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Climate change
Nature & Environment

Climate change

...social and political agenda. This free course explores the basic science that underpins climate change and global warming...Climate change is a key issue on today's social and political agenda. This free course explores the basic science that underpins climate change and global warming....Climate change: Introduction - This course explores the topic of climate change and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 18 hrs
Transport and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Transport and Sustainability

...interact to lower the overall impact of transport...This free course explores the issues around sustainable transport and how the role of technology and society can interact to lower the overall impact of transport. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course T213 Energy and Sustainability. ...Transport and Sustainability: Introduction -...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Does prison work?
Society, Politics & Law

Does prison work?

...socially disadvantaged, people who are alcohol and drug addicted, people who don't have work and stable ties, and that's the prison population. So, they're vulnerable before they come into custody but then you have to look at what the stage is that they're at in custody. Often it's a period where family ties are finally cut. If relationships have been a bit dodgy then...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...social injustices. In practice, few energy sources come close to these ideals, but renewable energy sources are generally more sustainable than fossil or nuclear fuels: they are essentially inexhaustible, and their use usually involves fewer health hazards and much lower emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants. So, where do renewable energies come from, and why...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The law-making process in England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The law-making process in England and Wales

...social interaction in society, such as excluding certain liability in contract law or imposing liability for certain types of anti-social behaviour. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course W101An introduction to law...The law-making process in England and Wales: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to:...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Managing my money for young adults Badge icon
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults

...Social Mobility, whose aim is to make a difference in social mobility through education, training and skills development. For more information about the charity go to Harrison Centre for Social Mobility....Session 2: Earning money, understanding tax: Introduction - To start, watch the following video in which Bobby Seagull introduces Session 2, where you investigate...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Freeing people caught between life and death
Health, Sports & Psychology

Freeing people caught between life and death

...interaction between two conscious minds is the only real signature of being both aware and awake, says Owen. But what if the patient does not squeeze? What is a doctor supposed to think then? The public perception of coma (from the Greek koma, meaning ‘deep sleep’) is of a patient lying peacefully, eyes shut, without a glimmer of arousal or consciousness, eventually...
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Article 15 mins
Diagrams, charts and graphs
Science, Maths & Technology

Diagrams, charts and graphs

...Social Trends 29, 1999, Crown copyright material is reproduced under Class Licence Number C01W0000065 with permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen’s Printer for Scotland) © Office for National Statistics, Social Trends 29, 1999, Crown copyright material is reproduced under Class Licence Number C01W0000065 with permission of the Controller of HMSO and the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs