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The Origins of the Idea of the Industrial Revolution
History & The Arts

The Origins of the Idea of the Industrial Revolution

...free traders speaking of economic success, while reformers raised deep concerns about the consequences in terms of health, morality, and class conflict. But was an awareness of the gradual advance of manufactures in the previous centuries being lost in the process? [Friedrich Engels] Friedrich Engels The synthesis of past accounts Friedrich Engels, very much a critic of...
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Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part I socio-economic and transport access inequalities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part I socio-economic and transport access inequalities

...free of direct charge. In doing so, they facilitate equitable socio-economic access to greenspace. Residents of Milton Keynes and the UK are lucky to have many, many greenspaces on their doorsteps. Lots of towns have local nature reserves, community gardens or even recreation fields, all of which offer opportunities to get close to nature for your own health and...
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Sperm counts
Nature & Environment

Sperm counts

...courses and qualifications. [Zeron Gibson and Mike Leahy] Lab Rats Mike Leahy and Zeron Gibson Although I'm a biologist, I rarely think much about what the cloudy white stuff contains, but in fact semen is far more complex than my endearing childhood image of mini tadpoles swimming around in thin wallpaper paste. There are many features of human semen that are very...
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Article 15 mins
Ramadan Mubarak!
History & The Arts

Ramadan Mubarak!

...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 in different countries (Pakistan, Turkey, Iraq and...
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War, Intervention and Development
Nature & Environment

War, Intervention and Development

...course TU875 War, intervention and development... War, Intervention and Development A short introduction to this album. The Sierra Leone Sanctions Debate A discussion of sanctions, with specific reference to Sierra Leone, and how they have an impact on the population concerned Pushing too hard for elections An appraisal of the elections in Sierra Leone and a debate on...
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Audio 2 hrs 11 mins
International Development: microcredit and migration
Science, Maths & Technology

International Development: microcredit and migration

...course TU871 Development: context and practice... International development: microcredit and migration Introducing the album's content Small change for a better world Micro-credit unions, how they work and how they are empowering women in Glasgow to start their own small businesses. Argentina’s Poor: Surviving without money The poor of Argentina are trading goods and...
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Audio 1 hr 50 mins
Community Social Care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Community Social Care

...course K202 Care, welfare and community... Community Social Care A short introduction to this album. Segregated schooling for sight impaired young people Peter White, BBC disability affairs correspondent, revisits the school for visually impaired young people he attended when he was growing up. Mainstream schooling for sight impaired young people Peter White meet two...
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Audio 2 hrs 32 mins
What is a transformation process? The one minute guide
Money & Business

What is a transformation process? The one minute guide

...course in Business Management. See a full list of OU Business School courses Image credits: butterly emerging from a cocoon by Emmanuelle Bourgue CC-BY-NC-ND Tillamook cheese factory by Kristina D.C. Hoeppner CC-BY-SA Hahnemann Hospital and Homœopathic Dispensaries by Wellcome Library CC-BY woodworking by conespider CC-BY-NC-ND delivery people by Garry Knight CC-BY...
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