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Introducing Religions
History & The Arts

Introducing Religions

...Open University Course A217 Introducing Religions... Introducing Religions A short introduction to this album. The architecture of a mosque The largest and most splendid mosque in India. An important shrine in Delhi The most important Sufi shrine in India in Awia near Delhi. Hinduism in an Indian village How Hindu practice has changed in a small Indian village over the...
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Moons of the Solar System
Science, Maths & Technology

Moons of the Solar System

...Open University course S194 Introducing astronomy... Europa The quest to find life elsewhere in the universe is biggest in modern science. An ice covered ocean on a small world orbiting Jupiter may hold the answers to this fundamental question. Archive footage appears courtesy of Footagevault. Phobos and Deimos Named after the Greek gods of fear and dread, Mars's two...
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Financial strategy and private finance initiative
Money & Business

Financial strategy and private finance initiative

...Open University course B821 Financial strategy... Financial Strategy An introduction to this album. PFI - an introduction Culture shift: using private finance to fund public projects. Why PFI? Comparing the Private Finance Initiative with financing through the public sector. The public sector Choosing the PFI route means Calderdale NHS Trust can finally have a new...
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Diverse perspectives on health and illness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Diverse perspectives on health and illness

...Open University course KYN275 Reflecting on whole lives - diverse perspectives on health and illness... Diverse Perspectives on Health and Illness A short introduction to this album Holism: the whole truth The notion of holistic therapy is one that is becoming increasingly mainstream. An engaging debate with practitioners explores the pros and cons of this approach. Fuel...
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Introducing professional practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing professional practice

...Open University course K114 Introducing professional practice... Introducing professional practice A short introduction to this album. A day in the life of a hospital ward: Ward Sister A Ward Sister describes a typical day for her A day in the life of a hospital ward: Senior Registrar A Dave Senior Registrar in medicine describes a typical day for him A day in the life of...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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