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Business Bursts: Failure
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Failure

...out the financial system and the banking system, governments all round the world had to intervene and you now have a fiscal crisis, whereby there’s rising public debts, rising public deficits and governments have limited room for manoeuvre for boosting the economy. In particular, they're limited in their room for manoeuvre for creating opportunities out of, or new...
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Video 5 mins
60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: A day on Mercury
Science, Maths & Technology

60 Second Adventures In Astronomy: A day on Mercury

Find out how you'd pass the time on Mercury - where a single day lasts two years...Find out about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read David Rothery on some surprising facts about the planet Mercury Discover how you can study physics and astronomy with The Open University
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Video 5 mins
Pasture to plate
Health, Sports & Psychology

Pasture to plate

However hungry you are, you wouldn't be able to get much nutritional value out of a field of corn without a spot of processing to make something edible. Find out how food makes it from pasture to plate...If you'd prefer, you can read the information instead as a basic webpage: Pasture to plate: Just the facts.
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Activity 10 mins
Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...burning fossil fuels. It’s now widely accepted that the world needs to phase out fossil fuels and phase in low and zero carbon energy sources such as renewables. We follow this with an overview of the main solar and non-solar based renewals. We then look at current European and UK targets for increasing the share of renewables in the energy mix by 2020 to 2030. We...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
They can cage a child, but they can't frame the agenda
Society, Politics & Law

They can cage a child, but they can't frame the agenda

...Out: Families Belong Together protest] Women Of Faith Cry Out: A protest against Trump's policies outside the Washington offices of US Customs And Border Protection By now, you’ve probably heard about the family separation and detention policies at the U.S. border. The facts are horrifying. Recent media coverage has led to a flurry of outrage and debate about the...
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Article 5 mins
Explore OpenLearn from The Open University
Miscellaneous

Explore OpenLearn from The Open University

...out our top three free taster courses for each on OpenLearn, from The Open University. Afterwards, why not dive deeper into each subject area or see what exciting opportunities The Open University could offer you? PsychologyOur top three free courses You can check out the full range of Psychology learning materials available on OpenLearn for free here - this includes...
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Article 5 mins
Where to take your learning next
Education & Development

Where to take your learning next

...out more about The Open University's courses and qualifications [Screenshot from animation - Why Access modules are a great place to start ] As you think about where your learning will take you next, we wanted to let you know about some possible routes into studying an Open University qualification. Our Access Modules An Access module is a great place to start if you want...
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Article 5 mins
The secret life of T-shirts
Society, Politics & Law

The secret life of T-shirts

...wardrobe. Find out more about all of these stages and which of them add the most value to your T-shirt. Finally, who benefits from this value? Find out more with our interactive exploration into the secret life of T-shirts: Launch the interactive exploration [A pile of t-shirts in a shop with a launch button] Click the image above to launch. Find out more about Economics:...
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Activity 15 mins