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Winter Olympics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Winter Olympics

...level in winter sports. Game-changing free courses We've put together a selection of our top free courses - perfect if you're a budding athlete, a coach or mentor, psychologist, or if you just want to find out more about sport and fitness. Try our Olympic related interactive Challenge yourself to see if you can master our sporting interactive and come out a winner....
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Making a difference: Youth participation
Education & Development

Making a difference: Youth participation

...here. Read Dr Victoria Cooper's article asking 'Do we really listen to children and young people?' from the the Open University’s Children’s Research Centre, supporting participation by children and young people. If you'd like to learn more about children and youth studies, explore more about participation on Openlearn, or study free courses with the Open University....
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Lifecycle of the Car Industry
Money & Business

Lifecycle of the Car Industry

...Open University's Rules of the Game...[headlights] One very surprising thing about the car industry is that it could well have sprung up almost a hundred and fifty years earlier. The first steam car took to the road in France in 1867 – but Cugnot's novel idea just didn't catch on. Sir Clive Sinclair notes: "The whole point about innovation is that it is novel. If it's...
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Why do some cities thrive?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do some cities thrive?

...Open University, has grown successfully as a city - while other places have failed to thrive. New research is hoping to find out why...Why is Milton Keynes one of the most successful cities in the UK, and Dundee one of the least? What gives Leeds its economic edge over Liverpool? How did London survive the 1990s recession, going from boom to bust and boom again?...
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Belfast: Racing to the top for the Grande Partenza
Health, Sports & Psychology

Belfast: Racing to the top for the Grande Partenza

...Open University building in the city centre. By sheer coincidence, the ‘Big Start’ route passes close to Cherryvale Sports Ground where the tyre was tested on a bicycle, before Dunlop patented his invention in 1888. Belfast is ahead of the pack in terms of cycling as a form of commuting. Census data from 2001-2011 reports that Belfast saw a 60% rise in the number of...
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DIY: Make Your Own Soap
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Make Your Own Soap

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications In theory, you can make soap by treating almost any fat or oil with sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide (for a 'soft' soap). Some recipes use animal fats like tallow (from beef) or lard (from pork). Others use vegetable oils, like coconut or olive oil. Soapmaking (or saponification as the chemical reaction is...
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What is a digital carbon footprint?
Nature & Environment

What is a digital carbon footprint?

...Open University's Environment courses Carbon footprint According to the World Meteorology Organisations, the occurrence of extreme climate events has increased by more than a factor of five in the last 50 years. In their 2021 report, they state that the number of reported climate disasters rose from 711 in the 1970s to 3,165 in the decade between 2010 and 2019. It is...
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Scottish lecturers take strike action in campaign for fair pay
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish lecturers take strike action in campaign for fair pay

...Open University's Social Sciences courses Lecturers took strike action for an annual cost of living pay rise, for fair pay in other words. The strike followed a ballot with 73.3 % voting for strike action and action short of a strike (ASOS), on a 51.9% turnout (thereby achieving the threshold for industrial action under the Conservative UK Government anti-trade union...
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