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An introduction to energy resources
Nature & Environment

An introduction to energy resources

...Universe! Energy can neither be created or destroyed (the Law of Conservation of Energy) so the energy of the photon doesn't disappear but is spread far and wide. Although eternal, in practice it is beyond recovery: useful energy in a high grade form is degraded through the material work that it has done. Energy takes many natural forms: light, heat, sound, mechanical...
Dr Benny Peiser - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Dr Benny Peiser - Stories of Change

...University Transcript Stories of Change Project Benny Peiser interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin, interviewer BP: = Dr Benny Peiser, The Global Warming Policy Foundation, participant RH: Dr Peiser, thank you very much for agreeing to be interviewed by us for the BBC documentaries and the Open University. Can I start with the first question that we’re asking all of our...
Brighton Pavilion
History & The Arts

Brighton Pavilion

...University course From Enlightenment to Romanticism c.1780-1830 (A207)...Brighton Pavilion: 2 A prince at the seaside - In this section we will take a closer look at the life of George IV and what brought him to Brighton. The Prince of Wales (see Figure 2 ), known familiarly to his friends as ‘Prinny’, was born in 1762 and destined to become Prince Regent in 1811...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

Modern slavery

...University course W102 Law: concepts and perspectives...Modern slavery: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the historical origins of slavery as well as examples of slavery understand the international legal framework prohibiting slavery understand the concept of modern slavery and its various forms analyse the applicable law...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...University course E304 Exploring English Grammar. Brief definitions of words in bold can be found in the Glossary at the end of this course...Grammar matters: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand that grammar can be seen as a flexible and useful tool for meaning making understand how grammar and vocabulary choices together...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Young people’s wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young people’s wellbeing

...universal or absolute but will depend on particular cultural and historical contexts. Concerns about young people's health need to be seen as interwoven with wider and changing discourses about youth. These concerns can be seen as, in part, projecting wider social concerns on to young people. Young people have real experiences of physical and mental ill health, but these...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Exploring anxiety
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring anxiety

...University course S826 Introduction to mental health science (Stage 1 in the Masters in Mental Health Science), and is suitable preparatory reading if you are considering moving on to postgraduate study in this area. A number of related free courses are also available on OpenLearn. They are recommended to complement your studies, can serve as background reading, introduce...
Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Is a technological solution always the best? The politics of toilets
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is a technological solution always the best? The politics of toilets

...University which uses state-of-the-art nano technology to make a toilet that does not require plumbing. Instead it needs batteries, regular servicing of complex and proprietary parts, and safe, dry removal of wax-coated solid waste. The decision to help fix this enormous problem is laudable but the Nano Membrane Toilet side-steps the real social and economic problems that...