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STiP@50 Celebrations
Society, Politics & Law

STiP@50 Celebrations

...courses, whether as stand-alone modules or as part of different UG and PG programmes of study. In 2010 ASTiP launched a specific Postgraduate suite of qualifications for STiP, with now over 1200 students having studied our core STiP modules. The ASTiP group and our PG alumni, drawing on ASTiP-led scholarship and action research initiatives from 2014, took a lead role in...
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Sacrificial Metals
Science, Maths & Technology

Sacrificial Metals

...course Our Chemical Environment (ST240)...[Coral and fish] According to this table aluminium should react with oxygen more readily than iron, which is easily oxidized in the presence of water and oxygen. How is it then that aluminium can be used for aeroplanes which are in constant contact with water and oxygen? In reality, aluminium does react with oxygen very rapidly...
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The arts in Participatory Action Research
Health, Sports & Psychology

The arts in Participatory Action Research

...free’. They wanted to share how they felt they had ‘got away’ from the abuse and could begin to rebuild their lives. The pictures they created showed how the women’s sense of self-worth, confidence and self-esteem grew as they created boxes filled with epigrams and images of their views, hopes and aspirations. Their self-belief increased as they created pictorial...
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Learning from the Global South
Society, Politics & Law

Learning from the Global South

...from the Global South is a series of six short films made to stimulate thinking about and reflection on the difference that geography makes to understanding the climate crisis and its impact..._Find out more about The Open University's Geography courses and qualifications. _ Many contexts, one journey: a virtual fieldtrip across the Global South Click on the icons within...
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Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision

...course the criticism was, ‘Well, that’s just natural history, that’s not science.’ But what Tinbergen did, and this was his major contribution, was that he showed that you can enjoy quantified observation. Quantified observation was the essence of his work; that is to say you didn’t just sit with your binoculars and say, ‘Oh look, there’s a so-and-so.’ You...
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Why do we have a two minutes’ silence on 11th November?
History & The Arts

Why do we have a two minutes’ silence on 11th November?

...a remarkable proof of the enduring legacy of the First World War. This article extract was originally published in our print item 'The First World War Experienced', a free booklet providing a close-up look at some of the experiences of the First World War and its commemoration. The booklet was written in association with the BBC/OU co-production Britain's Great War....
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Why do women need abortions?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do women need abortions?

...free and legal abortion Blogposts on a range of abortion related issues from Education For Choice Voice for Choice – the UK pro-choice coalition Information for health professionals: The care of women requesting induced abortion. Evidence-based clinical guideline number 7 from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Bish Training for training and resources...
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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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