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On Brexit, Hamsters & Hungry Pythons!
Society, Politics & Law

On Brexit, Hamsters & Hungry Pythons!

...Institute for Fiscal Studies says: These impacts [EU budget net contribution] of EU membership on the public finances are easiest to calculate, but not the most important: if leaving the EU significantly increased or reduced national income, the impact on the public finances would dwarf the UK’s current overall net contribution. So perhaps the most compelling reason to...
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Europa: Jupiter’s ocean world
Science, Maths & Technology

Europa: Jupiter’s ocean world

...Institute/Paul Schenk Density measurements made by Galileo also showed that Europa had a solid, dense interior, probably made of a metallic core surrounded by rock, and a thin atmosphere containing oxygen and ozone. However, one of the mission’s most significant findings was that the moon also had a magnetic field. This meant that Europa had to contain electrically...
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How can we improve teaching about Islam?
Education & Development

How can we improve teaching about Islam?

...institutions. A poetry class could similarly show connections between the German author Wolfgang von Goethe’s writings and Islam, as exemplified in his “West-Eastern Diwaan,” a collection of poems. This epitome of world literature was modeled after classical Persian poetry in its style, and inspired by Sufism, the mystical tradition in Islam. Most students are open...
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The evolution of sports medicine over the last 50 Years: From the wet sponge to holistic care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The evolution of sports medicine over the last 50 Years: From the wet sponge to holistic care

...institutions in the UK for 2019/20 (UCAS, 2019). [Back massage] So, the opportunities to work with injured athletes have increased over the last fifty years, but has the work itself changed? In addition to the move towards a more biopsychosocial approach to injury there has also been a change in the focus of professionals such as physiotherapists working in sport from...
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Learning from the Global South
Society, Politics & Law

Learning from the Global South

...Institute of British Geographers (IBG), and the International Geographical Union (IGU). [The logos of the RGS, IGU and The Open University.] An international virtual field trip The international virtual field trip weaves together many different contexts. The field trip begins in Glasgow at COP (Conference of the Parties) 26, held in 2021 (film 1). Though clearly located...
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Black Majority Churches (BMCs) and the transformation of British Christianity
History & The Arts

Black Majority Churches (BMCs) and the transformation of British Christianity

...institutions and that all of my experiences were idyllic. There are some uncomfortable conversations that need to be had, including the discussion on the place of BMCs in a world where they could be perceived as resisting diversity. We need brave discussions grounded in a lot of love and patience so we can move forward together. Nevertheless, BMCs remain places of...
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Video 40 mins
Festival of Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Festival of Psychology

...research and aims to make academics’ work inspiring and accessible to communities in Wales. This supports institutional aims to make education open to all and supports wider OU work to build an informed, engaged and prosperous Wales. To keep up to date on our upcoming OpenTalks events, you can sign up to our newsletter or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn....
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Kinematics of fluids
Science, Maths & Technology

Kinematics of fluids

...Institute of Computational Dynamic Fluids, Tokyo. Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently 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...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs