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Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration
Science, Maths & Technology

Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration

...System. Although conditions on other planets and bodies in space look inhospitable, ingredients that could host life might be present. If life exists in any of the worlds we hope to explore, conscientious mission teams cannot leave its protection to chance. We know life is found on Earth in the most extreme conditions and terrestrial hitch-hikers can survive space travel....
Applying social work law with children and families
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law with children and families

...think about what ‘childhood’ means to you. Activity 1 Childhood Timing: 5 minutes Discussion This activity was designed to get you thinking about what the term ‘childhood’ means to you, and to look at some of the key legal milestones in a person’s life, such as when they can get a job or get married. Although the law often uses age to determine when a child is...
Exploring issues in women's health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring issues in women's health

...Thinking about women’s health today - Before you start, you’ll watch a video featuring OU academics, Dr Sara MacKian and Dr Sharon Mallon, as well as OU employees discussing issues in relation to women’s health. Activity 1 Issues in women’s health Watch the video and as you’re watching consider your response to the question ‘If you could click your fingers and...
Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision

...think in a way everything we see on television is entertainment and a story and you look at the science behind stuff and it’s rigorous, it’s there, but it’s not massively advanced, because it can’t be, because they’re not scientific programmes, they’re not meant to educate graduates; they’re there to appeal to everyone. Storytelling and natural history I...
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History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...systems of criminal justice, including prisons. Over the next eight sessions you will encounter examples of education in many different UK prisons, including gaols, bridewells, penitentiaries, local prisons and convict prisons. However, you will keep returning to one: Lincoln Castle Gaol. Now a prison museum, Lincoln Castle Gaol provides both a captivating backdrop and a...
Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...systems and applications, what do you think are the main considerations for system designers in choosing cell types for particular applications? Answer The application and load to be supplied are the prime consideration, then come the area available for modules and the budget available. You could also include in your answer aspects such as ease of installation, types of...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Language of Poverty
Society, Politics & Law

Language of Poverty

...think tank, that by 2020 the average Briton will be poorer than they were at the turn of the millennium. They also project, for example, that low earners will be 15% poorer by 2020 than they are currently. So what we are seeing is an attempt to redirect people’s entirely justifiable anger at the ever declining living standards from those responsible for the current...
How testosterone affects risk taking behaviour
Science, Maths & Technology

How testosterone affects risk taking behaviour

...system] The male and female endocrine systems containing the gonads (testes and ovaries), the pituitary, adrenal and other glands Testosterone is one of a type of chemical substances within the body known as a hormone. A hormone is a substance that can have effects far beyond its site of release since it is able to travel in the blood stream and therefore to act on...