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The economics of flood insurance
Society, Politics & Law

The economics of flood insurance

...analysis, can be applied to assess and weigh the net benefits of such intervention...The economics of flood insurance: Learning outcomes - After studying this course you should be able to: begin to understand and confidently use some economic concepts and terminology break down the issue of flood risk into some essential elements and apply appropriate economic theory and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Some thoughts on Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Some thoughts on Brexit

...analysis and thoughts of what is happening and why. Here (quickly) are mine. In Chinese medicine a distinction is drawn between a patient’s presenting symptom (his biaio) and his underlying set of complex causes (his ben). The role of the Chinese practitioner is to get a handle on what is really going on under the surface and treat accordingly. This may take time and is...
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Article 10 mins
Employee-owned firms: More engaged and productive employees?
Money & Business

Employee-owned firms: More engaged and productive employees?

...effort. Read the paper The full article is titled: “Do employee-owned firms produce more positive employee behavioural outcomes? If not why not? A British-Spanish comparative analysis” by Imanol Basterretxea (Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Spain) and John Storey (The Open University, UK). Published in the British Journal of Industrial Relations, June 2017....
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Article 5 mins
War, Intervention and Development
Nature & Environment

War, Intervention and Development

...analysis of the complexities of the aftermath of a civil war. In the academic perspective, Helen Yanocopulos, Senior Lecturer in International Politics and Development at The Open University provides insight into the educational value of the Sierra Leone case study. This material is taken from The Open University course TU875 War, intervention and development... War,...
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Audio 2 hrs 11 mins
Climate change
Nature & Environment

Climate change

...analysis of microfossils can provide data on seawater temperature and salinity (salt content), atmospheric CO2 and ocean circulation. Less common deposits of coarse debris can point to the break up of ice sheets and the release of detritus from melting icebergs. Marine sediments provide information from time periods ranging from 20 000 years to 180 million years ago....
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Level 2: Intermediate 18 hrs
Opening the wardrobe
Money & Business

Opening the wardrobe

...data with others’ and an opportunity to reflect on your clothing ownership and use. The event will also feature a discussion forum and blog posts from academics, practitioners and other sustainability experts. The hope is to discover how understanding more about clothing ownership can provide clues about how this behaviour can be changed. *correct at time of publication...
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Article 5 mins
Secret or sharing? Play our Privacy Game
Digital & Computing

Secret or sharing? Play our Privacy Game

...data - safely...[ministry of sharing promo image] New and updated for 2015: play our latest game The Ministry of Sharing to find out - are you a safe sharer? Are you the bee's knees when it comes to sharing the most interesting stuff on the web, or do you make people cringe when they see your posts on their Facebook newsfeed? Watch the Ministry's snappy public service...
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Activity 5 mins
Starting with Maths
Science, Maths & Technology

Starting with Maths

...data helps them understanding what's going on with the Sussex River Ouse. Student views on the OU OU students talking about the benefits to them of studying with the OU Finding space and time for studying OU students talking about how they found the space and time to study, and what has kept them motivated. The tutor experience OU Students talking about the experiences...
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Audio 52 mins