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50 years of sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

50 years of sport and fitness

...has rapidly developed since 1969. In this series of articles, we look back at the advances made in technology and sports medicine, successes of British sportswomen, world records and changes in various sports and fitness activites...Discover how sport has changed in the past 50 years Now take a free related course Study with the OU Read more on sports and risk taking...
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Article 10 mins
Why do women need abortions?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do women need abortions?

...Education For Choice Voice for Choice – the UK pro-choice coalition Information for health professionals: The care of women requesting induced abortion. Evidence-based clinical guideline number 7 from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Bish Training for training and resources to teach young people about sex and relationships Sex Education Forum for...
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Video 30 mins
Reflections on the Northern Ireland Economy 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on the Northern Ireland Economy 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement

...education that explain low productivity. The NI economy being locked in a kind of underdevelopment trap that is an important element in explaining the persistence of weak economic performance linked to productivity. Figure 2 shows the continuing productivity challenge since the GFA in relation to the rest of UK. [Productivity, output per hour (UK=100)] Figure 2:...
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Article 5 mins
The thorny issue of ‘driverless’ cars
Society, Politics & Law

The thorny issue of ‘driverless’ cars

...technology for driverless cars? Who is responsible if the vehicle crashes?...[Google Driverless Car] Oh dear! The Google car has crashed and Google has admitted that it may be their fault. This was in California, but such vehicles could be on the roads of England and Wales in the next few years. Should we be worried? We don’t think so. According to The Highway Code, one...
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Article 10 mins
Improving the everyday lives of carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving the everyday lives of carers

...technologies and get online. ...Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. [Image of a young carer and an older person talking] Over a 100 million people in Europe care for a family member or friend. Many of them are caring for an older person and indeed many are older people themselves - caring for a spouse, sibling or parent...
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Article 10 mins
First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship
Money & Business

First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship

...technological and social innovation; commercial and social enterprise; independent and corporate entrepreneurship. It also helps learners to develop subject-related skills, knowledge and understanding as they participate in activities including preparing a ‘visual essay’, taking part in online negotiations and developing their own proposals for an innovative...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis
Languages

A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis

...technology and writing, and how the development of new technologies alter the way we communicate. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course L101 Introducing English language studies...A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how different...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Blade Runner: What's the balance between science and fiction?
Science, Maths & Technology

Blade Runner: What's the balance between science and fiction?

...technology (or at least what was considered cutting edge in the 80s) is shown to have advanced to the point at which synthetic humanoid beings, called Replicants, are produced. These humanoids are synthesised by the Tyrell Corporation, whose motto is “more human than human”. The film explores the relationship between humans and Replicants – in particular the need to...
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