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An Untimely Death on Passchendaele Ward
Health, Sports & Psychology

An Untimely Death on Passchendaele Ward

...out on top, and what actually did happen that fateful night on Passchendaele Ward? In two of the audio tracks, service users, professionals and practitioners comment on the drama an some of the issues it raises. In the remaining audio tracks, Jonathan Leach of The Open University's School of Health and Social Welfare explains why the drama was commissioned, and how it...
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Audio 1 hr 23 mins
What is forensic science?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is forensic science?

...out about The Open University's Law courses. [Image of forensic scientists working in a lab. ] Forensic science, or forensics, is the application of science to establish how historical events occurred and thereby provide impartial evidence that can be used in a court of law. Science can be defined as the collection of information through systematic experimentation and...
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Article 10 mins
Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus
History & The Arts

Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus

...out of northern Europe. This is a good example of the way in which reading literary texts with their historical context in mind can help to shed light on their meaning. The mention of the Prince of Parma in this speech strongly suggests that Marlowe was, at least to some extent, seeking to arouse audience support for Faustus...Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus: 2.1.3...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
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Money & Business

Working in teams

...out the links on screen now. As suggested in the Introduction and guidance, it is recommended that you record your responses to the activities throughout the course. As part of the course, you have been provided with an interactive toolkit in which you can keep your notes together. You will be directed to different parts of the toolkit at specific points throughout the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Should the Americans consider the lessons of Brexit before voting this November?
Society, Politics & Law

Should the Americans consider the lessons of Brexit before voting this November?

...out” the middle class. Both Sanders and Hillary Clinton (under pressure from her more populist rival) agreed, saying that the current global economy disadvantages American workers. Drawing the most ire have been free trade agreements, past and present. NAFTA – signed by Clinton’s husband in the 1990s – has been criticized for expediting the downfall of American...
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Article 5 mins
Pick a side and make a difference: Why you should vote this Thursday
Society, Politics & Law

Pick a side and make a difference: Why you should vote this Thursday

...out and vote this week - you might even change the outcome of the election...[A giant ballot box placed in Bristol promoting participation in the 2014 European Elections] You may have missed it but there’s a General Election taking place in the UK on June 8th. Now, it is not my intention to tell you how to vote. I’ve previously suggested that we might want to think...
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Article 5 mins
James Honeyborne - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

James Honeyborne - Earth in Vision

...out and I was just blown away! I still remember sitting in my parents’ living room and watching that man in the blue shirt walking over those volcanic craters looking for the algae, you know, it was amazing. And that was the first show of Life on Earth and… yeah. So David Attenborough, it genuinely inspired me to take this job. Can you bring environmental issues into...
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Video 10 mins
Joe Smith - Earth In Vision Introduction
Nature & Environment

Joe Smith - Earth In Vision Introduction

...out to see a nuclear fission experiment, or rather a mock-up of. So really rich mix of materials, we’ve got clips from the materials themselves which people can reversion, they can do their own work with them. And we’ve actually been running workshops with people to test out what people might want to do with digital broadcast archives. A couple of examples, we had a,...
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Video 12 mins