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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...
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...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
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...
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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Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...open course, Succeeding in postgraduate study, will introduce you to the nature of Master's level study. It offers essential preparation for pursuing your learning at this level. Watch the following trailer in which the authors, Eric Addae-Kyeremeh and Payam Rezaie, introduce the course. Transcript This free course will help you to become familiar with the requirements...
Reading and note taking – preparation for study
Society, Politics & Law

Reading and note taking – preparation for study

...sources...Reading and note taking – preparation for study: Introduction - This course is about the very basic study skills of reading and taking notes. You will be asked to think about how you currently read and then be introduced to a some techniques that may help you to alter the way you read according to the material you are studying. In the second section you will...
Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work
Society, Politics & Law

Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work

...Open University course W360 Justice in Action....Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work: Introduction - Policy research involves investigating the current operation of an area of the law in order to inform, improve or update the law itself or how it is used in practice. This is important so that individuals can easily understand their legal rights and how to...
Women in Science
Science, Maths & Technology

Women in Science

...Open University asked some of the female scientists currently working in its Faculty of Science, to nominate their personal choice of outstanding woman of science. The female scientists nominated include several Nobel Prize Laureates, such as Marie Curie, Dorothy Hodgkin and American geneticist, Barbara McClintock. The academics also talk about their own experiences of...