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...Sustainability hub, and the Race and ethnicity hub or just take some time to explore the content on OpenLearn. Anyone can study an OpenLearn course, read an article or watch a video without creating an account. However, to have your learning recognised (so that you earn a certificate or a digital badge on an OpenLearn course) you must create an account, which will provide...
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Welcome to the OpenLearn Resources for Educators hub
Education & Development

Welcome to the OpenLearn Resources for Educators hub

...Sustainability hub, and the Race and ethnicity hub or just take some time to explore the content on OpenLearn. Anyone can study an OpenLearn course, read an article or watch a video without creating an account. However, to have your learning recognised (so that you earn a certificate or a digital badge on an OpenLearn course) you must create an account, which will provide...
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Understanding Cities
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Cities

...sustainability of city nature formations, in the context of continuing urban densification. New Ideas Cities as a cultural crucible with nature spaces as an integral part. The potential for allotments as small-scale production centres. The wider implications of nature spaces and their representative values. Networking The effects of globalization trends on cities and the...
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War, Intervention and Development
Nature & Environment

War, Intervention and Development

...women and youths since the war ended. The search for jobs, money and food. The prospects for sustainable peace A look at the issues that the people of Sierra Leone face in developing the country post-war. Academic perspective Helen Yanocopulos highlights key issues in the Sierra Leone case study and explains their importance in the context of The Open University course....
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Using and managing waste
Science, Maths & Technology

Using and managing waste

...Sustainable management of municipal and industrial waste is essential in any society, but is particularly crucial for a future in which we face diminishing resources and a growing population. This album considers the issues that are driving the waste management industry across the EU, looking in depth at processes of recycling, landfill, incineration, obtaining energy...
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Audio 1 hr 17 mins
Philosophy and the Human Situation
History & The Arts

Philosophy and the Human Situation

...sustained on earth, and even at what point should the Government intrude on a person's freedom. This album introduces the study of philosophy and the human situation, and contains talks and debates from leading philosophical thinkers and teachers, past and present. This material forms part of The Open University course A211 Philosophy and the human situation... Philosophy...
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Rugby: A game of risk and reward
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby: A game of risk and reward

...sustaining a catastrophic injury in rugby union could be regarded as acceptable and that the laws of the game therefore adequately manage the risk”. MacLean and Hutchinson (2012) conducted an audit of U19 player admissions to spinal injury units in Great Britain and Ireland. They found that U19 rugby players sustained serious neck injuries requiring admission to spinal...
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Will Brexit spell the end of fishing quotas?
Nature & Environment

Will Brexit spell the end of fishing quotas?

...sustainable (the size of the pie), and who gets access to these rights (how it is divided). The EU decides the total permissible catch and then allocates quotas to member states. Under EU quota management, overfishing has significantly decreased and many fish stocks are now increasing in size. Fishing rights are allocated by national governments, not the EU. The...
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