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Water supply and treatment in the UK
Science, Maths & Technology

Water supply and treatment in the UK

...management including the bodies representing the consumer, the environment, and the suppliers. The scope of the discussion ranges from wastage and emergency treatment to recycling and effluent control. In two bonus audio tracks, OU lecturer Dr Suresh Nesaratnam explains why the case studies were selected and gives an overview of the academic context in which water supply...
Opening up history: religion and politics in the Elizabethan era
History & The Arts

Opening up history: religion and politics in the Elizabethan era

...project. ...Find out more about The Open University's Arts and Humanities courses and qualifications. 1. What first got you interested in history? [Dr Neil Younger]Honestly, I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t fascinated by history. 2. What is your specialist area and how did you end up focusing on this? Like many, I studied the Tudors at A-Level, and loved the...
Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...Project Manager whose task is to coordinate multilingual translation projects (this is a common pathway into the profession). You would also probably specialise in one or more specific types of translation. Some of the more lucrative areas include legal, medical, technical or financial translation but there are many, many possible areas of specialisation. Translation for...
Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Developing (as) a research team
Education & Development

Developing (as) a research team

...projects led by women project managers’. Developing (as) a diverse team in equitable ways is an ongoing process. It is something which we need to pay attention to at every stage of a research project. We need to revisit and reflect on these issues of participation throughout. In many ways they begin before we begin and do not end when we end. Like all valuable...
Book, comic and animation - What is the fear collection?
Science, Maths & Technology

Book, comic and animation - What is the fear collection?

...Project Fear...[Project fear screengrab] Morpheus, Phobetor and Phantasos – Gods of dreams, fears and phantasies... Why the Greek gods continue to inspire is a mystery? Perhaps they are timeless and speak to us about our universal experience of human frailties? Whatever the reason for their lasting fascination, we all have fears and we all know what it is to be fearful....
Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying design at The Open University: a rewarding journey

...project-based. Students have the opportunity to engage in a wide range of projects, solidifying the notion that design isn’t just theory. Designers tackle real-world problems, improving lives – that’s the allure of design education. Students get actively involved as a project begins with identifying a problem or topic. After researching existing solutions, they...
Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities
Digital & Computing

Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities

...project based in Africa, the course illustrates the use of powerful use of systems diagramming for international development management. This is a companion course to Diagramming for development 2: exploring inter-relationships...Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities, is a free course that introduces you to the systems diagramming techniques of Rich pictures,...
Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?
Nature & Environment

Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?

...management. Jake had become very concerned about UK energy policy. This was a time when North Sea oil and gas were coming on stream and there was a rose-tinted optimism about the future of nuclear power. How about just using less energy? He set out his views in his 1975 book ‘Fuels Paradise’. At the OU Jake set up an Energy Research Group (ERG), mainly consisting of...