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The physical world: collisions
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: collisions

...world... The physical world: collisions An introduction to this album Accident investigation At the scene of a vehicle collision, both the physical evidence and the laws of physics, help police establish precisely what happened Particle collisions Professors Frank Close and Tejinder Virdee explain why physicists smash particles together and what happens in a particle...
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World Poetry Day
History & The Arts

World Poetry Day

21st March is World Poetry Day. Take a look at a range of powerful poems in our poetry prescription tool, view our videos and try a range of free courses...The videos
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World Space Week
Science, Maths & Technology

World Space Week

World Space Week is held every year between 4th-10th October - it is a celebration of science and technology. We've put together some fantastic free resources to mark this occasion.
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The physical world: helicopters
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: helicopters

...world... The physical world: helicopters An introduction to this album How helicopters fly Marie and Tracey from the Royal Berkshire Ambulance Unit find out how helicopter rotors work. Traditional rotor blades How rotor blades are constructed to cut through the air and keep the helicopter off the ground. Modern rotor blades Large, high speed military helicopters test the...
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The physical world: quantum
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: quantum

...world... The physical world: quantum An introduction to this album. The quantum revolution Science's best explanation for the mysterious principles at the root of existence. Without quantum theory, there'd be no mobile phones, computers or DVDs today. Einstein and Bohr The clash between the two giants of twentieth century physics. Einstein is a household name, but who was...
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World Emoji Day
History & The Arts

World Emoji Day

This week, on July 17th, it's World Emoji Day. Discover their impact on language and communication in our hub with an emoji animation voiced by Lauren Laverne, academic insights and related FREE courses...Transcript Discover how emoji is used to communicate Explore languages more in our FREE courses Take it further with The Open University
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Video 20 mins
World Health Day
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Health Day

...World Health Day. The main goals of the 2016 campaign are to increase awareness about the rise in diabetes and its staggering burden and consequences. ...Learn more about diabetes care The following video tracks introduce various aspects of a patient’s diabetes annual check-up. This material forms part of the Open University course Diabetes care. Listen to this podcast...
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World Bipolar Day
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Bipolar Day

...World Bipolar Day is to increase understanding about what bipolar is - and isn’t - and to banish stigma around the condition...This content is associated with The Open University’s Health and Wellbeing qualifications. Around 2% of people - or 1 in 50 people - have bipolar, which was formerly known as manic depression. It is a severe mental illness characterised by...
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