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What is Alzheimer's disease?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is Alzheimer's disease?

...treatment to alleviate or reduce the damaging effects of this disease. Various treatments and preventive measures are being investigated, including the use of hormone replacement therapy, vaccines, and substances that aim to break down the protein deposits in the brain. Extracted from The Open University course Understanding Health. You might also be interested in:...
Stay connected: supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stay connected: supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology

...Open University’sHealth and Social Care courses and qualifications. In this series of videos, people with learning disabilities and their support workers share their experiences of providing and receiving support to use everyday technologies. This includes tablets and mobile phones to access applications such as the YouTube and Zoom. The interviewees highlight the...
International Management
Money & Business

International Management

...Open University course B848 Leadership and management in intercultural contexts... Introduction to International Management In this series we are going to take a look at three different perspectives on managing across cultures. In each we will hear from experienced international managers and from academics around the world who have studied these problems. Cultural...
The law and social work in Scotland
Health, Sports & Psychology

The law and social work in Scotland

...Open University course K207 The law and social work in Scotland... The law and social work in Scotland A short introduction to this album The legal perspective A social worker describes her experiences working in the Scottish system, giving examples of cases and the procedures involved in her day-to-day life. The legal services council Colin Moodie explains the Legal...
Winning Resources and Support
Money & Business

Winning Resources and Support

...Open University course B625 Winning resources and support... Winning Resources and Support A short introduction to this album. Legacies in Fundraising Theresa Dauncey from the Legacy Promotion Campaign explains the importance of legacies in fundraising and how organisations can increase their legacy income. Trust fundraising Anthony Clay and Mark Davies discuss the...
Reading Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Mill
History & The Arts

Reading Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Mill

...Open University course AA311: Reading political philosophy, from Machiavelli to Mill... Reading Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Mill An introduction to this album. Machiavelli: Nigel Warburton and Quentin Skinner An in-depth discussion of Machiavelli’s The Prince, including its social, historical and moral context and the book’s continuing relevance to...
Exploring Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring Psychology

...Open University course DSE212 Exploring psychology... Exploring psychology About this Exploring Psychology album Disability discussed A BBC Disability Affairs correspondent introduces a panel to discuss the issues surrounding identity and disability. Disability and identity Lois Keith reflects on her disability and her change in her sense of identity. Can disability be...
Audio 1 hr 33 mins
The Physical World
Science, Maths & Technology

The Physical World

...Open University course S207 The physical world... Helicopters: flight basics A look at the basic physics of helicopter flight. Helicopters: Traditional rotor blades A look at traditional rotor blades and the physics of how they work in flying a helicopter. Helicopters: Modern rotor blades A look at modern rotor blades and the physics of how they work in flying a...
Video 1 hr 36 mins