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A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s
History & The Arts

A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s

...studying this course, you should be able to: consider the complexities involved in the study of religious change in the Sixties reflect on the possible different meanings of ‘religion’ and ‘spirituality’, how this might relate to cultural shifts, and the significance of a ‘spiritual revolution’ for contemporary religion engage with media as primary sources...A...
Tim Lenton - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tim Lenton - Stories of Change

...studies the prospects for early warning of climate tipping points. His work won the Times Higher Education Award for Research Project of the Year 2008. He has also received a Philip Leverhulme Prize 2004, a European Geosciences Union Outstanding Young Scientist Award 2006, the British Association Charles Lyell Award Lecture 2006, and the Geological Society of London...
James Smith - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

James Smith - Earth in Vision

...studied how wild birds could be affected by Prozac, which is very stable and doesn’t break down and it affects their feeding and mating behaviour, with potential long-term serious consequences, so that’s a real issue film for us. We’re doing another film with Iolo Williams, where he goes on to Grassholm Island in Pembrokeshire and rescues fledgling gannets that are...
Biofuels
Science, Maths & Technology

Biofuels

...study in Science...Biofuels: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate general knowledge and understanding of some of the basic facts, language, concepts and principles relating to plants, in particular the composition and properties of plants and the different ways in which plant products have been utilised by humans demonstrate...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Digital communications
Digital & Computing

Digital communications

...study formally at The Open University, you may wish to explore the courses we offer in this curriculum area. By using optical fibre, very high data rates (gigabits per second and higher) can be transmitted over long distances (tens of kilometres) without amplifiers or regenerators. Optical fibre has completely superseded copper wires as the primary medium for cabled...
Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Jim Skea - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Jim Skea - Stories of Change

...Studies Institute 1998-2004. He has operated at the interface between research, policy-making and business throughout his career. He is President of the UK Energy Institute. He is also a member of the UK Committee on Climate Change and Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group III for the 6th assessment cycle. He was awarded a CBE for services to sustainable energy in 2013 and an...
Як почати навчання онлайн
Education & Development

Як почати навчання онлайн

...studying with The Open University – http://www.open.ac.uk/ choose/ ou/ open-content 2. Enjoyed this? Find out more about this topic or browse all our free course materials on OpenLearn – http://www.open.edu/ openlearn/ 3. Outside the UK? We have students in over a hundred countries studying online qualifications – http://www.openuniversity.edu/ – including an MBA...
Rights and justice in international relations
Society, Politics & Law

Rights and justice in international relations

...studying this course, you should be able to: understand the different interpretations of internationally recognised notions of rights and justice give examples of implementing justice in an international sphere investigate questions in international studies analyse the different agencies of change in the international system...Rights and justice in international...