: Introduction - This free course explores pitch, considering how musical sounds are differentiated as notes and as systems of notes. It introduces the Western pitch system, then explores how pitch is organised in some other world traditions, including Aka singing from Central Africa, Sundanese gamelan music from...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs