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The emergence of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
Health, Sports & Psychology

The emergence of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

...human coronavirus–Erasmus Medical College, where the first isolate was sequenced. An additional isolate, provisionally named human coronavirus England 1, was isolated from a patient in London, UK, who had been flown from Qatar to London for treatment. A report from the Coronavirus Study Group of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) has proposed...
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Article 5 mins
Six Nations 2017
Health, Sports & Psychology

Six Nations 2017

...resources...[A rugby match in progress] The Six Nations Championship, the annual international rugby union competition involving six European teams: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales is back. Discover all the different ways in which sport impacts our lives and explore The Open University's sports and fitness modules and qualifications by trying a free...
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A short introduction to the English language
Languages

A short introduction to the English language

...human race, with a particular focus on the English language, and how this has emerged as a global force over the last few decades. In eleven sections, each centred around a short video, you’ll look at what language is, at how the English language first came into existence, how it developed and has been spread across the world in the millennium and a half since its...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The immune system
Science, Maths & Technology

The immune system

...human immune system is incredibly complex - how does it work?...[Digital illustration of red and white blood cells] Leukocytes (often called %u2018white blood cells%u2019) are different to red blood cells, as portrayed by this computerised graphic The human immune system is an extremely complex network of interacting cells and biological molecules. Once our body’s...
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Article 10 mins
Is Donald Trump ignoring the lessons of Deepwater Horizon?
Nature & Environment

Is Donald Trump ignoring the lessons of Deepwater Horizon?

...resources,” including protection of human safety and the environment. The most prominent feature in the windowless conference room was a large chart that showed revenue growth from oil and gas leasing and production in the Gulf of Mexico. It was a point of pride for MMS officials that their agency was the nation’s second-largest generator of revenue, exceeded only by...
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Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators
Society, Politics & Law

Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators

...resources increased officers’ sense of work-related pressure, which was compounded by a desire to do the best job to support both victims and colleagues. Overall, interviewees did not prioritise their own needs and reported limited space in their working practice to reflect on their own wellbeing, either formally in terms of organisations provision or informally within...
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The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...human component of the relations and processes which social scientists attempt to represent. In particular, we draw upon the arguments of Alfred Schütz, whose approach also recommends that social science should attempt to find ways of communicating its ideas and evidence widely to all members of society. Situated knowledge – each form of social knowledge is located...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Sir David Attenborough - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Sir David Attenborough - Earth in Vision

...human beings are dependent upon the natural world for the very air they breathe, for every mouthful of food they eat, and we all know that the natural world is under threat, so we have to do things about it. And what we have to do may cost money, may cost labour, may cost taxes and those sort of things and if the electorate doesn’t understand how important that is they...
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Video 40 mins