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Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two
Society, Politics & Law

Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two

...Open University environment researchers investigating an archive collection of environmental programmes from across fifty years of the BBC’s broadcasting on environmental issues. In this two part podcast, join Joe on a journey through the archive as he explores how programmes have changed and how broadcasting has shaped how we think about environmental issues today....
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20 things you might not know about Belfast
History & The Arts

20 things you might not know about Belfast

...opening happened four years later. 11. Belfast has its fair share of famous alumni Seamus Heaney (Poet and Nobel Prize winner), David Trimble (First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2002) and Mary MacAleese (8th President of Ireland from 1997 to 2011) are all alumni of Queen's University. 12. Sir Kenneth Branagh won an Oscar for his screenplay to "Belfast" The...
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How can we stop science, engineering and technology losing talented women?
Digital & Computing

How can we stop science, engineering and technology losing talented women?

...Open University between 2005 and 2011 more than 1,000 women took part in our Return to SET programme. This was one of the achievements of the government funded UK Resource Centre for Women in SET (UKRC) of which the Open University was a core partner. I commend the select committee for illustrating the impact of the 2010 budget cuts which meant much of this work has been...
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The Ageing Well Public Talks
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Ageing Well Public Talks

...I am Dr Jitka Vseteckova, Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care with the Open University, and I am the creator of the Ageing Well Public Talk Series. The series is the outcome of collaborative work between academia, research and members of the public who have all contributed to the content as well as to the success of the series. The Series establishes Participatory Public Engagement as the main vehicle for ......
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‘Literary Caregiving’: The War Library and Endell Street Military Hospital Library
History & The Arts

‘Literary Caregiving’: The War Library and Endell Street Military Hospital Library

...opened the way to accessing better funding for the project, and The Times newspaper was particularly friendly to the library, carrying many advertisements and letters to spread the word. I tell the story of this library in an article forthcoming in the Journal of Medical History, and it provided the context for my approach to Endell Street Military Hospital. [Deeds not...
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Lesbianism and the criminal law of England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Lesbianism and the criminal law of England and Wales

...Open University's Criminology courses and qualifications Many people believe that, in stark contrast to sex between men, sex between women has never been prosecuted. It is assumed that lesbianism was unknown to lawmakers, or disbelieved by them, or too embarrassing to explain. Women’s intimate relationships are imagined as untroubled by a criminal justice system which...
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The OU meets Pink Floyd
History & The Arts

The OU meets Pink Floyd

...Open University talks to Pink Floyd's drummer Nick Mason about his drumming concerns and career...In an exclusive interview, Nick Mason discusses the evolution of Pink Floyd's equipment and the difficulties of using delays in music. Click on the image below to listen to what Nick has to say. Transcript NICK MASON The main change that I’m conscious of is the way that...
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Large language models - the chatty computer
Digital & Computing

Large language models - the chatty computer

...open artificial intelligence...In late November 2022, the American artificial intelligence company OpenAI opened its ChatGPT chatbot to the public. ChatGPT caused a sensation – not only amongst artificial intelligence experts - but also amongst the wider public. It quickly became the fastest growing online service - ever. Within hours of its release, newspapers,...
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