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What part did citizen science play in hurricane disaster relief?
Science, Maths & Technology

What part did citizen science play in hurricane disaster relief?

...community to generate more detailed mapping, and conduct needs assessments, aid deliveries and evacuations on the ground. Rapid response When Rescue Global began their Hurricane Irma response operation in early September, the Planetary Response Network, a collaboration between the Zooniverse and Oxford University, was activated quickly and began sourcing satellite images...
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Dealing with Change
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dealing with Change

...communication. How does change cause anxiety? Individuals are affected by change in different ways. For many individuals, change can be unsettling, disruptive and threatening. It can be physically and psychologically exhausting. By its very nature, it means that the way that we normally do something changes, and this can have a physical impact (I must travel a longer...
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Eutrophication
Nature & Environment

Eutrophication

...community succession that appeared to be directly related to trophic state or nutrient status. They described a series of stages: ‘oligotrophic — mesotrophic — eutrophic — hypertrophic’ where oligotrophic meant ‘low in nutrients’, mesotrophic ‘with intermediate nutrient concentration’, eutrophic ‘high in nutrients’ and hypertrophic ‘very high in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Network security
Digital & Computing

Network security

...Communication networks are used to transfer valuable and confidential information for a variety of purposes. As a consequence, they attract the attention of people who intend to steal or misuse information, or to disrupt or destroy the systems storing or communicating it. In this unit you will study some of the main issues involved in achieving a reasonable degree of...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance
History & The Arts

Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance

...communities, many of whom organise and identify as Indigenous today...The global challenge of growing inequalities is intricately linked to the distinction made between those historically regarded as human and those who have not been. The division between ‘civilised’ and ‘non-civilised/primitive’ played a vital role in justifying the colonisation and enslavement...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Change in the West of Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

Change in the West of Ireland

...communication and connectivity remain the same. Rural areas, which are seen by city dwellers as ‘remote’ or ‘peripheral’, must try to utilise their resources effectively in order to be economically sustainable and compete in a global marketplace for jobs. Especially in times of recession, this can result in economic arguments that employment takes precedence over...
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Demolishing Pasts, Uncertain Futures:The Symbolism of Glasgow’s Red Road Flats
Society, Politics & Law

Demolishing Pasts, Uncertain Futures:The Symbolism of Glasgow’s Red Road Flats

...communities were broken-up, a shared sense of the past disrupted in the process, reminiscent of the de-concentration of disadvantaged and impoverished communities in previous eras. The wave of demolitions that have characterised Glasgow’s social housing landscape over the past decade or so, repeated elsewhere across the UK, has been presented by housing agencies,...
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What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love
Health, Sports & Psychology

What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love

...community has learnt a lot about what makes relationships work, and researchers now have hundreds of studies under their belt for why this is. Download the Paired app for LGBTQ+ dating and relationship advice, daily questions, quizzes and more. A study published by the Open University has found that gay couples are likely to be happier in their relationships than their...
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