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Surviving the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Surviving the 21st Century

...Open University's Dr Stephen Serjeant interviewed him ahead of the 2010 Reith Lectures to find out what the future of humanity might be and whether we can really estimate the chance of life in space... An introduction: Surviving the 21st Century A short introduction to this album. Surviving the 21st Century Open University Professor Stephen Serjeant interviews Martin...
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Spectacular Flirtations
History & The Arts

Spectacular Flirtations

...University Art History professor, Gill Perry takes us through The National Portrait Gallery and explores the relationship between 18th Century art and theatre and the notion of actresses and their portraits as seductive, beguiling objects. Gill also looks at parallels in the ways contemporary female stars use media images to promote themselves as celebrities...
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About Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

About Earth In Vision

...Open University, and led by Professor Joe Smith. The project explores the BBC archives of environment themed television and radio programmes from the last 7 decades, with two central aims. The first is to think through the potential of these archives as a digital resource that will be attractive across many areas, from teaching and learning to amateur media production and...
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Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education
Education & Development

Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education

...Open University were invited to talk about an exciting partnership between their two institutions...Transcript At this early stage of a new partnership between The Open University UK and Uganda’s Makerere University, it helps to draw on a few reflections from history and to envision the future of a potentially ground-breaking partnership. A key consideration is the...
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Tennis Grand Slams – what are they and why are there only four of them?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Tennis Grand Slams – what are they and why are there only four of them?

...Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. The first Wimbledon Championships were held in 1877 with play in one category only – the Gentlemen’s singles. Players had to pay a guinea to enter, and it was won by Spencer Gore, an Old Harrovian.Since its inaugural championships Wimbledon has become a Major or Grand Slam event alongside three other...
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Why learning disability nurses are essential – and how you can become one
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why learning disability nurses are essential – and how you can become one

...Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. The work of a learning disability nurse goes far beyond traditional healthcare: it is a compassionate, rights-based, person-centred practice that transforms lives, strengthens families, and builds inclusive communities. Yet despite the importance of this speciality, learning disability nursing remains...
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OpenMinds-Talk: Virtual Worlds for real experiences
Digital & Computing

OpenMinds-Talk: Virtual Worlds for real experiences

...Open University, in the Berrill Theatre and online as we host an enlightening talk exploring virtual worlds...Shailey Minocha is a Professor in the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at The Open University. Her research has two strands: learning technologies and social computing. Professor Minocha will show how virtual worlds bridge time and...
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Shall I Compare Thee? Poetry, Education, Seduction - An OpenMinds talk
History & The Arts

Shall I Compare Thee? Poetry, Education, Seduction - An OpenMinds talk

...Open University...Watch the lecture in full "I’ll start by asking how were people like Shakespeare and Spenser educated – what did they learn at school? What were their models of literature? How are they different from our models? And from this, what is the purpose of literature? At the end of the lecture, I’ll look at how Shakespeare and Spenser use those...
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