3,412 search results
Planetary Protection of Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

Planetary Protection of Mars

...Open University’s campus in Milton Keynes. [: A photograph of the Beagle 2 spacecraft with four engineers, within a cleanroom.]Assembly of the Beagle 2 Mars lander in the Aseptic Assembly Facility at the Open University in Milton Keynes. Beagle 2 landed on Mars in 2003 but did not communicate with Earth and was presumed lost until identified on images taken from orbit...
View article Planetary Protection of Mars
Article 5 mins
Supporting parents through pregnancy and birth distress
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting parents through pregnancy and birth distress

...Open University's Health and wellbeing courses and qualifications. Mental health difficulties during pregnancy and early parenthood (perinatal period) represent a significant public health issue. Many parents remain unheard, misunderstood, or fearful of disclosing their experiences. This article brings together the voice of parents, clinicians and academics to explore how...
View article Supporting parents through pregnancy and birth distress
Article 5 mins
What can Earth tell us about Mars?
Science, Maths & Technology

What can Earth tell us about Mars?

...Open University. His research explores the microbial communities that live in some of the most extreme environments on Earth; environments that Michael and his colleagues believe closely resemble early environments on Mars. Using microorganisms isolated from these extreme environments, he performs laboratory-based experiments using conditions that simulate early Mars to...
View article What can Earth tell us about Mars?
Article 10 mins
The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective
Society, Politics & Law

The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective

...sources with flyers that we put around various venues, directly approached youth groups in the area, university groups and other people that we knew. We basically were trying to find kind of as many young gay men as we could who were willing to volunteer that didn’t already have children through whatever means, and that had some wish to take part and talk about the...
View course The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective
Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
People-centred designing
Science, Maths & Technology

People-centred designing

...opening doors?’ Yes. I push doors that are meant to be pulled, pull doors that should be pushed, and walk into doors that should be slid. Moreover, I see others having the same troubles – unnecessary troubles. There are psychological principles that can be followed to make these things understandable and usable. Click on 'View document' below if you would like to read...
View course People-centred designing
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Exploring issues in women's health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring issues in women's health

...Open University course K219 Critical issues in health and wellbeing...Exploring issues in women's health: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the impact of social and cultural contexts on women describe how the women’s movement has influenced the health and social care sector identify pertinent health issues in the field of...
View course Exploring issues in women's health
Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...Open University course K271 Social work law....Applying social work law to asylum and immigration: Introduction - In this free online course, Applying social work law to asylum and immigration, you will hear from social work practitioners, lawyers, advocates and advice workers about the ways in which social work practitioners can support people with insecure immigration...
View course Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The economics of flood insurance
Society, Politics & Law

The economics of flood insurance

...Open University Level 2 module, Economics in Practice. It will introduce you to some of the practical ways that the theories, tools and techniques of economics are used and impact on our everyday lives. You will look at the issue of flooding, a problem with a long history but becoming increasingly important globally because of the impact of climate change. Using economic...
View course The economics of flood insurance
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs