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The OU Welcomes Carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The OU Welcomes Carers

...Health and Wellbeing courses. The long-term shift towards an ageing population, lower use of institutional care, improved longevity of those with lifelong disabilities and reduced expenditure on public services means the number of family carers is rising and predicted to continue to rise. As a result, caring will touch most of our lives; more than three in five of us will...
Climate change, sovereign debt and the looming debt crisis in the global south
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change, sovereign debt and the looming debt crisis in the global south

...public borrowing? Trailer Watch the trailer below for an OU Economics seminar on climate change: Transcript. Learning outcomes After exploring the seminar material, you will be able to discuss challenges of mobilising finance for a sustainable transition. You will learn about the dangers of a vicious circle between climate vulnerabilities, cost of capital and rising...
The challenge of invasive alien species
Nature & Environment

The challenge of invasive alien species

...health of native species they are termed as invasive alien species. This is a relatively young but rapidly growing field of study. Some examples of well known invasive alien species NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ORIGIN NEW HABITAT NATURE OF DAMAGE Cane toad Bufo marinus Central America Australia Kills native fauna with poison Crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes Possibly Africa, Asia...
What does the Queen's Speech tell us about the next two years?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the Queen's Speech tell us about the next two years?

...public spending implications attached to such talks, a sense of growing uncertainty has hung over the parliamentary spectacle of the Queen’s speech. Some doubted that it could even go ahead. Nevertheless, with a degree of pragmatism that runs deep inside the Conservative Party’s DNA, the prime minister appears to have accepted that given the new House of Commons...
Nuclear power: friend or foe?
Society, Politics & Law

Nuclear power: friend or foe?

...public opinion) that determines outcomes. Nonetheless, discourse matters, too, since it both reflects and inspires the changing relationships of power. For this online exercise you will immerse yourself in the nuclear debate by tackling both sides in the argument. Try to put yourself, first, in the position of an advocate for nuclear energy, and then adopt the position of...
Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Can microplastics find their way onto your plate?
Nature & Environment

Can microplastics find their way onto your plate?

...health and can they get into our food? Joanna Jesionkowska, a research student at The Open University, looks into this here...Find out more about The Open University's Environment qualifications. “Only One Earth” is the motto of 2022’s World Environment Day . It will focus on the need to live sustainably in harmony with nature, and our possibilities for shifting to...
6 ways to make your voice heard in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

6 ways to make your voice heard in Wales

...public money is being spent appropriately. Members of the Senedd right across the country hold regular surgeries. These are opportunities for residents to come to them with any issue they need help with. It could be a problem getting help with a particular health problem, an issue with local bin collections, or poor local transport. Or it could be something you want to...
Is the UK media failing Welsh voters?
Society, Politics & Law

Is the UK media failing Welsh voters?

...health and education. [Percentage of readers of various Welsh newspapers] Reader deficit One of the most striking findings of the survey is the low number of people reading a newspaper produced in Wales – 5% or fewer. The Western Mail carries the most comprehensive coverage of the assembly, but the survey revealed that fewer than 4% regularly read it; when asked to name...