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General principles of cellular communication
Science, Maths & Technology

General principles of cellular communication

...Open University course S317 Biological science: from genes to species...General principles of cellular communication: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe in general terms how extrinsic signals activate cell signalling pathways to elicit cellular responses describe how cell signalling processes facilitate quorum sensing in...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
John Napier
Science, Maths & Technology

John Napier

...source of knowledge; it was dedicated (by Wright’s son, for Wright died before publication) to the East India Company, another of the great trading and exploration companies of the time. This dedication suggests an audience for whom the knowledge was thought to be useful – Wright was navigational consultant to the Company for the last year or two of his life....
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...opened up perspectives on a broader Europe of a less well-defined character, but at least one that was unconstrained by structures of superpower control. The independence of the reconstructed eastern Europe and the severing of Russian links throughout the area was confirmed with the dissolution of the Soviet Union a couple of weeks after the Maastricht meeting. The newly...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change

...Open University Inclusive Practice Leadership and Management Masters pathways....Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change: Introduction - This course will help you to think about your professional educational situation and the nature of leadership within it. It will provide you with a better understanding of models of leadership and the challenges and opportunities to lead...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Introducing healthcare improvement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing healthcare improvement

...Open University course Leading healthcare improvements (K827 ). . Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence)....
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Oliver Sacks: "Romantic, in the sense of the romantic poets"
Health, Sports & Psychology

Oliver Sacks: "Romantic, in the sense of the romantic poets"

...opened up neurology to the everyday world. Despite Sacks’s popularity now, he had a slow start, with his first book Migrainenot raising much interest either with his medical colleagues or the reading public. Not least, perhaps, because compared to his later works, it struggled to throw off some of the technical writing habits of academic medicine. It wasn’t until his...
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Professor Andrew Watson - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Professor Andrew Watson - Stories of Change

...Open University Transcript Stories of Change Project Professor Andy Watson interview Key RH = Roger Harrabin, Interviewer AW = Professor Andy Watson, Royal Society Research Professor, Exeter University Participant RH This is Andy Watson. Andy, tell me, you’ve seen Nic Lewis, what’s nice about it? I’m thinking in terms of the previous episodes with climate sceptics,...
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Intergenerational perceptions: Busting age-related stereotypes
Education & Development

Intergenerational perceptions: Busting age-related stereotypes

...about intergenerational projects and practice can be found here: Linking Generations Northern Ireland Linkage Bristol The European Map of Intergenerational Learning (EMIL) Like this subject? See what the OU has to offer The Open University also offers a range of related modules and qualifcations in working with young people. We also offer free courses on this subject....
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