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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
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Learning from sport burnout and overtraining

...changes to their motivational climate – but coaches and an organisation can. The case of Pendleton begs the following questions: how can coaches and parents help create a healthy motivation for athletes that helps protect them from burnout? How might SDT contribute to this understanding?...Session 5: What role does motivation and perfectionism play?: 2.2 Needs...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Fit for office - the dark triad and selection of MPs
Society, Politics & Law

Fit for office - the dark triad and selection of MPs

...climate in the UK highlights a trend of ever-increasing and shameless lack of integrity and benevolence. The ‘callous’ implementation of austerity which was slammed by the UN inquiry into the effects of Austerity and ministers’ dishonesty regarding the impacts of austerity clearly illustrates a breach in goodwill trust that raises questions about the morality of...
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Will Brexit force British retirees to return from Spain?
Money & Business

Will Brexit force British retirees to return from Spain?

...climate are worried that when the UK leaves Europe, so must they...[British fish and chips in Majorca, Spain] Home from home? A kiosk offering British fish and chips in Majorca Spain is home to more than 100,000 British pensioners. Most moved there many years ago to enjoy their retirement with the understanding that they would be able to export their pension and...
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Are we about to be at the mercy of superslugs?
Nature & Environment

Are we about to be at the mercy of superslugs?

...climate and dearth of mates, have fallen into the clichéd “No sex please, we’re British” mould, producing fewer, bigger eggs later in life by self-fertilisation. Continental slugs, meanwhile, adapted to resist rapidly evolving enemies. Their strategy is therefore to produce many smaller eggs earlier in life, which maximises genetic diversity and compensates for...
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Why would British athletes choose winter sports?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why would British athletes choose winter sports?

...climate?...[The British team arrive at the 2010 Winter Olympics, led by Shelly Rudman] The British team arrive at the 2010 Games The British terrain and climate are not really designed for winter sports – there are few mountains suitable for skiing and our winters simply aren’t cold enough. Yet Team GB will be taking a 53-strong squad to the 2026 Winter Olympics in...
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