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Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables

...4.0 Licence Course image: Paul L Dineen in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Licence. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Fracking: Is it possible to persuade the public that the benefits outweigh the risks
Nature & Environment

Fracking: Is it possible to persuade the public that the benefits outweigh the risks

...educate” the public it has actually generated further concern and public debate. A recent government survey suggested that this was particularly relevant to fracking. The study found that there was more opposition than support among those who know a lot about fracking (54% vs 32%), know a little about it (35% vs 27%), and those who are aware of it but don’t really...
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Article 5 mins
Young children and the climate crisis
Education & Development

Young children and the climate crisis

...education, it’s likely that at some point in your career you’ve grappled with recycling systems and had conversations about ‘saving the environment’. You may be making connections with nature by cultivating responsibility for a patch of woodland to ensure the next generation will care more about local wildlife than the current one. I’m an early years...
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Article 10 mins
Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...Engineering Partially Annotated Bibliography and Resources List, International Council on Systems Engineering. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Studying social work law
Society, Politics & Law

Studying social work law

...All four courses are open to anyone who has an interest in how social work is underpinned by legislative frameworks in the UK. They will be of particular interest to people considering entering the social work profession in the UK. The four OpenLearn courses are adapted extracts from the Open University course K271 Social work law. Banner image: studiostockart / iStock...
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Article 10 mins
My career goal: Social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

My career goal: Social care

...Open University has over 40 years’ experience delivering flexible learning and 170,000 students are studying with us right now. Take a look at all Open University courses. If you are new to university level study, find out more about the types of qualifications we offer, including our entry level Access courses and Certificates. Not ready for University study? Then...
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Article 20 mins
Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire
History & The Arts

Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire

...Open University course A330 Myth in the Greek and Roman worlds... Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire A short introduction to this album. The foundation of Rome An introduction to the stories of the foundation of Rome and how these myths reinforce Roman identity even today. The House of Augustus Insights into how Emperor Augustus connected himself to the foundational...
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The relativistic Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The relativistic Universe

...Open University's Department of Physics and Astronomy. They introduce the origin of relativistic cosmology and share the latest ideas about the structure and evolution of the universe. Einstein’s general theory of relativity predicts the existence of black holes and gravitational waves, and the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation allows cosmologists to picture the...
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Audio 32 mins