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Fatih Birol - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Fatih Birol - Stories of Change

...based on the expansion of renewable energies in a big way. RH: You’ve looked at the figures, compared what countries are pledging with the general aspiration to stay within the two Celsius target. What are your findings on that? FB: The current pledges are making major impact on the energy industry, making important inroads in terms of decarbonisation of the energy...
Reading communities: why, what and how?
Education & Development

Reading communities: why, what and how?

...based on years of experience and strengthened by research evidence, that reading for pleasure is a highly social process and that young readers are nurtured through their involvement in richly reciprocal communities of readers. [Reading for pleasure] Kids reading outdoors Reading for pleasure community website In seeking to enable the profession to build communities of...
How does the human body fight a viral infection?
Science, Maths & Technology

How does the human body fight a viral infection?

...bases in its genome. The test for a virus detects just a unique segment of the entire viral genome. The standard procedure is carried out in three phases: Isolation of the viral RNA from swabs taken from the nose or throat. Conversion of the RNA sequence into a corresponding DNA sequence (reverse transcription). Amplification of the number of copies of the DNA many...
Getting started with SPSS
Society, Politics & Law

Getting started with SPSS

...based on SPSS version 25, but don't worry if you have a different version of the programme – they are all recognisable! Other statistical software packages are available and may also be suitable for those who wish to carry out statistical research. Links to two such alternatives are provided below. The Open University is not recommending or endorsing SPSS or any other...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
An introduction to interaction design
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to interaction design

...based prototypes of a phone or remote interface by trying to ‘interact’ with your designs while wearing the gloves or socks. Therefore, while this was a task that was relatively easy to execute, it had all the elements of what we consider to be the fundamental activities in interaction design. In this course you will be introduced to different ways of achieving better...
Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing
Money & Business

Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing

...based scheme) pay into your pension pot. The statement should tell you the size of your pot and provide an estimate of the pension it might provide. If you have more than one pension pot then you can add the figures together for forecasting purposes. Once you have all your information, see what income you can expect in retirement with this quick calculator. You’ll also...
Eutrophication
Nature & Environment

Eutrophication

...based detergents on water quality in 1992, focusing on the effects on freshwater. The RCEP concluded that eutrophication was widespread over large parts of the country, and recommended a considerable investment in stripping phosphates from sewage as well as efforts to reduce phosphate use in soft-water areas. The main problem is that many of the ingredients of detergents...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Quantitative and qualitative research in finance
Money & Business

Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

...based or electronic, consisting of text and/or images, extant or elicited. Observational data produced through the researcher writing open-ended fieldnotes in which what is observed is written down in plain and concrete language, and/or through audio- or video-recordings that are subsequently transcribed. Data from interviews that are relatively unstructured, in other...