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What is the Neurodiversity Hub?
Education & Development

What is the Neurodiversity Hub?

...University is to be open to people. Differences in how we think and function in the world can make access to education harder. This is one of the reasons we have developed this hub of resources to help you understand more about the differences in how people think and better understand the impact this has upon their lives. If you are neurodivergent yourself, you will also...
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The world's busiest railway - Mumbai, India and rail
Science, Maths & Technology

The world's busiest railway - Mumbai, India and rail

...day. But these trains are the essential lifelines of Mumbai. Without them, the city, its economic centre, its millions of people – would all grind to halt. Read more about The world's busiest railway station - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. Find out more about The world's busiest railway 2015 - Mumbai Railway on TV. Explore more free learning from the Open University....
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What's creative about creative writing?
History & The Arts

What's creative about creative writing?

...University of East Anglia, discusses the notion of creativity, and how it’s taught in creative writing workshops. [Andrew Cowan] Andew Cowan Read a transcript of Andrew Cowan's insights Toby Litt on genre and creative writing The writer Toby Litt discusses the short story, how creativity relates to genre and language, and uses of the term ‘creative writing’. [Toby...
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Measure the speed of light with your microwave
Science, Maths & Technology

Measure the speed of light with your microwave

...University's Science courses and qualifications The microwave cooker. Handy for all manner of food-related tasks. It's hardly standard equipment for the science laboratory, is it? Perhaps it should be. Watch Cosmic Chocolate: Transcript The explanation If you've watched the video above you might be puzzled. How did we measure the speed of light using chocolate and a...
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Ramadan Mubarak!
History & The Arts

Ramadan Mubarak!

...University, the Religious Studies department offers a course called “Exploring religion: Places, Practices, Texts and Experiences”. In one part of this course we ask students to study a film of a group of Muslim friends discussing Ramadan as they eat together. A significant focus of their conversation is the foods that they associate with Ramadan from their upbringing...
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Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities
Science, Maths & Technology

Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities

...University Course T307 Innovation: designing for a sustainable future... Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities A short introduction to this album. Demonstrating sustainability in Scotland A community designed to be sustainable, environmentally friendly and ecologically sound. Designing an eco-village The architect of Beddington zero fossil energy development talks...
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Crime, Order and Social Control
Society, Politics & Law

Crime, Order and Social Control

...University course D315 Crime, order and social control... Crime, order and social control A short introduction to this album. The killing of Stephen Lawrence How the brutal murder of a teenager in 1993 uncovered institutional racism, and became the driving force to improve race relations and criminal justice law in Britain. Taking racial abuse seriously How a new...
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Science Communication and Public Engagement
Science, Maths & Technology

Science Communication and Public Engagement

...University course SH804 Communicating science in the information age... Communicating science A short introduction to this album. Science and society Dr. Richard Holliman interviews Prof. Alan Irwin on the changing relationship between science and society. Communicating science Dr Richard Holliman interviews Dr Victoria Pearson on how she communicates science as a...
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