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Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease

...types of cell in a blood smear, and whether they are normal or abnormal. David has been a Professor of Biology at the OU since 1999, and has a particular interest in the use of technology for teaching science. You will have a chance to experience one such approach during the course, by using a virtual microscope to examine a number of biomedical samples, just as...
Birth of the Welfare State
History & The Arts

Birth of the Welfare State

...phrase "winning the peace". (Royal Artillery, male, 29) 'I am aware of a new feeling of confidence in myself as a member of a democratic society when I see those social reforms which I have considered necessary for such long time actually taking shape'. (Accountant, male, 40, Prestwick) But there were negative comments too: 'My friends seem to think it's a clever piece of...
How might a hard or soft Brexit affect the UK?
Society, Politics & Law

How might a hard or soft Brexit affect the UK?

...Stihler MEP, Alex Neil MSP and Mark Diffley, social researcher, analyse the importance of the type of deal the United Kingdom receives after Brexit, following the decision to leave the European Union in 2016. Understanding Brexit Copyright information: Image: 'Shipping Grid' by Reid Beels under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Image: 'UK Border Force' by Max Speed under CC BY-ND 2.0...
What's your personality profile?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What's your personality profile?

...type - and how does it compare with other people? Find out with our family-friendly personality profiler...This survey has moved - you can find it, along with other surveys and tests associated with Child Of Our Time - on the COOT survey page. Find out more Study children... The Open University offers a number of courses that allow you to study childhood: Understanding...
Assistive technologies and online learning
Education & Development

Assistive technologies and online learning

...types of assistive technology is in terms of ‘lifeskills technologies’ and ‘curriculum assistive technologies’ (JISC TechDis, undated). Lifeskills assistive technologies are those that aid someone in their daily living (such as Stephen Hawking’s text-to-speech software, remote door openers, talking measuring jugs for cooking, tilting chairs for easier access,...
Percy Shelley: Polemicist
History & The Arts

Percy Shelley: Polemicist

...phrasing that Shelley uses. As Rosen says in this article by Alison Flood: “…the poem was full of ‘portable triggers, lines of political outrage for people to catch and hold’. He added: ‘Political writing is often like that, but in times of oppression and struggle, this is no bad thing: a portable phrase to carry with us may help.’” Ultimately, the...
Settling Uncertainty? Reflections on the Scottish Independence Referendum
Society, Politics & Law

Settling Uncertainty? Reflections on the Scottish Independence Referendum

...phrase, ‘EVEL: English votes for English laws’! The increasing recognition of England as England, as a nation, will of course only help to further loosen the already fraught ties that bind the UK and which also plays directly into the hands of the SNP. Gordon Brown has in recent months repeatedly attacked the Conservatives for the ‘damage’ he says that this is...
Voice-leading analysis of music 1: the foreground
History & The Arts

Voice-leading analysis of music 1: the foreground

...phrase, and it will be defined below in more detail. Although the primary aim is to introduce the theoretical mechanisms as a means to an end (that is, as a tool for the analysis of Mozart's style), the analytical methods introduced here are useful when considering any music from the ‘tonal’ period (roughly 1700–1900). If you have come across techniques of analysing...