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Systems Innovation - An interview with Professor Ray Ison
Society, Politics & Law

Systems Innovation - An interview with Professor Ray Ison

This short video interview taken at Systems Innovation Conference, London with Ray Ison Professor of Systems at The Open University, delves into the world of systems thinking.
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Introducing practical healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing practical healthcare

...course will help you develop your knowledge and skills for a deeper understanding of healthcare practice...Introducing practical healthcare is an introductory course for healthcare support staff – for example healthcare assistants, porters, and the wider healthcare team – who might be looking to enhance their knowledge and skills in order to improve their career...
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Rebecca Ferguson on Working Collaboratively
Education & Development

Rebecca Ferguson on Working Collaboratively

The Open University's Rebecca Ferguson explains the why it's important for long distance learners to work together in this extended interview from 'Go the Distance'...Transcript
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Jumpstart University
Education & Development

Jumpstart University

Aimed to help students starting university this year to prepare for and settle into their studies, the Jumpstart University hub has been developed by The Open University in collaboration with the Russell Group.
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Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon

...Open University. Thanks to the Apollo astronauts and the curators at NASA, researchers such as myself – who weren’t even born when the Apollo Moon landings took place – are still able to study Moon rocks and feel part of a shared historical ­adventure. New research will explore the possibility of building habitats on the Moon. The availability of water on the Moon...
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The Lee Jeans Occupation, Greenock, 1981
Society, Politics & Law

The Lee Jeans Occupation, Greenock, 1981

...Open University's Social Sciences courses Between February and August 1981, the mostly women workers at Greenock’s Lee Jeans factory defied management intentions to close the plant. At a time when female unemployment in Greenock was 50% higher than in Scotland as a whole, the women argued that their factory was feasible and that corporate greed was the reason for...
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