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Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?
Society, Politics & Law

Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?

...centre of political life. Bravery To make all of this happen, however, a further ingredient is necessary – and that’s bravery. This may sound gallant and overblown, but far from it. To call for some of the things above is to go against the political advice from strategists that has held sway for at least the past 40 years. All of the above have consistently been sold...
How to read a rock
Science, Maths & Technology

How to read a rock

...centre of a zircon crystal, in the form of its chemical characteristics. The zircon will find itself in the now molten rock and will continue to grow outwards, like how tree-rings grow over time. The melt will change its chemical characteristics through time, and therefore so will the zircon crystal, growing continuous concentric ‘zones’ of progressively different...
Planetary Protection of Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

Planetary Protection of Mars

...centre of a relatively empty room. Four people dressed in blue all-in-one suits, hoods, masks, goggles and gloves are looking at the spacecraft. Special Regions on Mars Category IVc missions are a special case because they are likely to visit Special Regions on Mars. These have been defined as areas where terrestrial organisms carried by a spacecraft might be able to...
Health and safety in the laboratory and field
Science, Maths & Technology

Health and safety in the laboratory and field

...research, as well as giving you an overview of the legal requirements attached to this work. The course discusses issues involved in the handling of chemical and biological agents, basic safety procedures and common field-work hazards...Health, safety and risk assessment are of paramount importance both in the laboratory and the field. This free course, Health and safety...
Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...research centred around climate change. So we investigate the atmosphere-- looking at the air-- and we investigate oceans-- oceanography. And we also look at the ice. In this country, when it snows, if you're lucky, you get to make a snowman. And then it melts. But in Antarctica you don't get that. So each year, the snow will build up. Year on year, you'll get it. And so...
The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn
Education & Development

The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn

...researched and evaluated to investigate the motivations of non-formal learners, and the desired outcomes of specific demographic groups to improve commissioning and platform development (Law, 2023; Law et al., 2013; Perryman et al., 2013). All OpenLearn courses carry free certificates, with over 80 of them issuing free digital badges for the passing of assessments. This...
Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University
Education & Development

Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University

...research skills. There’s more on the module here and in this video: What if you had the freedom to design your very own module? Think of a question or problem that you’d like to explore. It could be anything, such as 'What are the benefits of outdoor swimming?'. In time you may well refine your question into something more specific, such as 'How does exercise improve...
The UK deal with the EU explained: what it says and what it means
Society, Politics & Law

The UK deal with the EU explained: what it says and what it means

...children in another member state. There will have to be three new EU laws, proposed after the referendum, to make all this happen. Will it go ahead? The European Commission has announced that it will make these three proposals, and the deal says that the member states support the benefits plans. But it’s not clear if they will agree when the UK actually wants to pull...