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Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change

...Working Group I "The Physical Science Basis" of the IPCC, the United Nations Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change. Thomas Stocker has co-authored more than 200 publications; he holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Versailles and has received several awards for his work. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and a Foreign Member of the...
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Centreless grinding
Science, Maths & Technology

Centreless grinding

...work rest platform. The speed of the grinding wheels rotation relative to each other determines the rate at which material is removed...Conventional cylindrical grinding [Images to demonstrate 'Centreless grinding' - see article ] Conventional internal grinding [Images to demonstrate 'Centreless grinding' - see article ] Principles of centreless grinding [Images to...
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Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education
Health, Sports & Psychology

Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education

...working lives. A recent survey set out to find out more about bereavement support for staff in UK HEIs...Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. Researchers have known for some time that the way employers treat their staff can have a huge impact on their mental health and wellbeing, especially around life events. Paid...
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Women Writers: Voices in Transition
History & The Arts

Women Writers: Voices in Transition

...work in very certain terms. This series of video-slideshows reveals how writing and reputation are often forged in transition, uncertainty and change. In these 4 films we re-examine the lives, work and influence of: Virginia Woolf, Jean Rhys, Katherine Mansfield and Jeanette Winterson. This material forms part of the Open University course A300 20th century literature:...
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Stamford College
Education & Development

Stamford College

...work and work experience placements. ...[Students at Stamford College with their certificates of participation.]Caz Dolby, Assistant Head of Faculty at the College, uses OpenLearn courses to support and diversify the delivery of their BTEC, shaking up traditional ways of learning for their students. ‘At the moment we're working on units around work experience. We've...
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A new union flag
History & The Arts

A new union flag

...work focuses around migration, identity and urban change. She works freelance with community groups, NGOs and research organizations producing stories, interactive projects and workshops. Visit her website here. Gil Mualem-Doron is an artist, researcher and a community facilitator. He is the founder of SEAS – Socially Engaged Art Salon in Brighton. He works in various...
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Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts

...work to repair ruptures to social relationships. It explores the strengths, weaknesses and limitations of adversarial versus problem-solving courts and encourages you to think about alternatives to existing dominant knowledges and practices...Social life is characterised by various relationships – those with family and friends, neighbours, wider communities and those...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Women in the Railway, the War and the Unions
Society, Politics & Law

Women in the Railway, the War and the Unions

...working life for women, called upon to fill the void left by men. Proving themselves more than capable in jobs formerly considered only suitable for men contributed to the fight for women's suffrage...Find out more about The Open University's History and Social Sciences courses. With the introduction of conscription in 1916 leading to over 100,000 men in Scotland leaving...
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