Health, Sports & Psychology
Meet the academic - Dr Claire Rostron
Dr Claire Rostron talks Health Science and Neuroscience with Janet Sumner.
Miscellaneous
OpenMinds: Open and Shut Cases – Professor Simon Lee’s Inaugural lecture
...public mistakenly assume that a case is open and shut, looking back at his own immediate comments on the conviction of Winston Silcott in 1987 for the murder, while on bail for another murder charge, of PC Keith Blakelock, and applying some wise words of Sir Robert Megarry in a different matter: “As everybody who has anything to do with the law well knows, the path of...
Society, Politics & Law
London inside out
...public transport in July 2005, Ken Livingstone said 'this city is the future'. 'This city' he said 'typifies what I believe is the future of the human race and a future where we grow together and we share and we learn from each other'. He set London in the wider context of the development of European cities generally, and of cities around the world: 'If you go back a...
Science, Maths & Technology
Ethics in science?
...Health Research Authority (HRA) works to protect and promote the interests of patients and the public in health research. It is responsible for research ethics committees across the UK. All medical research involving people in the UK, whether in the NHS or the private sector, first has to be approved by an independent research ethics committee. The committee protects the...
Health, Sports & Psychology
Sex and the Natsal surveys – how do you compare?
...public engagement grant from the Wellcome Trust, we are developing several Open Educational Resources (OERs). Specifically OERs derived from the National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal)...Find out more about The Open University’s statistics qualifications. Transcript The first is an animation - “5 facts you didn’t know about sex in Britain”...
Languages
Black Blue Plaques
...public space? If you walk through the streets of central London, it won’t be long before you catch sight of a Blue Plaque on the outside of a building. There are thousands of them dotted around the city today, commemorating famous people and the buildings with which they had an association. Over the century and a half since the scheme started, however, the idea of...
Science, Maths & Technology
The fascination with crime
...public also offering their definitions of crime. This material forms part of The Open University course T214 Understanding systems: making sense of complexity... The fascination with crime An introduction to this album. The notion of crime Open University criminology lecturer Louise Westmarland shares her interest and knowledge of criminology, justice and crime. Crime...
Science, Maths & Technology
Managing for Sustainability
...health and safety policy. This collection/album explores many of the issues that face modern businesses and gives some insight into how these companies function while adhering to various environmental management systems. This material is taken from Open University course T867: Managing for sustainability... Source planning in waste Chris Murphy gives a brief overview of...