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What is Talk Factory?
Education & Development

What is Talk Factory?

...research, by looking up ‘Lucinda Kerawalla’ and requesting a copy of the papers in the Open Research Online repository Find out more about the Open University’s Children’s Research Centre, by visiting their website Have a look at the research carried out by children and young people If you are interested in learning more about the lives of young people, then you...
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Download your language survey kit
History & The Arts

Download your language survey kit

...research tool like this offers you the possibility of comparing your findings with those of other people at other times and places - a key feature in any large-scale research. It also helps you to keep focussed as you conduct the interview. Some people like to distribute the ‘spidergram’ in advance, so that all the interviewees have a chance to fill it in before the...
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Open Talks - Wales: Music Nation
History & The Arts

Open Talks - Wales: Music Nation

...research interests lie in the relationships between music, theology and religious practice, and the history of music in Wales. His work on music, theology and religion has been principally focused on music and religious practice in Britain since the eighteenth century, and in the Methodist movement more widely. [Dr Helen Barlow] Dr Helen Barlow Senior Research Fellow,...
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The science of the mind: investigating mental health
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of the mind: investigating mental health

...research scientist Martin Rossor’s discussion reveals the current position with research into treatments for Alzheimer’s dementia. This material forms part of The Open University module The science of the mind: investigating mental health... The science of the mind: investigating mental health A short introduction to this album. The Blackthorn Garden A typical day at...
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Mars: A collection
Science, Maths & Technology

Mars: A collection

OpenLearn has been covering the scientific research into our neighbour in space for nearly twenty years. Dip into our archive...
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Why do some cities thrive?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do some cities thrive?

...research is hoping to find out why...Why is Milton Keynes one of the most successful cities in the UK, and Dundee one of the least? What gives Leeds its economic edge over Liverpool? How did London survive the 1990s recession, going from boom to bust and boom again? Researchers are asking these questions and many more in the largest ever analysis of what makes cities...
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One minute methods - meta analysis
Health, Sports & Psychology

One minute methods - meta analysis

Discover how meta-analyses can help researchers see the bigger picture that no one study alone can show...Transcript.
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MAED (Applied Linguistics) at the OU
Languages

MAED (Applied Linguistics) at the OU

...researching an educational context?...The MAED (Applied Linguistics) qualification at the OU is a three module qualification which explores these and other issues. [A still from a YouTube video promoting EE817] Find out more about the module options Applied linguistics and English language (EE817) Linking knowledge about the English language, how it is used, and the...
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