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On-screen graphic design: The early years of television
Science, Maths & Technology

On-screen graphic design: The early years of television

...resources and under investment. It was nearly 20 years after the launch of BBC Television, that its first full-time graphic designer was employed, John Sewell, in 1954. This saw the start of a commitment to the profession, but for a long time Graphic Design remained under the control of Scenic Design, when it really should have been its equal, considering the amount of...
What are waves?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are waves?

...Open-source, interactive, educational demonstrations provided by Academo. [Online]. Available at: https://academo.org/ demos/ wave-interference-beat-frequency/ (Accessed 19 June 2019). Wave on a string (2017) PhET Interactive Simulations provided by University of Colorado, Boulder. [Online]. Available at: https://phet.colorado.edu/ en/ simulation/ wave-on-a-string...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Particle physics
Science, Maths & Technology

Particle physics

...Education, the educational arm of The Exilarch's Foundation. This OpenLearn science course was updated with the kind support of Dangoor Education340, the educational arm of The Exilarch's Foundation...This free course, Particle physics, will give you an overview of current concepts and theories in the field. You will learn about the fundamental components of matter –...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The Enlightenment
History & The Arts

The Enlightenment

...oil on canvas, Cambridge University Library. Photo: by permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library. 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...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 2: Symptoms and strategies: Introduction - The menopause is often identified by the symptoms that the sufferers experience rather than the physiological changes caused by falling levels of hormones produced. In this session we explore some of these symptoms and...
Apollo 11 and 50 years of research on Moon rocks
Science, Maths & Technology

Apollo 11 and 50 years of research on Moon rocks

...Open University are at the forefront of that work, and for the 50th anniversary have been working with NASA to produce a virtual microscope collection of over 550 rocks collected during the Apollo missions. These detailed images are a starting point for many investigations worldwide and show how important the Apollo samples still are to the scientific community. Indeed,...
Try your hand at travel writing
History & The Arts

Try your hand at travel writing

...open window into the soul of a country and its people’. It wasn’t always easy, the trains were variable in terms of comfort, safety and reliability but it was always surprising. In her best-selling account of the journey, ‘Around the World in 80 Trains’ (2019) Rajesh describes a journey that takes her through the vast expanses of Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan as...
Gravity die casting
Science, Maths & Technology

Gravity die casting

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications [Image of die and cores (where applicable) sprayed with mould coat.] 1. Die and cores (where applicable) sprayed with mould coat. Mould heated using gas burners and die lubricant sprayed on. [Image of die parts assembled and clamped, and metal poured into runner.] 2. Die parts assembled and clamped, and metal poured...