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Casgliad llesiant a iechyd meddwl
Health, Sports & Psychology

Casgliad llesiant a iechyd meddwl

...Open Learn a’r pethau arwyddocaol oedd yn eu poeni yn ystod eu hamser yn fyfyrwyr. Gyda’r cyfraniad amhrisiadwy hwn, llwyddwyd i adnabod yr adnoddau mwyaf perthnasol a defnyddiol sydd eu hangen i gefnogi iechyd meddwl a lles myfyrwyr. Yn ogystal â chyfraniad hanfodol y myfyrwyr, rhoddwyd y casgliad at ei gilydd gan ddefnyddio sylwadau arbenigol gan wasanaethau...
Do we have a right to die?
History & The Arts

Do we have a right to die?

...open? By disallowing physician-assisted death in this country, are all we doing is ensuring that it remains a privilege of the wealthy? What are your thoughts? Have your say using the comments section below: PLEASE NOTE: This discussion hub is intended for discussing the issues surrounding assisted suicide and the right to die, please do not use it for personal attacks on...
Britain's Billion Year Journey
Science, Maths & Technology

Britain's Billion Year Journey

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications Rodinia - the first supercontinent Between one billion and 620 million years ago, the continental crust that would one day be known as Britain formed tiny parts of a giant supercontinent called Rodinia (approximately 500 million years before the formation of Pangaea, a later supercontinent). All of Britain was south of...
Just six numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Just six numbers

...which our Big Bang has evolved into the complex cosmos we inhabit, where on at least one planet creatures have evolved which are complicated enough to worry about it all. Martin Rees was explaining his theory to the Open University programme Final Frontier. To find out more about Martin Rees' six key numbers, take a look at Martin's book, which is called Just Six Numbers....
The Great Fall: A personal perspective, before and after
Languages

The Great Fall: A personal perspective, before and after

...Open University lecturer in Classical Studies. ...Like many millions I watched the breaching of the Berlin Wall on TV in 1989. I’ve had two direct and brief encounters with East Germany before and after this historic event. I’m descended from a C19th German Jewish émigré family of musicians but I first visited East Germany in 1982 when we went on a camping holiday,...
Noble gases
Science, Maths & Technology

Noble gases

...Open University Chemistry qualification. Video Text version Here are five of the six noble gases: helium, neon, argon, kypton and xeon. They're all colourless and transparent. Krypton and xeon form compounds only with difficulty. Helium, neon and argon don't form compounds at all. As we descend the group in the periodic table the atomic number and relative atomic mass...
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What's the difference between a tall organisation and a flat organisation? The one-minute guide
Money & Business

What's the difference between a tall organisation and a flat organisation? The one-minute guide

...Open University's Business and Management courses and qualifications [A ray] Is this ray wise to keep things flat? Where there is a large number of levels in the management hierarchy, the organisation is said to be ‘tall’. This will tend to result in narrow spans of control. Where there is a small number of levels in the hierarchy, the organisation is said to be...
The age of offence
Society, Politics & Law

The age of offence

...Open University's Language courses and qualifications. From ‘cancel culture’ to ‘wokeness’ to the ‘culture wars’, many of the terms that define our age are related to the idea of ‘offence’. Propelled by the influence of social media, the giving and taking of offence seems to have become an integral part of modern life. The news media regularly spark moral...