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TESSA: Being a Professional
Education & Development

TESSA: Being a Professional

...world numbering over 59 million. But what does being a professional mean for teachers? These dramas explore how two teachers acted in different situations (a school prize giving and in discussion with parents) and ask what are teachers' responsibilities? and where does education take place? The clips in this album are designed to be used to support the development of...
Mind the Medicine Gap
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mind the Medicine Gap

...world? Is it that the pharmaceutical companies are driven only by a profit motive? Is it because of failing infrastructure in developing countries? Or are there more subtle answers? In this feature Keren Bright of The Open University investigates the idea that the patent system is too blunt an instrument to serve the interests of both pharmaceutical companies and the poor...
Martin Holt On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Martin Holt On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...world, and about his understanding using systems approaches...Transcript About Martin Martin remains one of the most long-standing Associate Lecturers at the OU. He started work on systems education courses in 1991 having first come across the concepts as part of his postgraduate OU studies in Manufacturing. Martin describes his approach to STIP as: “A Curious person. I...
Recording women's experiences and resilience during Covid-19
Society, Politics & Law

Recording women's experiences and resilience during Covid-19

...world. As the largest teaching union in Scotland, the EIS represents more than 60,000 members across all sectors of Education. The video, ‘Recording Women’s Experiences and Resilience during COVID-19’, produced for International Women’s Day 2021, recognises that women's contributions can go unrecognised in the documentation of major world and national events. To...
Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry
Society, Politics & Law

Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry

...world economics: through a pluralist approach to the subject, we teach the analytical techniques and practical skills required to understand the world of production, employment, spending and borrowing, and the effects of government policy and technical innovation. Our economics degree programmes and modules are regularly updated to reflect the latest research and events....
Gold: Medicine for the Brain
Science, Maths & Technology

Gold: Medicine for the Brain

...world, discover why gold particles are now considered treasure in the world of medicine...Gold: More than decoration In ancient Rome tiny particles of gold called nanoparticles were used to stain glass for decorative purposes. In recent years, however, they have started to find applications in medicine; finding uses in tissue imaging, as cancer treatments, in certain...
Everything you need to know about snowflakes
Health, Sports & Psychology

Everything you need to know about snowflakes

...World Records listing the world’s largest snowflake as 38 cm across, falling in January 1887 at Fort Keogh, Montana, though this is naturally difficult to verify! For aggregation to occur, a cloud must contain many tiny ice crystals, some of which may break up as they fall and produce even smaller crystals, which in turn stick together and form complex structures....
From Zero Day to Doomsday – Public Lecture
Digital & Computing

From Zero Day to Doomsday – Public Lecture

...world...Join us in the Berrill Theatre or online on Tuesday 27 March 2018, 6:00 - 7:30 pm for the Public Lecture – From Zero Day to Doomsday. Transcript We are delighted to invite you to From Zero Day to Doomsday, a lecture by Mike Richards on the WannaCry ransomware cyber-attack, which had serious implications last year for the NHS and businesses around the world....