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OpenLearn Wales take your learning further
Society, Politics & Law

OpenLearn Wales take your learning further

...Open University Thinking of studying with The Open University? You’re not alone. Thousands of learners have experienced the quality of our free, informal provision and have gone on to study at The Open University. We are the largest provider of part-time higher education in Wales. Find out about The Open University in Wales and browse our full range of courses and...
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Urban trees - could towns and cities become forests?
Nature & Environment

Urban trees - could towns and cities become forests?

...open heaths, bogs and grasslands. Today, although only about six percent of the land in Britain is urban, almost 85% of the population lives in towns and cities. The ancient woods that once covered much of Britain now make up a tiny proportion of the landscape, and even less in these urban areas. If you live in a British town or city today, you probably still encounter...
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Surviving the winter
Nature & Environment

Surviving the winter

...source of biological diversity...In this free course, Surviving the winter, we study one aspect of the fluctuating nature of an organisms environment. We consider how organisms living in a temperate climate, such as that in Britain, are adapted to cope with winter. You will see that there is much diversity of adaptations among organisms, with different species coping with...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference
Education & Development

Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference

...Open University in April 2024. The conference was aimed at colleagues working in the education sector (from early years to further education) across the UK and the goal was to share key examples of external engagement and knowledge exchange work taking place at The Open University. The conference featured keynote addresses from senior leadership staff from the three...
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Prices, location and spread
Science, Maths & Technology

Prices, location and spread

...Source: Office for National Statistics) sum open bracket w close bracket = comma sum of products open bracket r w close bracket = comma all minus item price ratio = fraction sum of products open bracket r w close bracket over sum open bracket w close bracket end = comma value of RPI in July 2011 = . Discussion GROUP PRICE RATIO FOR JULY 2011 RELATIVE TO JANUARY ......
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Why the Duke of Edinburgh's retirement was a masterclass in media management
History & The Arts

Why the Duke of Edinburgh's retirement was a masterclass in media management

...opens Mid Kent College, 1955] Philip opens a college in Kent in 1955 Buckingham Palace’s announcement that Prince Philip is retiring in the autumn is a masterclass in triggering media spectacle. Media industries around the world instantly went into meltdown over what is actually a fairly minor revelation: a 96-year-old man will retire. But following the event as it...
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Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action

...Open University set out to explore how people make sense of and use this document in their practice. ...Supported by over 30 organisations, the Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care framework was first released in 2015 and relaunched in 2021 for another five years. It outlines six ambitions, illustrated in the image, to improve the care of dying people. [Six...
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What can I do about my mental health when I don’t have the support I need?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What can I do about my mental health when I don’t have the support I need?

...source of help at times when our mental health is challenged, not everyone has the support they need. This may be because, for whatever reason, they have become isolated, or because the people they know are not comfortable talking about emotional and mental health issues. Watch the video below with Dr Jonathan Leach, as he explains what you can do if you're experiencing...
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