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Stories from our Black students
Money & Business

Stories from our Black students

...management because I’ve set up my own business. It’s small now, but I want it to grow, to give me real financial independence. If that doesn’t work out, well, having a degree could mean a better-paid job. Options are important. Copyright and acknowledgements Copyright OpenLearn publishes all its content using a creative commons licence which allows all our content...
Moons of the Solar System
Science, Maths & Technology

Moons of the Solar System

...managed to visit over the last fifty years, including The Moon, Europa, Phobos, Deimos and Titan. From the first human footsteps on another world to the most distant spacecraft landing in history, our neighbourhood of moons has always played a central role in our exploration of the planets. For an introductory astronomy course, try The Open University course S194...
Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...manages revenue collection. The system is designed to cope with up to ‘250,000 vehicles [making] 450,000 movements into the charging zone during the period 7 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. with 40,000 vehicles an hour driving into the congestion charging zone during the morning peak (7 a.m.–10 a.m.)’ (Transport for London, 2005). This complex system combining a number of...
Dan Rees - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dan Rees - Earth in Vision

...managed to go in terms of harnessing social media and harnessing campaigning around that issue. I thought that was a tremendous bit of programming and very inspiring. What I’m most proud of… From my own perspective of a single piece of work I’m probably the proudest of was the final programme of Frozen Planet called On Thin Ice, which was a show about the effects of...
Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

...Management, University of Leeds The government’s plan for a “modern industrial strategy” requires clarity of vision, strong leadership and of course substantial investment. In his budget speech today, Hammond offered additional investment in intermediate skills, but – worryingly for UK industry – the extent that the government is ideologically committed to...
The economics of flood insurance
Society, Politics & Law

The economics of flood insurance

...managing water are diverse. Historically, flooding has been beneficial in some ways and costly in others, so that reducing the incidence of flooding and managing its impacts were and still remain important societal goals. However, approaches designed to keep water out of urban or residential areas have become problematic as the changing population and landscape make this...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Supply chain sustainability
Money & Business

Supply chain sustainability

...management...Supply chain sustainability: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand what is meant by sustainability in the context of the supply chain explain the four perspectives of supply chain sustainability assess the degree of sustainability in your (or any other) organisation from each of these four perspectives, and provide...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach
Education & Development

Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach

...managed to get a job here at St. Edward’s School in Oxford. And immediately this year now I’m getting my PGCE, so on the job whilst I’m teaching. Teaching is wonderful. It is fantastic because there’s just so much sheer variety. You have to be mega organised, however much you want to instill a love of your subject into people – and I think that is hugely, hugely...