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SecureDrop
Society, Politics & Law

SecureDrop

...managed by Freedom of the Press Foundation. It was initiated by a non-governmental organisation/charity and researchers, scientists and educators and encourages people to participate through an online platform. SecureDrop is local, national, transnational and global in orientation and concerned with participation and democracy, politics and representation. The project is...
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The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU
Science, Maths & Technology

The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU

...project management skills to work as a consultant, first in financial technology, developing business software for investment companies, and then helping academics and innovators to link up with industries looking for solutions to innovation problems. I came full circle when I joined the OU, first as a research and enterprise manager in the Faculty of Science, Technology,...
Space scientist: John Zarnecki
Science, Maths & Technology

Space scientist: John Zarnecki

...introduction to this album. Big questions about our universe Zarnecki talks about the projects and ideas that drive him: sending scientific instruments into outer space, how our solar system evolved, and whether life exists on other planets. Huygens Space Probe landing In 2005, a probe landed on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Zarnecki describes how it felt to gather real...
Mapping Britain
Society, Politics & Law

Mapping Britain

...introduction to the social sciences: understanding social change... Maps - what are they? When people didn’t know about large sections of the world they used their imaginations to fill the blanks. Maps and empire An early projection of the British Empire attempted to show the shape of the globe on paper to assist navigators. Maps, money and the military A map of Ireland...
Introducing Health Sciences: COPD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: COPD

...introduction to this album Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder Doctors and sufferers discuss COPD and the nature of the disease. Living with COPD Real life stories of people living with COPD, focusing on a support group based in Sheffield. Respiratory Clinic A look at the two tests available for examining COPD. Pulmonary Rehabilitation How COPD can be managed. Helping...
Design and Designing
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Designing

...introduction to this album Introduction to drawing Controlling fingers and wrist to draw shapes and letters. Shading and toning Using pencil shading to show tone. Modeling a chair How to make a cardboard model of a chair from a cereal carton. Making a cd case How to make a CD case using simple materials. Generating ideas through practice Simple techniques for designing CD...
Methods in Motion: Remaking self-help
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Remaking self-help

...project is quite an unusual one for an academic. It doesn’t involve designing and conducting experiments or interviews, but it does include several different kinds of research. It fairly rarely involves me writing in academic language, but it does draw on academic theory. It doesn’t require much in the way of funding, but it manages to reach a lot of people. In terms...
Critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critical social work practice

...management techniques within the social work field. Material is taken from The Open University Course K315 Critical social work practice... Critical social work practice A short introduction to this album. What is critical practice? A look at the meaning of critical practice, the views of service users, and the professional power of social workers. How useful is critical...