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Celebrating festivals from the past and present
History & The Arts

Celebrating festivals from the past and present

...climate movement. Discover the origin of protestivals and the elements which make up their model. How to prepare for playing at a music festival Timing can be everything when it comes playing at a music festival. Dr Sean Williams explains how he made the transition from darkness to sunrise so memorable at a music festival in Nevada. Literary festivals Dr Shafquat Towheed...
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Exploring the depth of the Antarctic ice sheet...
Nature & Environment

Exploring the depth of the Antarctic ice sheet...

...of sources to infer ice sheet interaction and stability. Further, future projections of the contribution of Antarctic ice sheet instability to global mean sea level rise will then be possible to evaluate. The main goal is to quantify uncertainties associated with inferences and projections to inform climate policies on sea level rise. Like science? Go further with the OU...
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What is the Golem Effect - and how does it harm bilingual students?
Languages

What is the Golem Effect - and how does it harm bilingual students?

...Climate: Teachers are nicer to students of who they have high expectations and create a warmer climate for them. Input: Teachers teach more material to students of who they have high expectations. Response opportunity: Teachers provide more response opportunities to students of who they have high expectations and help them shape the answer. Feedback: Teachers praise...
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What impact are tighter immigration restrictions having on the UK's curry houses?
Money & Business

What impact are tighter immigration restrictions having on the UK's curry houses?

...changed the tastes and eating practices of many British Asian communities – whose connection with traditional foods has become increasingly tenuous. In his book Spicing Up Britain: The Multicultural History of British Food, Panayai charts the patterns of migration and the influences of food, taste and consumption habits. He follows the tastes of British Asians who have...
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Methods in Motion: The things we don't know
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: The things we don't know

...climate? As a sociologist researching families and relationships, my primary approach has involved qualitative methods ever since I discovered how much I didn’t know, and how much more I could learn if I listened empathetically using open-ended methods. Without such an approach, there was no chance of my knowledge becoming something that stood outside the preconceptions...
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The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education
Nature & Environment

The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education

...changed the game and transformed renewable energy education in colleges and universities both in the UK and overseas. It was well received and highly praised and won two 1995 EuroSolar Prize Awards. [EuroSolar 1995 awards clipping from Open House ] In 1996, we adapted the Pack to develop the first (T265) of the Open University distance teaching Renewable Energy course...
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Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?
Society, Politics & Law

Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?

...climate action to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and instituting reform within the UN. At the end of 2026, Guterres will step down and hand over the baton to a new Secretary-General who will lead the UN until 2032 – or 2037 if they are elected for a second term. While this may seem a long way off, the selection process is already picking up pace....
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Introduction to business agility
Money & Business

Introduction to business agility

...change in their organisation at any level. It provides an introduction to core principles of business agility, with practical exercises, and is a base that can be built on with reference to the associated textbook and global public community of practice...This short course is designed for anyone leading change in their organisation at any level. It provides an...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs