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An introduction to exoplanets Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to exoplanets

...System like? Could there be life on them? Learn about this fascinating area of twenty-first century science in this exciting free course, An introduction to exoplanets. The course introduces our Galaxy's population of planets, and some of their many surprises. It explains the methods used by astronomers to study exoplanets, and provides a general introduction to the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
What are Donald Trump's politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What are Donald Trump's politics?

...political climate away from existing debates about left and right. In this audio Tendayi Bloom asks Geoff Andrews and Richard Heffernan about the ‘populist’ politics of Donald Trump, how that form of politics might unfold within the constraints of the US politics system and about the rise of populism more widely. Select here for a copy of the transcript of this audio...
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Audio 13 mins
What impact will Trump's victory have on international politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What impact will Trump's victory have on international politics?

...system. In this audio Tendayi Bloom asks William Brown and Edward Wastnidge about the impact of Donald Trump’s election victory on international politics including the United States’ relations with China, its policy in the Middle East and towards Iran’s nuclear programme, and the impact on existing forms of international cooperation more generally. Select here for a...
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Audio 15 mins
Mind the Medicine Gap
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mind the Medicine Gap

...of The Open University investigates the idea that the patent system is too blunt an instrument to serve the interests of both pharmaceutical companies and the poor like Lemlem. There are smart solutions though; ways for everybody to win. Big questions. Fascinating answers... Mind the Medicine Gap An insight to why people in poor countries have less access to medicines....
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Audio 19 mins
Meddylfryd mentora (A mentoring mindset)
Education & Development

Meddylfryd mentora (A mentoring mindset)

...system addysg Cymru, a bydd fersiwn Gymraeg o’r cwrs yn cael ei chyhoeddi yn ddiweddarach yn 2022. Mae’r negeseuon ynghylch egwyddorion mentora a hyfforddi effeithiol a’r rôl bwysig mae mentoriaid yn ei chwarae fel addysgwyr athrawon yng nghyd-destun ysgolion yn parhau’r un fath ar draws systemau addysg. Bydd y cwrs yn gwella eich dealltwriaeth am rôl mentor o...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Herodotus 'The Histories': a timeline
History & The Arts

Herodotus 'The Histories': a timeline

...system for recording dates. See, for example, Thucydides, 'The Peloponnesian War', Book 2, Ch. 2: “The 30 years' truce which was entered into after the conquest of Euboea lasted 14 years. In the 15th, the 48th year of the priestess-ship of Chrysis at Argos, in the Ephorate of Aenesias at Sparta, in the last month but two of the Archonship of Pythodorus at Athens, and...
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Internet of everything
Digital & Computing

Internet of everything

...Systems Ltd and adapted for OpenLearn by The Open University. The collaboration of The Open University and Cisco Systems to develop and deliver this course as part of OpenLearn’s portfolio will provide and extend free learning in this important and current area of study....Session 1: What is the IoE?: Introduction - Early in your reading you will discover that the terms...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
El Niño and war drive aid agencies to the brink
Nature & Environment

El Niño and war drive aid agencies to the brink

...system, designed to save those at risk of dying because of human or natural disasters, faces unprecedented demands in 2016 from levels of strain it has never before had to face, a leading development agency says. With more than 10 million people in a single African country expected to need international help next year, Oxfam says the effects of a super El Niño will...
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Article 10 mins