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Hip Hop, Transculturation and Ethnography in Delhi
Education & Development

Hip Hop, Transculturation and Ethnography in Delhi

...Open University's Language courses and qualifications. Hip Hop Hip hop is a Black radical knowledge movement that emerged in post-industrial urban North America in the 1970s and that has now become a global phenomenon and source of cultural inspiration for marginalised youth from around the world. The term ‘hip hop’ was coined in the late 1970s, possibly in the South...
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Children’s wellbeing and creativity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Children’s wellbeing and creativity

...Open University course KE207 Supporting children and young people’s wellbeing...Children’s wellbeing and creativity: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: analyse what is meant by children and young people’s wellbeing analyse the relationship between creativity and wellbeing evaluate different types of creative activities and how...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis
Languages

A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis

...Open University course L101 Introducing English language studies...A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how different writing systems have developed over time understand how technology influences what we can do with language, and the form that language takes...A brief...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Managing coastal environments
Nature & Environment

Managing coastal environments

...Figure 15: East Anglian Salt Marshes, Environment Agency; Figure 16: (c) Popperfoto; Figure 19: Essex Wildlife Trust; 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 3 hrs
A Europe of the Regions?
Society, Politics & Law

A Europe of the Regions?

...resources in regions ‘lagging behind’ – the so-called ‘Objective One’ regions. Altogether five regional ‘Objectives’ were created and these subsequently became a focus for alliances, as regions of the various types, especially those with ‘industrial’ and ‘rural’ problems, sought to defend their particular interests. Though it was mainly the state...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
5 things you need to know about sepsis
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 things you need to know about sepsis

...concentrating or sleeping. Friends, relatives and carers may also have worries. Some people may have life-changing physical after-effects, such as Stella whose story is shown in the video There are resources and organisations that offer support for those who have experienced sepsis. The UK Sepsis Trust website Recovery After Sepsis brochure Like this? Try a FREE course...
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Throwing light on research by South & Central American scientists
Science, Maths & Technology

Throwing light on research by South & Central American scientists

...resources that many research institutions experience. In fact, in the last decade, there have been substantial improvements in investigative capacities and indicators in the majority of countries in the region. Almost all of Latin America has increased its scientific production year after year. Brazil, for example, leads the region in the raw numbers, both in the size of...
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Why are caves being used as hospitals in Syria?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are caves being used as hospitals in Syria?

...resourcefulness are core to these clinics, says Zaher Sahloul, SAMS senior advisor, in this interview. For example, with many power plants bombed out, Syrian hospitals must often rely on diesel-fed generators. But in areas under siege, diesel is unavailable so medical clinics have been testing ways of running generators on methane from animal waste. Meanwhile, satellite...
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