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Goal-setting for a better world: Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda
Society, Politics & Law

Goal-setting for a better world: Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda

...Source: International Institute for Sustainable Development What about post 2015? To date as we proceed from the MDG’s to the Post-2015 Development agenda, it is worth reviewing the achievements as well as rethinking the goals. There are already a number of activities being undertaken by the global community feeding towards this, not least led by the UN (e.g. MDG...
Can a space rock from Costa Rica reveal the origin of water on Earth?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can a space rock from Costa Rica reveal the origin of water on Earth?

...opening a sample in the laboratory is quite the experience. It has a pungent smell comparable to soot, or compost, and a dark friable texture that must be handled with great care (think extra-terrestrial shortbread biscuit). It is certainly a very ‘fresh’ sample of a 4.5-billion-year-old rock, containing all the ingredients it takes to form a planet. [A small fragment...
Citizen science and global biodiversity Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Citizen science and global biodiversity

...Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career and to provide evidence of continuing professional development. Once you are signed in, you can manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your...
Free course: Histology
Science, Maths & Technology

Free course: Histology

...Open University study; trying one of our free courses, such as Histology is an ideal starting point...Valuable resources and preparation for this free course This free online course will help you understand the basic principles of light microscopy, before introducing you to histology, concentrating on the structure, function and relationship of normal human tissues. We've...
Free course: Health and Wellbeing in the Ancient World
History & The Arts

Free course: Health and Wellbeing in the Ancient World

...Open University study; trying one of our free courses, such as Health and Wellbeing in the Ancient World is an ideal starting point...[Roman Oculist stone engraving] Valuable resources and preparation for this free course This free online course will help you understand health and wellbeing in Ancient Greece and Rome. We've collated a range of academic articles,...
The Wizard of Oz: From Fractions to Formulas
Science, Maths & Technology

The Wizard of Oz: From Fractions to Formulas

...Open University’s David Brannan and Phil Rippon, ‘From Fractions to Formulas’ is a light-hearted parody of the Wizard of Oz (pronounced "Oh-Zed"), in which the traditional characters are replaced by mathematical concepts, including fractions and Pi, that come together in an enactment of the pioneering mathematician, Leonard Euler's formula: e^(i Pi) = -1. The...
Developing good academic practice
Education & Development

Developing good academic practice

...Open University by visiting our online prospectus...Developing good academic practice: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate knowledge of good academic practice and how to build it into your studies understand how to avoid inappropriate or bad academic practice show knowledge of techniques on how to avoid
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Social housing and working class heritage
History & The Arts

Social housing and working class heritage

...Open University; and Alan Powers, Professor in Architecture and Cultural History at the University of Greenwich. This material forms part of The Open University Course AD281 Understanding global heritage... Social housing and working class heritage An introduction to this album. Social housing: winners and losers Iconic status or demolition? Social housing estates have...