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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...
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...
Article 15 mins
Systems Thinking: Diagramming Tutorials
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems Thinking: Diagramming Tutorials

...courses. Systems thinking practitioners at the OU have supported and developed the use of a range of diagramming techniques as the principal tools through which visual modelling and communication can happen. The following diagramming techniques each have videos providing animated tutorials – one video describing What the technique is and at least one other video...
Rhyolite
Science, Maths & Technology

Rhyolite

...courses and qualifications Rhyolite is a fine-grained extrusive igneous rock or volcanic rock. It is pale coloured, often light grey, tan or pinkish. Rhyolite is made up of quartz and feldspar crystals, and occasionally contains some mafic (dark coloured) minerals. Usually the crystals are too small to see without magnification, but occasionally contains larger crystals,...
Article 5 mins
Write around the world - the map!
History & The Arts

Write around the world - the map!

Travel right around the world in the company of books..._Find out more about The Open University's Creative writing courses and qualifications. _ Discover birthplaces and resting-places of authors and the stories behind their books. Go long-haul to a palace in 11th century Japan, and staycation in a converted garage in 20th century Wales. Peep into writers’ bedrooms...
Inuit Throat Singing
History & The Arts

Inuit Throat Singing

...course AA317, Words and music... Inuit Throat Singing A short introduction to this album. Tanya Tagaq – Throat Singing The background to throat singing and an example song – husky slipping on ice Learning throat singing How Culture within Singing What Tanya's singing means to her, and how her culture is encapsulated within it. The sounds of throat singing Exploring...
Online Rights and the Law
Science, Maths & Technology

Online Rights and the Law

...on the net. It also explores who owns the information we publish when we create an online account. This material forms part of the Open University course TU100 My digital life... Why do the media need your help? Online media and freedom of information Does the online Generation have anything to worry about? Are we still legally considered citizens, when we’re online?...
Exploring sedimentary processes
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring sedimentary processes

...course Exploring Science... Exploring sedimentary processes A brief introduction to this album. From granite to sand How sand is formed by the weathering of moorland rock. Sand under the microscope What microscopic investigations reveal about samples of sand. Grains of sand Using sieves to establish grain size profiles. Transporting sand grains Comparing the effectiveness...