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About Jumpstart University
Education & Development

About Jumpstart University

...courses and qualifications This hub has been developed by The Open University in collaboration with The Russell Group to support students get off to a great start at their new university or college. Whether you’re about to move on to university, or if you’re supporting someone who is – perhaps as a parent, teacher, carer or adviser, this hub can help you. You can...
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Jury Hub from OpenLearn - a video introduction
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub from OpenLearn - a video introduction

...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 and not guilty verdicts. Researchers interested in juries and jurors...
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60 second adventures in economics: The Phillips Curve
Society, Politics & Law

60 second adventures in economics: The Phillips Curve

...courses. Transcript: Bill Phillips was a crocodile hunter and economist from New Zealand, who spotted that, when employment levels are high, wages rise faster - people have more money to spend, so prices go up and so does inflation. And likewise, when unemployment is high, the lack of money to spend means that inflation goes down. This became known as the Phillips Curve....
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Broken Pipeline for Black Coaches in World Football
Health, Sports & Psychology

Broken Pipeline for Black Coaches in World Football

...courses and qualifications. So why is the representation of Black football players in coaching and management positions not as prevalent as white players? The following animation explores this topic: Transcript. Acknowledgements and references Acknowledgements Daniel Browne - production Olayemi Fadoju - voice over Dale Harry - script editor Jim Lusted - script editor...
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Heritage, whose heritage?
History & The Arts

Heritage, whose heritage?

...course A180 Heritage, whose heritage?... Heritage, whose heritage? A short introduction to this album Historical property management by National Trust The issues and challenges behind the safeguarding of heritage properties by the UK's National Trust. Stonehenge and its significance Stonehenge as a heritage site valued for differing reasons by a wide range of interested...
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Exploring oak woodland
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring oak woodland

...course Exploring science... Exploring oak woodland A short introduction to this album. Touring an oak wood Professor David Streeter takes us on a guided tour of an English oak wood. Following a food chain From sunlight to sparrow hawks - Professors David Streeter and Chris Perrins track a woodland food chain. Looking for regeneration Professor David Streeter investigates...
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Imagery and metaphor
Money & Business

Imagery and metaphor

...course B822 Creativity, innovation and change... Imagery and metaphor An introduction to this album. Engaging the imagination Ways of solving problems using the power of imagery and metaphor at work. Group metaphor development Employees start to map their metaphors for the companyís work. Storytelling warm-up Techniques for a group to make up a story together, a powerful...
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The Four Generations of Computers
Science, Maths & Technology

The Four Generations of Computers

...course TU100 My digital life... Colossus: The World's First Electronic Computer A look at the Colossus computer at The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park. Elliott 803: Second Generation Computers Kevin Murall, curator at The National Museum of Computing, tells us all about the Elliott 803. Integrated Circuits: Third Generation Technology A look at how...
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