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Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part One
Education & Development

Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part One

...world that promote the interests of (Neo-liberal) capitalism above the needs of their people. The way we all think about dangerousness and the structures we put in place to protect ourselves from various dangers needs to be reconsidered. Prisons, and the harms that prisons respond to, distract us from thinking more carefully about a wider range of dangers that are more...
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Article 12 mins
Cyfrifiannell Carbon Y Brifysgol Agored
Nature & Environment

Cyfrifiannell Carbon Y Brifysgol Agored

...world a'i nod yw mesur ôl troed carbon seiliedig ar ddefnydd personol rhywun sy'n byw yn y DU (os ydych chi'n byw y tu allan i'r DU, gweler adnoddau pellach). Mae'r gyfrifiannell hon yn dechrau â'r holl nwyon tŷ gwydr a gaiff eu hallyrru yn y broses o gyflenwi'r hyn y mae'r DU yn ei ddefnyddio, gan gynnwys yr allyriadau sydd wedi'u hymgorffori mewn mewnforion. Wedyn,...
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Activity 5 mins
Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?
Nature & Environment

Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?

...world, arguably even in India where tiger numbers have increased considerably since the inception of project tiger in 1973. But it comes with its own set of problems. India’s 380+ people per square km (compared to 34 in the U.S., 145 in China, 24 in Brazil) live alongside almost two-thirds of the world’s tigers and Asian elephants. So a western conservation model may...
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Article 5 mins
The use of force in international law
Society, Politics & Law

The use of force in international law

...world by complex emergency situations and also by the growing participation of actors other than the states on the international scene, whose presence and acts pose a challenge to the application of international law. By engaging in online activities and considering the real scenarios presented in this course you will have a chance to experience for yourself how...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...world, as in the late twentieth century, are often linked to wider regional or global struggles, as illustrated in Figure 1. People flee mainly because of war, repression and human rights abuses rather than poverty (Crawley and Loughna, 2003). However, the distinction between being a ‘refugee’ or an ‘economic migrant’ is neither simple nor straightforward. [Figure...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Systems diagramming
Digital & Computing

Systems diagramming

...world around us and this sense is displayed in two ways. We all have our own ‘internal models’ of how things work based on our experiences and our interpretation of those experiences. These ‘internal models’ shape our thoughts and actions and lead us to expect certain outcomes from certain activities. They change and evolve with new experiences or (hopefully) when...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work
Society, Politics & Law

Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work

...World War as a reaction to the revelations of the atrocities committed by Nazi doctors experimenting on prisoners in concentration camps. In 1964, the World Medical Association adopted a declaration on research ethics called the Declaration of Helsinki. This set out ethical rules for carrying out research on humans, prioritising the wellbeing of the individuals above all...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The Seasons in Art
History & The Arts

The Seasons in Art

...world. Spring This film explores how artists have depicted spring, the season of new life, with reference to works by such painters as Sandro Botticelli, Rembrandt and Vincent Van Gogh. Transcript Hello, I’m Emma Barker, senior lecturer in art history at the Open University, and I’m ending my little series of films about the seasons in art by considering spring. And...
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Video 15 mins