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Meiosis and mitosis
Science, Maths & Technology

Meiosis and mitosis

...and Disease, Vol. 1, 1971, by Bernard Greenberg, published by Princeton University Press, 1971. F. Gregor, artist; Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Science and society: A career and professional development course
Education & Development

Science and society: A career and professional development course

...course was held at the Open University campus in Milton Keynes, through the financial support of the Royal Society, and attended by 13 UK research scientists with an interest in these topics. A good deal of the material that we used to deliver this ‘pilot version’ of the course is here on this site and so freely available to all other interested parties – other...
Beginners’ Italian: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ Italian: food and drink

...course provides a taster for studying other Italian short courses at The Open University’s Open Centre for Languages and Cultures. Some activities in this course use an audio-recording tool. This may not work correctly in the Safari browser on Apple Mac computers. Please try another browser such as Google Chrome to run this...Beginners’ Italian: food and drink:...
Cyflwyniad i greu newid gwleidyddol a chymdeithasol
Society, Politics & Law

Cyflwyniad i greu newid gwleidyddol a chymdeithasol

...course is available in English and Scottish Gaelic. Mae’r DU yn wynebu argyfyngau niferus: amgylcheddol, economaidd, gwleidyddol, cymdeithasol ac iechyd. Mae’r cwrs ar-lein am ddim hwn yn amlinellu rhai o’r sgiliau dinasyddiaeth allweddol a’r wybodaeth sydd eu hangen i ymyrryd yn y byd wrth iddo newid. Mae’n archwilio sut i wneud newid yn wleidyddol ac yn...
Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta
Society, Politics & Law

Bun-chùrsa mu bhith a’ dèanamh atharrachadh poilitigeach is sòisealta

...course explores how you can make change politically and socially, giving essential background information to get started, examples of inspiring changemakers, advice on how to have an impact both within and outside of traditional UK parliamentary politics, and the qualities needed to succeed...This course is also available in English and Welsh. Tha iomadh èiginn mu...
Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K219 Critical issues in health and wellbeing...Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: outline to what extent a person’s ‘lifestyle’ impacts upon their health and wellbeing describe how psychosocial (i.e. social, economic,...
Evolution through natural selection
Nature & Environment

Evolution through natural selection

...course, Evolution through natural selection, we describe the theory of evolution by natural selection as proposed by Charles Darwin in his book, first published in 1859, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. We will look at natural selection as Darwin did, taking inheritance for granted, but...
Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...Open University. The course is designed to help you to make your own considered decisions about your engagement with social media, while also providing tips and guidance to help you make the most of it as part of your university experience. Most importantly, it will give you a better sense of the options available, which will allow you to have confidence in the choices...