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Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing
Money & Business

Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing

...become too expensive. However on average, income levels seems to be the prime drive of whether to rent or buy...Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing: 2 Are house prices too high? - [Described image] Figure 1 Are prices too high? If young people and those on low income more generally are being priced out of the housing market in the UK, does that mean prices are...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
COVID-19: Making decisions based on flawed statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Making decisions based on flawed statistics

...Q&A session on COVID-19 with experts from the OU STEM faculty, click here. • If you are interested in the numbers around COVID-19, such as the meaning for the various terms, the modelling that’s being used to obtain estimates, or the reliability of the statistics, then head over to ‘A statistician’s guide to coronavirus numbers’ by the Royal Statistical Society....
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Article 10 mins
Happy GeoWeek!
Nature & Environment

Happy GeoWeek!

...little pieces of other rocks, stuck together with some kind of cement. Your igneous and metamorphic rocks will have the grains actually interlocking. And your metamorphic rocks might have some kind of alignment, but you'll often have to step back to see it. Good luck, and happy hunting! Like geology? Find out more with these FREE resources Study geo-sciences with the OU...
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Video 5 mins
Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...Students will learn the principles used in classifying and matching fingerprints (often called marks)...This free course, Forensic science and fingerprints, covers how science can make fingerprints easier to study, how they are used in court and some of the questions about the extent to which fingerprint identification is sound and scientific. Students will learn the...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...become apparent. These highly concentrated energy sources soon displaced wood, wind and water in the homes, industries and transport systems of the industrial nations. Today the fossil fuel trio of coal, oil and natural gas provides around 80% of the world’s energy. Concerns about the adverse environmental and social consequences of fossil fuel use have been voiced...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Designing the Spanish nation
Languages

Designing the Spanish nation

...become the capital of Spain? At a time when moving around was not that easy, Madrid is conveniently situated in the geographical centre of the Iberian Peninsula. It became politically important in 1561 when Philip II decided to move the royal court from Toledo, although when his son came to power, the court moved to the northwest, to the city of Valladolid, for a 5 year...
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Article 15 mins
The refugees hoping to make a splash at Rio 2016
Health, Sports & Psychology

The refugees hoping to make a splash at Rio 2016

...become refugees,” she says. “It could be any of us.” Yusra Mardini practices with the support of the German National Olympic Committee (NOC). Michael Shirp, deputy head of media for the German NOC, says that Germany is proud to support Yusra and her effort to compete at the Olympics. He says she and her sister “represent an impressive example” of the refugee...
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Video 5 mins
Should the Americans consider the lessons of Brexit before voting this November?
Society, Politics & Law

Should the Americans consider the lessons of Brexit before voting this November?

...become a defining feature of the political landscape on both sides of the Atlantic. And populists succeed by “instilling fear of various real or imagined dangers.” In the U.K., those in favor of Brexit cited European Union immigration policies to build support for the “leave” campaign. In the U.S., similar fears over immigration have been joined by heavy criticism...
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Article 5 mins