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Rare diseases are important too: Investigating Idiopatic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
Science, Maths & Technology

Rare diseases are important too: Investigating Idiopatic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)

...work is focused on exploring the following question: “why do females on a high fat diet show a higher increase of CSF secretion and decrease of drainage than males on the same diet?” We can explore this by looking at some of the differences between genders – for example, differences in hormone levels and how these differences affect CSF secretion and drainage....
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Reduce e-waste through donating old computer devices
Nature & Environment

Reduce e-waste through donating old computer devices

...as they are better equipped to repair and upgrade older computers. They will ensure that equipment works well, runs legal software copies and that any e-waste is disposed of properly. They will pass on ready-to-use equipment to those who need it, often at little or no cost to the recipient. [Screenshot of animation for COP26] Click on the banner to explore the COP26 hub...
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Researching rare disorders: NGLY-1, the first disorder of deglycosylation
Science, Maths & Technology

Researching rare disorders: NGLY-1, the first disorder of deglycosylation

...Working on a project inspired by the passion of the rare disease community, Open University PhD student Sarah Needs explains:...Sugars and Proteins Sugar and proteins in the context of the cell are very different to the sugar and proteins we think of as being in our diet. The body is made up of cells and in these cells are many different proteins. These proteins are...
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Balloon releases – a touching celebration or an environmental tragedy?
Nature & Environment

Balloon releases – a touching celebration or an environmental tragedy?

...worked for them, with similar or less expense to balloon releases: Blowing bubbles Painting stones with messages Throwing natural confetti made from flower petals Flying a kite This article was inspired by watching a balloon release at a funeral. You can learn more about funerals by watching Stacey Dooley: Inside the Undertakers and following the OU’s content on OU...
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Dating apps: is swiping right a thing of the past?
History & The Arts

Dating apps: is swiping right a thing of the past?

...want more time off screen and more human connection? This Valentine’s Day the key to someone’s heart may be at a fun live event on your doorstep instead of through a screen… but it did work for me, three years married from a Scottish tinder match back in the hay day of dating apps in 2018. See more of our Valentine's content in our OpenLearn Valentine's collection....
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Herodotus 'The Histories'
History & The Arts

Herodotus 'The Histories'

...work, ‘The Histories’, Herodotus explores the world of his own time, offering a narrative discourse that reflects on conflicts in the past that had given rise to its present organisation. He remarks on noteworthy deeds of Greek and non-Greek people, placing his narrative in the context of towns and cities that had risen and fallen. In ‘The Histories’, Herodotus is...
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What's creative about creative writing?
History & The Arts

What's creative about creative writing?

...work? Listen to translators, authors and creative writing teachers as they explore these and other questions of creativity...This collection of interviews with writers, literary agents, educators and translators looks at what creativity means in the context of ‘creative writing’. We hear leading figures from the world of literature consider questions such as: Can...
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Ramadan Mubarak!
History & The Arts

Ramadan Mubarak!

...and from their adaptation to living, working and studying in Britain. In various ways, they make the point that they do not experience Ramadan as a burden but as an integral part of their commitment to living better lives. That seems an ambition to which no-one could object. We wish our Muslim colleagues, students and friends a happy Ramadan! More on Islam and religion...
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