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General Election 2015 - 79Rewind
Society, Politics & Law

General Election 2015 - 79Rewind

...social pact made ‘good progress’ this time on 1979 election countdown. 88 days until the election: In 1979, Labour MPs said charitable status of public schools amounted to 'subsidies by the state'. [Rubbish piled up ] 90 days: Rubbish piled up during dustmen's strike this time in 1979. Discover more about how this happened in this short video. 91 days until the...
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Activity 5 mins
The science of nutrition and healthy eating Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...Social. This is linked to habit. We eat because other people are eating at the same time and we use the time to chat with them. We may also use food to please others, preparing meals for them and eating with them. Sensory appeal. The preparation of food can produce very tempting smells. For example, supermarkets often position their bakery so that the smell of baking...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...social purpose or the relative autonomy of art in any culture, our own included. The paintings discussed in the course are from the tomb of the official Nebamun, who worked in the temple of Karnak at Thebes during the reign of Amenhotep III (c.1390–c.1352 BC) or at the start of the immediately following reign of Amenhotep IV. This was a critical time in Egyptian...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Intermediate Italian: describing people
Languages

Intermediate Italian: describing people

...sociale molto intensa chiaccherone/a una persona che ama parlare tanto curioso/a una persona che vuole sapere tutto di tutti disponibile una persona che è pronta ad aiutare Two lists follow, match one item from the first with one item from the second. Each item can only be matched once. There are 10 items in each list. pettegolo/a colto/a dinamico/a attento/a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...social contribution that it makes. This, according to Will Marre, is an increasingly important explanation for engagement...Employee engagement: 2 Finding meaning and engagement in work - You will no doubt have found from the previous section that most people who have worked in different jobs in different sectors will have different experiences of employee engagement....
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Design

...interact with designs could be called 'human factors'. Other factors might concern 'materials' or 'manufacture'. Each factor is really a group of related concerns which might be vital to the design or they might be marginal in their relevance. Designers need to establish the relative importance of these factors and generate proposals which seem to offer a suitable...
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Level 1: Introductory 28 hrs
Cyflwyniad i greu newid gwleidyddol a chymdeithasol
Society, Politics & Law

Cyflwyniad i greu newid gwleidyddol a chymdeithasol

...Social Change’ gan y Brifysgol Agored, ond mae wedi cael ei ehangu i gynnwys gwybodaeth am y gwledydd datganoledig a newid byd-eang. Mae’r cwrs OpenLearn hwn yn cysylltu â chwrs D113 y Brifysgol Agored: Global Challenges: Social Science in Action, nawr ar agor i gofrestru...Cyflwyniad i greu newid gwleidyddol a chymdeithasol: Deilliannau Dysgu - Ar ôl astudio'r cwrs...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Understanding antibiotic resistance Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...interaction between antibiotic and bacterial target at a molecular level which disrupts a particular cellular process. You will return to this topic in Week 3 in relation to the development of antibiotic resistance. In the next section, you will look in detail at the mechanism of ß-lactam antibiotics...Week 2: How do antibiotics work?: 3 Case study: mechanism of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs