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Reading communities: why, what and how?
Education & Development

Reading communities: why, what and how?

...research and practice? Whilst this article responds to these questions, first we surely need to consider our long term aims. Do we want to develop readers for life (the maximum entitlement), or will the ‘expected standard’ (the minimum) or ‘greater depth’ (a halfway house) suffice? After all, it’s only five years since reading for pleasure became a statutory...
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Building over farmland: Will city expansion leave the world hungry?
Nature & Environment

Building over farmland: Will city expansion leave the world hungry?

...researchers found that 30 million hectares of crop lands will be lost to growing cities – an area equivalent to the Philippines. Of this, Asia and Africa will lose 24 million hectares of prime agricultural land. With cities becoming hubs of economic activity, large-scale changes are expected. However, the authors say this is the first study to quantify the effect of...
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Questions in science
Science, Maths & Technology

Questions in science

...research into how bats use waves to identify their prey. What is a metal? is essentially a taster in chemistry. It has been adapted from a topic called Why do metals corrode? which was written by the chemist Dr Maria Velasco-Garcia. This block will introduce you to the properties of metals and you will also get to undertake an online laboratory experiment called a flame...
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Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?
Nature & Environment

Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?

...Research Group (ERG), mainly consisting of new PhD students. Through the 1970s and 1980s Jake and members of ERG worked with MKDC on a range of projects, such as: Analysing the performance of an active solar house (with thermal solar panels) Helping design and monitor nearly 200 low energy passive solar houses (where the solar gains come in through south-facing windows)...
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Rastafari in Israel
History & The Arts

Rastafari in Israel

...research on diasporic and transnational contexts of Rastafari in this article...My doctoral research focuses on diasporic and transnational contexts of Rastafari. I am interested in de-essentialising Rastafari, and over the next year or so I will be conducting fieldwork in Rome and London with different Rasta communities and groups. I see my approach as one that focuses...
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Drugs and consumerism
Money & Business

Drugs and consumerism

...pricing, advertising and marketing...The OU's Dr Peter Bloom talks to Professor Gerard Hastings—the first UK Professor of Social Marketing and founder/director of the Institute for Social Marketing and Centre for Tobacco Control Research at Stirling and The Open University—about consumerism, marketing, and pricing, particularly around prescription drugs. Transcript...
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Coronavirus: Dealing with Death, Dying and Grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coronavirus: Dealing with Death, Dying and Grief

...How do you tell someone that they're dying? And how will they respond to the news? Did you know death, dying and bereavement has been a major research and teaching theme at the OU for over twenty years? Find out more on our research page. We have curated a collection of free learning content from OpenLearn to open up the subject. Take a look at the extra resources below....
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Badges come to OpenLearn
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Badges come to OpenLearn

...research into Open Educational Resources (OER) with badged open courses (BOCs). These have been developed in response to the needs of informal learners who are seeking access to study skills and to have their learning recognised. Badged open courses FAQ Why study free courses with OpenLearn? 'We have listened to the changing needs and requirements of our informal learners...
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