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Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction
Digital & Computing

Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction

...systems as well as the service module's engine, the three astronauts returned safely to Earth. Can you think of a better example of the value of emergency planning? Two features are common to all disasters: no one thought that it could or would happen to them; those who were prepared saved lives and livelihoods. Without a plan there is little or no chance of an effective...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Internet of everything
Digital & Computing

Internet of everything

...Systems Ltd and adapted for OpenLearn by The Open University. The collaboration of The Open University and Cisco Systems to develop and deliver this course as part of OpenLearn’s portfolio will provide and extend free learning in this important and current area of study....Session 1: What is the IoE?: Introduction - Early in your reading you will discover that the terms...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...systems Are there any bioenergy systems you can think of that could allay the above concerns? Answer Some bioenergy systems, such as short rotation forestry or coppice, can increase biodiversity compared to conventional agriculture. Among more experimental technologies, microalgæ don’t take up agricultural land and may be useful in cleaning up both nutrient residues...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Ancient Rain: Historic monsoons could help us respond to climate change
Nature & Environment

Ancient Rain: Historic monsoons could help us respond to climate change

...system, specifically its role in the hydrological cycle during the summer monsoon months of June through to September when vast amounts of rainfall are released over the Indian subcontinent. Coupled with its role in Earth’s internal climate system, transporting heat and moisture across the tropics and subtropics, the Indian Summer Monsoon exerts a significant influence...
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Article 5 mins
Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills
Education & Development

Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills

...think I will do some more reading on that because that sounds quite good’ and so I was relatively easily distracted so I learned to pull that in. [EdD graduate] One of the things I didn’t realise that I was doing until far too late was that if I was reading something and I thought ‘that doesn’t fit, that doesn’t make sense’ … I put that on one side, as...
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Article 2 mins
Lying and politics: a brief primer
Society, Politics & Law

Lying and politics: a brief primer

...system. So I think if it went on for too much you could start to degrade the entire system. And I think that is why it's so important. There’s another noticeable trend in this sort of behaviour, however. For several of today’s leaders it seems preferable to spin an entirely fabricated tale than to admit to making a mistake. A recent example was Benjamin Netanyahu...
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Video 5 mins
Jury Hub from OpenLearn - a video introduction
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub from OpenLearn - a video introduction

...systems (for example, the guilty, not guilty and not proven verdicts system currently used in Scotland) have all been shown to impact on how jurors evaluate evidence and the verdicts they ultimately deliver. Our role as academics is to establish how certain factors, such as biases, may influence juror decision making, and then investigate mechanisms by which we can...
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Video 5 mins
A short introduction to the English language
Languages

A short introduction to the English language

...think consistent lying, as I say, it unsettles people. It destroys integrity and trustworthiness in the system. So I think if it went on for too much, you could start to degrade the entire system. And I think that is why it’s so important. [MUSIC PLAYING] Video 10 The language of lying part 2...A short introduction to the English language: 9 The language of protest -...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs