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Jumpstart University
Education & Development

Jumpstart University

Aimed to help students starting university this year to prepare for and settle into their studies, the Jumpstart University hub has been developed by The Open University in collaboration with the Russell Group.
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Hospital: After the terrorist attack
Health, Sports & Psychology

Hospital: After the terrorist attack

...OU co-production Hospital were filming in St Mary's Hospital. Watch some of the activity as medical crews responded to the developing incident...An incident is declared The first victims arrive at St Mary's A reunion The two young men were injured during the terrorist attack in London on March 22nd, 2017. Five people were murdered and 49 injured. The BBC News website has...
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Sacrificial Metals
Science, Maths & Technology

Sacrificial Metals

...OU course Our Chemical Environment (ST240)...[Coral and fish] According to this table aluminium should react with oxygen more readily than iron, which is easily oxidized in the presence of water and oxygen. How is it then that aluminium can be used for aeroplanes which are in constant contact with water and oxygen? In reality, aluminium does react with oxygen very rapidly...
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The Labour Party purges
Society, Politics & Law

The Labour Party purges

...student movement and other social movements who joined Labour, enthused by the Corbyn campaign, and had every intention of remaining in the Party. The reasoning behind these new rejections looks, at least at first sight, murky. Hattie Craig is a recent graduate from the University of Birmingham, and a relatively prominent activist the National Campaign Against Fees and...
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Everyday maths video: "From zero to hero"
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths video: "From zero to hero"

When is it too late to start learning maths again? Watch this video in which one of our students tells her own maths success story!...Click here to download the transcript
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Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing
Science, Maths & Technology

Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing

...OU Ph.D. student explains all you need to know about genome editing...Genome editing, also referred to as “gene editing”, “genome engineering” or “gene engineering”, encompasses various modern technologies that allow scientists to alter the DNA of organisms or cells. These techniques aim at inserting, removing, replacing or modifying specific fragments of DNA....
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Wales and music: a conversation with Huw Stephens
History & The Arts

Wales and music: a conversation with Huw Stephens

...OU / BBC TV series Wales: Music Nation, presented by Huw Stephens. Read more about the OU experts who took part below. [Dr Martin Clarke] Dr Martin V. Clarke Head of Discipline (Music), Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences The Open University Martin Clarke's primary research interests lie in the relationships between music, theology and religious practice, and the history of...
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WhatDoTheyKnow
Society, Politics & Law

WhatDoTheyKnow

...ou have the right to request information from any publicly-funded body, and get answers. WhatDoTheyKnow helps you make a Freedom of Information request. It also publishes all requests online." It was initiated by non-governmental organisation/charity and encourages people to participate through an online platform. WhatDoTheyKnow is local and national in orientation and...
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