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Banks as utilities and the future of payments
Money & Business

Banks as utilities and the future of payments

...open data. We’re seeing new regulation coming in in the UK PSD2, which is going to force financial institutions to let other companies have access to the financial data of their clients, if the client gives specific permission to do so. And what it really is about, is about individuals taking back control over their data. When we talk about the circular economy, when...
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Article 10 mins
Unequal journeys: exploring the contradictions of citizenship and asylum regimes
Society, Politics & Law

Unequal journeys: exploring the contradictions of citizenship and asylum regimes

...Open University (OU) to develop an interactive, e-learning module designed to explore some of the inequalities inherent in access to citizenship and freedom of movement. Focusing on the UK, the module, which will be freely available on the OU’s OpenLean platform, will explore some of the contradictions and fundamental inequalities of citizenship and asylum regimes. In...
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Applying your community engagement skills
Society, Politics & Law

Applying your community engagement skills

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts
History & The Arts

Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts

...Open University course A335 Literature in transition: from 1800 to the present, and was written by Sue Asbee. Before you start. if you’d like an introduction to the style of Virginia Woolf’s work first, watch this short video from a four part series produced by The Open University, examining the lives, work and influence of women writers:...Exploring Virginia...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Download your free Matrix of Modern Life poster
Science, Maths & Technology

Download your free Matrix of Modern Life poster

...Open University that explores the colourful connections between different parts of science, engineering and technology - presented in the inimitable Bang style...This print item is now download only [Matrix of Modern Life] Celebrate Bang by downloading your free 'Matrix of Modern Life' poster. From the Large Hadron Collider to your microwave oven, jumbo jet to fuel cells,...
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Article 5 mins
Masterpiece Me
History & The Arts

Masterpiece Me

...Open University which allowed you to explore various styles of art from across art history by having a selfie turned into, for example, a modernist masterpiece or an ersatz Monet. Thousands of you have enjoyed the app through the years, but we have reluctantly decided to retire it as the technology which drove it has become very dated and many users were finding it more...
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Article 5 mins
Timeline: The History of Technology and Silicon Valley
Digital & Computing

Timeline: The History of Technology and Silicon Valley

...as: 'AI', 'Business' or 'Hardware' by selecting the 'Open filters' button on the top right hand side. This will allow you to filter content and only see one theme. You can also drag and explore via the grey timeline section at the bottom, although this is in beta at the moment and may have a few hiccups! More on Silicon Valley and technology Take it further with The OU...
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Activity 20 mins
Timeline: Engineering the real cyborgs
Science, Maths & Technology

Timeline: Engineering the real cyborgs

...take you through all the entries. You can also investigate various thems such as: 'Heart' or 'Eyes' by selecting the 'Open filters' button on the top right hand side. This will allow you to filter content and only see one theme. You can also drag and explore via the grey timeline section at the bottom, although this is in beta at the moment and may have a few hiccups!...
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Activity 15 mins