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Managing my money
Money & Business

Managing my money

...resources to our personal objectives in the future. Over the next two weeks, you'll look at household income and expenditure - the two component parts of a household budget. This week, you'll look at income, wealth and assets. You'll examine the different types of incomes people receive during their working lives, whether in the form of earnings from employment or from...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Vanessa Berlowitz - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Vanessa Berlowitz - Earth in Vision

...open to us now, because in the past we were so reliant on what the broadcaster would commission, but now there are other avenues. But I still feel that we ought to be trying to get those stories into the main broadcast, because that’s still what reaches the maximum number of people, and we’re in the middle of a sixth extinction; biodiversity is at an absolutely...
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Video 30 mins
Seven projects that show we are in a golden age of engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Seven projects that show we are in a golden age of engineering

...open in 2020), will provide an east-west link across London, transform the way commuters travel in and out of the city and the South East and increase rail capacity in the capital by around 10%. The new 200-metre-long trains (the length of two football pitches!) will allow space for 1,500 passengers. With over 100 kilometres of new train lines and ten new stations, the...
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Article 5 mins
From Astrobiology to Parliament
Science, Maths & Technology

From Astrobiology to Parliament

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications. [Devyani, standing by the Jubilee Fountain in New Palace Yard, to the north-west of the Houses of Parliament. Big Ben behind.]Looking back, what were the highlights of your time working with POST? Honestly, it was one of the best times of my life! Highlights… going up to London every day, walking through Green Park...
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Article 5 mins
Understanding the role of art historians in a changing world
History & The Arts

Understanding the role of art historians in a changing world

...Open University speaks to experts from the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and looks at ways in which art historians are responding to a changing world...Transcript ‘Not a lot of people meet the term Art History, or History of Art, at school. It’s not something that’s widely taught’, admits Sarah Victoria Turner, the current Director of the Paul...
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Video 10 mins
Making sense of mental health problems
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of mental health problems

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. 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 10 hrs
Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators
Society, Politics & Law

Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators

...resources increased officers’ sense of work-related pressure, which was compounded by a desire to do the best job to support both victims and colleagues. Overall, interviewees did not prioritise their own needs and reported limited space in their working practice to reflect on their own wellbeing, either formally in terms of organisations provision or informally within...
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Article 5 mins
Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace

...resources, failure to properly address the legacy of the past, and by the continued existence and tolerance of paramilitaries - the 'blind-eye' turned and the impact that has had in communities and politics. 26 years on from the Patten Report is the right moment for a clear eye on what is working, what is not, and how we sustain the promise and progress of the new...
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Article 5 mins