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Diabetes care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Diabetes care

...manage their own condition. This material forms part of The Open University course SK120 Diabetes care... Diabetes care A brief introduction to this album. Living with diabetes Professor David Matthews on the history of research into the treatment of diabetes and how patients can manage the condition by modifying their behaviour. Annual review What happens during an...
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Audio 31 mins
The Galapagos
Science, Maths & Technology

The Galapagos

...managed. It also follows the day-to-day research of two biological scientists - Beatrix Schramm, who tries to get a faecal sample from a Giant Tortoise to learn more about what triggers them to mate, and Martin Wikelski who studies marine iguanas and the problems they face as a result of their choice of food. In the audio track, Open University biologist David Robinson...
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Audio 1 hr 23 mins
Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes

...project, which is that a smart city uses digital data to improve its management somehow. But I think we're rather less fixated in our research project on the idea of data and smart technologies specifically, because there are a lot of other aspects to a small city, which enable a city to become smart or not. For example, the kind of policies that its local authority has,...
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Video 10 mins
Environment: habitat and conservation
Nature & Environment

Environment: habitat and conservation

...managed biodiversity at Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire, and the search for sustainable forms of development along the River Severn. This material forms part of the course U216 Environment... Environment: habitat and conservation A short introduction to this album. Blackwater: A Threatened Habitat Change on the Blackwater Estuary. As the sea level rises this unique landscape...
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Audio 1 hr 17 mins
Working for health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working for health

...introduction to this album. Radical midwives London midwives talk about their rebellion against new practices within the NHS, and why they set up the Association of Radical Midwives. Gene activists Activists challenge the safety claims and the science behind the commercial exploitation of GM technology. Surviving mental healthcare A member of the All Wales User/Survivor...
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Audio 2 hrs 33 mins
Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...project, I'm working as a project manager, working with a lot of people from 13 organisations, from eight different European countries. I'm happy to share some information about the ICAERUS project and the upcoming open call that is a very good opportunity for innovation and collaboration. The ICAERUS project aims to foster the effective and efficient adoption of ......
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
What does it take to mentor young offenders?
Education & Development

What does it take to mentor young offenders?

...project and independently evaluate the young people's achievements, behaviour and outcomes to assess the benefits of the mentoring project. HEAR FROM ALEXA AND CAROLINE IN THE VIDEOS BELOW ON WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A MENTOR. ALEXA - MENTOR CAROLINE - PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR TRANSCRIPT TranscriptAbout the project The Milton Keynes Enterprise Mentors programme was delivered by...
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Video 10 mins
Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022
Society, Politics & Law

Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022

...project which is concerned to uncover a largely hidden past: women’s involvement in workplace struggles across Scotland since the early 1900s... [OU Scotland logo Dark blue] [Scottish Union Learn] This collection of learning materials is primarily concerned with exploring women’s (often hidden) role in struggles in the workplace across Scotland over the period from...
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Article 10 mins