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Learning from the Global South
Society, Politics & Law

Learning from the Global South

...Open University's Geography courses and qualifications. _ Many contexts, one journey: a virtual fieldtrip across the Global South Click on the icons within the interactive feature below to watch the six short films. The map of the world is upside down to show the perspective from the Global South. @@PLUGINFILE@@/image-hotspots-1000.h5p Transcripts for the videos Film 1 -...
Climate change's causes, effects and geographies of responsibility
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change's causes, effects and geographies of responsibility

...Open University...[Geography matters climate change Bangladesh] Climate change will affect everyone on the planet. Anthropogenic - in other words, caused by humans - no one will be able to escape its effects. It will not discriminate between rich and poor, nor between countries and species. In the short term there will be winners; some areas may benefit, for example, from...
OpenLearn with Working Wales | OpenLearn gyda Cymru'n Gweithio
Education & Development

OpenLearn with Working Wales | OpenLearn gyda Cymru'n Gweithio

...courses and other learning resources to support Working Wales customers. Cyrsiau ar-lein am ddim ac adnoddau dysgu eraill i gefnogi cwsmeriaid Cymru'n Gweithio...[Logo Working Wales / Cymru'n Gweithio] Discover free OpenLearn learning resources below Darganfyddwch adnoddau dysgu OpenLearn am ddim isod Please note only a limited selection of OpenLearn resources are...
DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes

...course materials, The Open University, 1992 A course designed for use by science teachers from a wide variety of backgrounds, with varying experience of teaching science. A familiarity with some basic science (perhaps physics or biology) is assumed, but little understanding of chemistry is required. The mathematical understanding needed for the course is not demanding....
The Middle East conflict has swiftly exposed economic vulnerability in the region
Society, Politics & Law

The Middle East conflict has swiftly exposed economic vulnerability in the region

...Open University's Politics courses and qualifications and Economics courses and qualifications. At the end of 2025, the Gulf states received high praise for their economic resilience. According to reports by the World Bank and the World Economic Forum, the region was stable, modern and reliable. Now the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Bahrain,...
Water supply and treatment in the UK
Science, Maths & Technology

Water supply and treatment in the UK

...Open University course T210 Environmental control and public health... Water supply and treatment in the UK An introduction to the contents of this album. Preserving water A panel discuss how safe, affordable drinking water is supplied in East Anglia, one of the driest parts of the UK. Treating water Computer graphics reveal the processes at Hanningfield Reservoir,...
Understanding Social Change
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Social Change

...course DD100, An introduction to the social sciences: understanding social change... Understanding Social Change A short introduction to this album. The welfare state - what is it? Post war UK: The welfare state, family and work, the balance of state and individual. Welfare - who's responsible? Controversy surrounding responsibility for welfare and the sections of society...
Island Arc Magmatism: Santorini
Science, Maths & Technology

Island Arc Magmatism: Santorini

...Open University geologists Richard Thorpe and Steve Blake take us on a geological tour of the island. They piece together the likely sequence of events of the eruption which destroyed an ancient civilisation. This material forms part of the course: S339 Understanding the continents... Island Arc Magmatism: Santorini A short introduction to this album. Welcome to Santorini...