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OpenMinds-Talk: Virtual Worlds for real experiences
Digital & Computing

OpenMinds-Talk: Virtual Worlds for real experiences

...Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at The Open University. Her research has two strands: learning technologies and social computing. Professor Minocha will show how virtual worlds bridge time and places, interleaving the virtual with the real – allowing people to communicate and collaborate with those whom they may have never met, experience places they may never...
Life through a lens
History & The Arts

Life through a lens

...technology? Lenses are objects where art and science meet. Human curiosity about miniature worlds and worlds beyond our own has been driven by scientists and artists, often sharing the technology of lenses to see further and closer. Scientists and artists have made observations and found solutions to the problem of how to record what the lens reveals. New knowledge has...
Access courses
Education & Development

Access courses

...education and work towards gaining a diploma or degree. Join the thousands of people who have studied with us...There is no typical OU student. People of all ages and backgrounds study with us, for all sorts of reasons. Our open admissions policy helps thousands of people achieve their potential even if their previous education experience or qualifications may have been...
'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?
Education & Development

'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?

...education, healthcare, social welfare, etc.), that focus on individual racism instead of seeking to understand the norms, behaviours, and other processes that perpetuate the status quo and are implicated in shaping the actions of individual actors within these organisations and institutions, limit the possibility of change and limit the possibility of addressing racial...
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...education, work expectations and access to technology. Understanding how to bring different generations together to learn from each other can be beneficial to an organisation, to encourage diversity and different perspectives. The infographic from Generation Z provides a useful overview of the traits, characteristics and values each generation may bring to the workplace....
Family photos and what they mean
Society, Politics & Law

Family photos and what they mean

What can family photos tell us about households, gender roles and emerging technology? Professor Gillian Rose explores her research on family photography, and how this work interacts with her own experiences...Transcript
How data is making our cities smarter
Society, Politics & Law

How data is making our cities smarter

...technological life and has made the news recently due to breaches, misuse and new legislative regulations. For smart city planners, an individual's data is often not very useful - big data which amalgamates individual activities looking for patterns is far more relevant. Smart city tech companies are interested in the overview, not in being bogged down looking at...
Space scientist: John Zarnecki
Science, Maths & Technology

Space scientist: John Zarnecki

...technology developed by the space programme that's set to improve our lives on Earth... Space scientist: John Zarnecki A brief introduction to this album. Big questions about our universe Zarnecki talks about the projects and ideas that drive him: sending scientific instruments into outer space, how our solar system evolved, and whether life exists on other planets....