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Capacities for managing development
Money & Business

Capacities for managing development

...world are managed is undergoing radical change. In the UK, local communities are buying forested land, to preserve forests for the greater benefit of society. In the developing world, forestry commissions are actively empowering villagers to engage in forest management and conservation. The video tracks on this album use case studies in the UK and in India to illustrate...
Gaelic in modern Scotland
Languages

Gaelic in modern Scotland

...world. Created with the positive encouragement of Bòrd na Gàidhlig and with support from BBC Alba, this free course, Gaelic in modern Scotland, is available in both Gaelic and English. The course has been designed to provide a resource for people with a personal or professional interest in increasing their knowledge and understanding of the development and impact of...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
DEBATE: Can we trust bankers to help the national recovery?
Money & Business

DEBATE: Can we trust bankers to help the national recovery?

With all the new controls in place, can we now trust the bankers to help the national recovery? Share your views here...Read the academic articles below, then share your views by voting in our poll and using the comments facility. Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world's leading questionnaire tool.
Hans Rosling: How to compare countries using statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

Hans Rosling: How to compare countries using statistics

Statistician magician, the late Hans Rosling shows you how to collate and animate the data of different countries in these short videos that depict our changing world...Transcript All videos shown were produced by Wingspan Productions Watch the videos in the Hans Rosling series Learn more about data with our free materials
DEBATE: Should we have a smaller financial services sector?
Health, Sports & Psychology

DEBATE: Should we have a smaller financial services sector?

Do you think we should have a smaller financial services sector? Vote in our poll and leave your comments...Read the academic articles below, then share your views by voting in our poll and using the comments facility. Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world's leading questionnaire tool.
Troy Story: Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
History & The Arts

Troy Story: Homer's Iliad and Odyssey

Interested in Greek myths? We've condensed the epic narrative of Homer's poems the Iliad and the Odyssey into short animations voiced by the dulcet tones of Don Warrington...The Iliad Transcript The Iliad - who's who? The Odyssey Transcript The Odyssey - Who's who? More FREE learning on Greek gods and the classical world Take it further with The Open University
Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?
Money & Business

Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?

...world’s most innovative and fastest-growing companies – Huawei. Since its founding in 1987, Huawei has grown to become one of the world’s largest telecoms companies, with revenue of $75 billion. Globally it employs 180,000 with nearly 60,000 of these based at the Shenzhen campus. Our overall aim is to understand their global innovation practices.* We want to...
Explore free courses on sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Explore free courses on sport and fitness

Did you know that OpenLearn is full of content exploring the fascinating and exciting world of sport and fitness?...[Black and white image of a woman riding a bike] Whether you're a budding runner, an established athlete, a coach or a couch potato, you'll find lots to learn in our free courses revolving around the varied subject of sport and fitness.