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How to read a rock
Science, Maths & Technology

How to read a rock

...Source material was rich in quartz. Made of pebbles of lots of different rock types. Source material included all these rock types. Small, rounded grains (mm sized). Sediment has been transported very far, allowing the sediment to be bumped, broken and made smaller and rounder during transportation. Grains are somewhat rounded. Sediment has been transported a little to...
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Article 10 mins
Ethics in science?
Science, Maths & Technology

Ethics in science?

...Open University course S111 Questions in science...Ethics in science?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how clinical trials are used today in medicine understand the importance of acting ethically in scientific research understand why it is important to continue to ask moral questions about scientific research...Ethics in...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Getting started with Italian 3
Languages

Getting started with Italian 3

...Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LGXI003 Beginners Italian 3: stai andando bene! After completing this free course, you may wish to register for the full course to continue your learning!...Week 2: Enquiring about train times: Introduction - [Described image] This week, you will find out about the Italian rail network and learn vocabulary for talking...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Getting started with Spanish 1
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 1

...Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LGXS001 Beginners Spanish 1: ¡Empezamos!. After completing this free course, you may wish to register for the full course to continue your learning...If you want to learn a new language for work or for leisure, this free course will introduce you to one of the most widely spoken languages in the world – Spanish....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Communication in the healthcare sector
Education & Development

Communication in the healthcare sector

...Open this resouce. Communication (Principles and Contexts Level 3) [Communication in the healthcare sector page images] This is a resource to encourage and support effective communication in Health and Social Care. The resource is suitable for students studying level 3 concepts such as Principles and Contexts (Level 3). Open this resource. [ Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol...
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Activity 5 mins
The Future For Finance
Society, Politics & Law

The Future For Finance

...Open University Business School’s Centre for Accounting... Reform in the Financial Services Industry This podcast was recorded just after the Queen’s Speech on May 25th 2010, which set out the Government’s policy agenda for the forthcoming parliamentary session following the General Election on May 6th 2010. The Financial Services Industry: Reform and Reinforcement...
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Audio 21 mins
Exploring Greek vases
History & The Arts

Exploring Greek vases

...into Greek civilisation by observing the designs on the ceramics that have been acquired by these museums. The Open University’s Jessica Hughes analyses their religious mythology and Lucilla Burns discusses presentation at the Fitzwilliam museum in Cambridge... Encountering a Greek Vase Jessica Hughes from The Open University examines the history of a Greek vase....
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Video 3 mins
Black British Jazz
History & The Arts

Black British Jazz

...Open University research team led by Dr Jason Toynbee who has been examining the history of Black British Jazz and the stories of the artists who have performed it. This video looks at the history of jazz and how the story dates back as far as 1919, documenting how successive waves of black musicians have contributed to developing new and uniquely British sounds, as well...
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Video 7 mins