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COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 2: How the immune system combats viral infection: Introduction - During the COVID-19 pandemic, you will have heard a lot about antibodies and how vaccines induce neutralising antibodies that protect against infection. But antibodies are just one element of immune...
Heritage case studies: Scotland
History & The Arts

Heritage case studies: Scotland

...Commons Attribution 2.0 Licence. Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 © Mary-Catherine Garden Figures 5, 6 and 7 © Tim Benton. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Introduction to critical criminology
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to critical criminology

...miss out Course image Morten F in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence. If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
Is Brexit going to unseat English as the lingua franca?
Languages

Is Brexit going to unseat English as the lingua franca?

...education and higher learning in universities across Europe and beyond. Persian provides another example: after Iran fell to the Arab invasion, Persian became the language of the army that spread Islam into Central and South East Asia, and was then taken up by Turks, Mongols and, in fact, all Muslim rulers of the region as the administrative language of their realms....
What happened to Rio 2016's leftover food?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happened to Rio 2016's leftover food?

...educated guesses as to how much food and ingredients to have on hand to make nourishing meals. Inevitably there’s going to be a surplus, whether it’s cases of bruised fruit and vegetables, or leftover palettes of potatoes and rice. [Massimo Bottura] Massimo Bottura Now an international group of chefs and anti-hunger activists calling themselves RefettoRio Gastromotiva...
How did a natural disaster take us closer to Brexit?
Languages

How did a natural disaster take us closer to Brexit?

...educate us in an uninterested way. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the worst industrial disaster in US history and 4.9 million barrel crude were released into the environment. In addition to the huge immediate damage, long-term effects are as yet unknown but are likely to include oil remaining in the food chain for generations to come. The...
Philosophy: the nature of persons
History & The Arts

Philosophy: the nature of persons

...other materials included in this course are derived from content originated at the Open University or Public Domain. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Presenting information

...National Statistics website: Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs