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Remembering Peter and John
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Peter and John

...children Kate, Tessa and Adam, and his granddaughter Anna. On 20th February John Bennett died after a short illness. John started working for the Open University, Social Sciences faculty in June 1987 and after 24 years' service he retired from the OU in September 2011. John was active in the University and College Union and served as Branch President from 2005 to 2007....
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Is America better than this?
Society, Politics & Law

Is America better than this?

...children who took part in peaceful protest. Last August, DC police had no difficulty arresting 41 participants in a Black Lives Matter protest march. You might come to the conclusion that the police know perfectly well how to arrest peaceful Black and Brown people in the street, but seem at a loss when it comes to arresting white far-right insurrectionists attacking the...
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Article 10 mins
10 things that ended in 2006 (when OpenLearn was born)
History & The Arts

10 things that ended in 2006 (when OpenLearn was born)

...children together, Spears filed for divorce on November 7, 2006, citing irreconcilable differences. Want to avoid doing a Britney and K-Fed? Discover this article on The Secrets of Enduring Love. 4: Steve Irwin's life [Steve Irwin at Australia zoo] Famous for phrases such as 'crikey!' and 'Isn't she a beauty?', Steve Irwin AKA The Crocodile Hunter, was a wildlife expert,...
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Article 10 mins
Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision

...researching digital technology and nature conservation. In January 2015 Lisa and Gina Maffey founded the Digital Nature Network LinkedIn group to share pan-disciplinary digital research and practice and support nature conservation aims. (Please get in touch if you’d like to join.) Transcript Earth in Vision Project Wildscreen, 20th – 23rd October 2014 I’m Lisa...
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Human Resource Management and EDI
Money & Business

Human Resource Management and EDI

...Research has considered both the persistence of discriminatory practices in work in spite of decades of equality legislation and how and why EDI initiatives may fail in organisations (for instance, Colley et al., 2021; Dobbin and Kalev, 2016; Noon and Ogbonna, 2021). Many organisations have policies and initiatives concerned with improving and supporting EDI and some,...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality Badge icon
Money & Business

Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

...research. By participating in this high profile research, you will be contributing to scientific knowledge about adult skill development and how we can develop successful future careers. Participation is confidential, voluntary and we will not pass on your details to others....Session 2: From idea to reality: Introduction - Many new businesses fail within two years of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language
Health, Sports & Psychology

From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language

...researcher's tape recorder, the monkeys scan the skies, whilst when a leopard call is played, they climb a tree (Seyfarth et al., 1980). Thus quite different associations are being evoked in the vervet brain. But in this course, the vervet monkey example will mainly be used as an illustration of how different human language is from the communication system of any other...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Music and its media
History & The Arts

Music and its media

...children – an intention reflected in the simplicity of the music and lyrics. The original performances of this melody were therefore in a more controlled environment; as indicated in the score in Figure 1, it was to be sung by children and their teacher at the start of the day while standing. Only in the 1930s were the now familiar lyrics, ‘Happy birthday to you’,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs