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Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact
Science, Maths & Technology

Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact

...work is aimed to understand the causes of the heart dysfunction observed in later life in individuals with CLN3 Disease (read about Broken Hearts in Batten Disease). Other groups in the School of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences at The Open University also incorporate the study of rare diseases into their research. As one of the many diseases they study, the Blood Brain...
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Article 10 mins
England’s Historic Battlefields: the Wars of the Roses
History & The Arts

England’s Historic Battlefields: the Wars of the Roses

...work hard to raise awareness of Britain’s military heritage. Annual festivals, like that held on the site of the Battle of Tewkesbury, commemorate the events of centuries past, bringing together reenactors, ‘Living History’ enthusiasts and the wider public as part of a burgeoning heritage industry. Yet the history relating to historic battlefields is often hard to...
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Video 10 mins
Pushing through the speed barrier: trailblazing women in motorsport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Pushing through the speed barrier: trailblazing women in motorsport

...working in senior jobs in F1, Mueller is set to be the first to work in the role of race engineer. As a race engineer, she will work most closely with Esteban Ocon on the set-up and running of his car and will be the main link between the driver and the team on the track through radio communications. Additionally, Carine Cridelich will join Haas as new Head of Strategy...
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Article 10 mins
Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...working for them are motivated, well qualified and work well together. In other ways, however, small businesses operate very differently from large businesses. Small businesses are often owned and managed by the same person. This ‘owner-manager’ may be the founder of the business, or sometimes a relative, perhaps a son or daughter of the founder. Owner-managers are...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
The global pursuit of equitable football coaching legacies from Africa and The Caribbean to the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

The global pursuit of equitable football coaching legacies from Africa and The Caribbean to the UK

...social issues. Lack of senior leadership: Although it is complicated to provide a precise, definitive number of UK football clubs owned by racially minoritised organisations or individuals. This is most likely because many clubs have complex ownership structures (e.g., trusts, partnerships, private entities) that can make it difficult to determine who ultimately owns the...
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Article 10 mins
Diary of a Mars operations day
Science, Maths & Technology

Diary of a Mars operations day

...working with today has a clear structure. First there are two parts of the team, the engineers and the scientists. The engineers keep the rover safe, watch over its health and put together all the sequences that make the rover measure and image the targets that we scientists pick out as interesting and of scientific importance. I am a mineralogist by training, and thus I...
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Article 15 mins
The science of nutrition and healthy eating Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...work, too. So when I feel my energy levels completely depleting, too, that’s when I know I need a break. And it happens at different times throughout the day, actually. It might vary from between about like 11:30 to about 1 o’clock SPEAKER 12 I always eat around 1 o’clock so that I can meet my friends. So we all come from different departments and meet up together...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...work. You will also look at how ICT systems convey, store and manipulate data, and how they process data. Finally you will learn how these systems are used...Information and communication technologies (ICTs) systems now dominate our everyday lives. This free course, Introducing ICT systems, will explain what constitutes such a system and how ICT systems work. You will...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs