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Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war
History & The Arts

Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war

...management brings the project in line with recent work by historians on other intoxicants, including alcohol, cocaine and amphetamines, and their use in wartime. Some historians sideline tobacco though, because it has pretty much always been permitted (making it a ‘soft drug’, alongside tea and coffee), as opposed to generally illicit ‘hard drugs’ which have been...
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Article 5 mins
Why do some cities thrive?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do some cities thrive?

...project aimed at understanding transitions through boom, bust and austerity for UK cities, and the lessons that can be learned from the past 50 years of economic history that might help cities prepare for the decades ahead. It will be the largest ever analysis of the post-industrial fortunes of the UK’s cities. It builds on work that Martin and his team carried out for...
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Financial methods in environmental decisions
Nature & Environment

Financial methods in environmental decisions

...Introduction - One of the tasks of an environmental professional is to make sure that the resources they spend on environmental improvements are spent in the best possible way. This free course, Financial methods in environmental decisions begins by introducing some of the tools that can be used to assess the benefits of investment decisions. Conventional financial...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Stories from our Black students
Money & Business

Stories from our Black students

...project into Black students’ experiences on a peer mentoring scheme, we interviewed four first-year students. During these interviews, they talked broadly about the challenges they faced in balancing their lives and their study at The Open University...Listen to their inspiring stories below. In these, they share how having a long-term vision of achieving a degree...
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Audio 15 mins
Welfare, crime and society
Society, Politics & Law

Welfare, crime and society

...introduction to the album. Surveillance: safe shopping Surveillance and security in the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds. Surveillance: perceptions of security Private and public, formal and informal forms of security in the White Rose Shopping Centre. Gated communities: who and why? Exploring some of the reasons why people in different parts of the world choose to...
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Audio 1 hr 20 mins
Scotland's gold trail
Nature & Environment

Scotland's gold trail

...Managers, 1838 to 1865: https://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/21752/1/Mills%20proof%20German%20Mine%20Managerspdf.pdf Gold from Highlands mine to be made into Scottish jewellery, The Guardian, 2 January 2020: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/02/gold-highlands-mine-scottish-jewellery Cononish Gold and Silver Mine, Scotland, Mining Technology:
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Activity 5 mins
Motivation and goal setting - Academic Study Skills
Education & Development

Motivation and goal setting - Academic Study Skills

...project that lasts several years such as working towards a degree or developing a career path. Setting interim goals to get you through the long journey of a three-year degree can help keep you motivated when you’re finding things difficult. By working through this tutorial, you should be able to: Discover what is going to motivate you from now on Understand how to set...
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Activity 5 mins
Living with Disability
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living with Disability

...introduction to health and social care... Living with Disability A short introduction to this album. Living with MS: Veronica's story A day in the life of Veronica Sinclair and her husband. They talk about how Veronica;s progressive MS has affected them, and how an assited living grant has changed their lives. An introduction to health and social care Professor Joanna...
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Audio 2 hrs 14 mins