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What does a Trump victory mean for Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

What does a Trump victory mean for Britain?

...open to a trade deal with a UK outside the EU. That’s a position that contrasts with his overall protectionist stance. While he might leave an opening for the UK, his overall position would inflict much larger damage on the wider open global trading system that Britain remains a committed member of. Britain’s hopes of securing global trade deals depends on the rest of...
Women in the Railway in Scotland During both World Wars
Society, Politics & Law

Women in the Railway in Scotland During both World Wars

...Open University's History and Social Sciences courses. Background During the First World War the railway network was a central part of the war effort. It was relied upon to transport medical supplies and military equipment, army personnel and horses, to the ports for export to the front. Women played a key role as they were charged with keeping the railways going, filling...
How can you turn desert into farmland?
Nature & Environment

How can you turn desert into farmland?

...Resources Institute has raised the issues that the speed and scale of the project was possible only with low crop diversity and a potential lack of consideration of local knowledge and traditions. Single species agriculture is well known to require intensive chemical input, eroding soil health and fertility. Further to the west, Bardgett and his colleagues have begun...
An introduction to electronics
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to electronics

...Open University course T212 Electronics: sensing, logic and actuation...An introduction to electronics: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise a variety of exciting high-tech products and systems enabled by electronics manipulate voltages, currents and resistances in electronic circuits demonstrate familiarity with basic...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Recovery strategies in sport and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recovery strategies in sport and exercise

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses. This extract is from the course E314 Exploring contemporary issues in sport and exercise . If you are interested in this subject and want to study formally with us, you may wish to explore other courses we offer in Study at OU...Recovery strategies in sport and...
Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...educational resources. These often rely on volunteers contributing their time, with money being provided by advertising, sponsorship or donations...Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century: Work - Technology has changed the way that other businesses operate too. Greater quantities of information are exchanged between numerous locations over public and private...
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...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 1

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 2: Working with numbers: Introduction - In this week you will extend your work from Week 1 by looking at decimals again. You will also learn about powers (or exponentiation). When using all the mathematical operations you’ve studied so far, it is important to...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs