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The value and progress of jury research in Scotland
Society, Politics & Law

The value and progress of jury research in Scotland

...project...Find out about The Open University's Law courses. [A group of people engaged in a debate.] When the Scottish Government announced in 2015 that it had accepted a recommendation to commission research into the Scottish jury, an observer might have wondered why this was even necessary. In 2012, Dennis J Devine estimated that there had been 1500 jury research...
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Has London always attracted young Europeans to do its low-paid work?
History & The Arts

Has London always attracted young Europeans to do its low-paid work?

...manager told me this yesterday. These "clodhoppers", he says, are natural waiters. After a very few weeks experience they are perfectly capable of acting as assistants to older waiters and even, in a rush, of attending upon casual customers themselves. Their only fault is they are clumsy. They smash a lot of crockery, but then, as they hardly get any wages, and work for...
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Supply chains: healthcare
Science, Maths & Technology

Supply chains: healthcare

...managed. What happens behind the scenes to ensure the systems function smoothly? This album focuses on the different roles of B.Braun, a large supplier of medical equipment which also provides customised services for patients. In this time-critical setting, their supply chain processes must be organised with scrupulous efficiency. This material forms part of The Open...
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Audio 50 mins
Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations

...manages a project like Family Time in the neighbouring county-- asking if I'd read the report. And I emailed back, and soon we were in one of those depressing email threads where we both start to see a future with our own referrals going down and down, and no way we'll meet our targets. And then the finances fall over, and so on, and so on. Anyway, I had a staff meeting...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Reading communities
Education & Development

Reading communities

...project found that RfP is strongly influenced by relationships between children, teachers, families and communities. Where shared understandings were established about the changing nature of reading and the value of everyday reading practices, these supported children’s RfP. These reading communities generated new kinds of talk about reading. Reciprocal and interactive...
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Video 30 mins
Investigating fungi: the wood-wide web
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating fungi: the wood-wide web

...use nutrients in the forest, and how these are transported through the fungus. Transforming biology into economics An experiment on growing dipterocarps with the help of fungi, and how this has been done in Malaysia. From barren land to tropical forest A land reclamation project that involves planting acacia mangium to establish suitable conditions to grow dipterocarps....
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Audio 28 mins
Markets in crisis
Society, Politics & Law

Markets in crisis

...projections of major environmental impact from climate change. All pose serious challenges to the global economic and financial systems. Economist and Nobel prize winner Amartya Sen along with leading experts in the field discuss re-thinking the social, economic and political systems we have in place today. This material forms part of The Open University course DD309...
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Audio 20 mins
What does it mean to be Welsh?
History & The Arts

What does it mean to be Welsh?

...project has worked with communities across Wales to explore a simple question: What does Welsh identity mean to you? This interactive guide looks beyond familiar ideas of Wales to explore the stories, experiences and connections that shape what it means to be Welsh today. Launch the guide: What does it mean to be Welsh? [What does it mean to be Welsh? interactive] [Wales...
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Activity 5 mins