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Biodiversity
Nature & Environment

Biodiversity

...Open University, presents a guided tour of iSpot, a nature website that gives anybody and everybody a chance to share their observations and learn more about wildlife. In the audio track, Professor Silvertown describes his work in South Africa, protecting the delicate ecosystem of a unique heath-land habitat called 'fynbos'... Biodiversity An introduction to this album...
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Audio 12 mins
Introducing Health Sciences: COPD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: COPD

...Open University course SDK125, Introducing health sciences: a case study approach... Introducing Health Sciences: COPD A short introduction to this album Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder Doctors and sufferers discuss COPD and the nature of the disease. Living with COPD Real life stories of people living with COPD, focusing on a support group based in Sheffield....
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Audio 28 mins
Ecosystems: the carbon cycle
Science, Maths & Technology

Ecosystems: the carbon cycle

...Open University course S396 Ecosystems... Ecosystems: the carbon cycle A short introduction to this album How plants make food The influence of differing levels of light, water, CO2 and nutrients on plant photosynthesis around the world Recycling carbon How carbon is returned to the atmosphere through decomposition of organic matter The peatbog problem Why peatbogs are...
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Audio 19 mins
How can governments ensure their cybersecurity is strong?
Digital & Computing

How can governments ensure their cybersecurity is strong?

...resources (thus not “Cheap”) and time (thus not “Fast”) to its process, and as a result it ended up with a substantially better final product than many of the jurisdictions that either rushed programs out the door, or tried to repurpose existing resources without thoughtful investment in a field of growing importance. The desire for quick and low cost answers to...
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Article 5 mins
Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...Open University course EA300 Children’s literature ...Exploring books for children: words and pictures: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how images communicate meanings to the readers of children’s books understand the role of cultural knowledge in making sense of images understand how words and pictures can reinforce...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list

...Opening Ceremony in Rio] The 2016 Paralympic opening ceremony Are the Paralympians 'superhuman'? John Head, from the University of Salford, salutes the prosthetics that will be on display at Rio - and, more, the acheivements of the people who sport them: More perhaps than any other visual event, Paralympic sprinting shows what can be achieved by dedication, commitment and...
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Video 5 mins
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...
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Article 15 mins
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...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs