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The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses
Society, Politics & Law

The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses

...Education Roger King, visiting professor, School of Management, University of Bath With the 17% cut to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills budget lower than feared thanks to a more optimistic economic outlook, higher education does not appear to have been badly treated in the spending review. Science spending will continue to be protected – but this time...
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Emotional intelligence for translators
Languages

Emotional intelligence for translators

...open for enrolment at any time. Enrol here. Emotion management courses Emotional intelligence for translators is in a collection of courses developed as part of a Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) project in response to the growing demand from employers, translators, and professional translation associations for CPD courses addressing translators' psychological...
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Children’s perspectives on play
Education & Development

Children’s perspectives on play

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Birth of the Welfare State
History & The Arts

Birth of the Welfare State

...education, health and a standard of living of which they could be proud. The 1944 Education Act was already on the statute book when the Labour government came to power. By raising the school-leaving age to 15 and later to 16, it was going to give children chances that their parents had never had - to carry their education on (if they passed the examination) into grammar...
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Systems explained by Humberto Maturana
Money & Business

Systems explained by Humberto Maturana

...Open University in 1997 the late Prof. Humberto Maturana discusses some of his key ideas. The segments come from an edited conversation between Humberto Maturana and Prof. Ray Ison, Professor of Systems at the OU. Prof Raul Espejo who worked with Humberto in Chile during the Allende years and later held chairs at Aston and Lincoln Universities and is the current Director...
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What does Moon music sound like?
Science, Maths & Technology

What does Moon music sound like?

...Open University’s Dr Mahesh Anand, a Reader in Planetary Science and Exploration and Yazz Ahmed, a trumpet and flugelhorn player of British Bahraini heritage. She seeks to blur the lines between jazz, electronic sound design and the music of her mixed heritage. Listen to the composition below: Yazz explains: “The creative process for my composition began after meeting...
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Health and wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Health and wellbeing

...Open University's Open degree qualification. I am the Senior Manager for Recognition of Prior Learning and my favourite characteristic about YXM130 is that it allows you to draw on short courses that you have already completed and use them towards the module. I also love the fact that you can study subjects that interest you whilst also developing skills for further...
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Diverse Perspectives on Mental Health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Diverse Perspectives on Mental Health

...Open University's School of Health and Social Welfare explains why the case studies were selected, and how they fit in with the aims of the course. He also describes how he became involved in the field of mental health education. This material forms part of The Open University course K225 Diverse perspectives on mental health... Diverse Perspectives on Mental Health A...
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