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Year of the Pig: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Pig: Chinese New Year

...kind and are providers; most are wealthy. Their main fault is that they lose their temper easily. Chinese New Year officially begins on February 5th, 2019, and ends on February 19th with the Lantern Festival. Celebrate the new year by dipping into some of our fantastic resources on China and Chinese. Want to learn some Chinese words and phrases? Explore Chinese culture...
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Article 5 mins
Reproduction, Sexualities and Sexual Health Research at The Open University
Health, Sports & Psychology

Reproduction, Sexualities and Sexual Health Research at The Open University

...people and pregnancy & childbirth. This page brings together free resources that have been developed as part of our research, covering: HIV Sex and relationships Reproductive choices Pregnancy and childbirth Comprehensive sexuality education To find out more about the Reproduction, Sexualities & Sexual Health Research Group (RSSH) at The Open University, click here....
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Article 10 mins
National Engineering Day
Science, Maths & Technology

National Engineering Day

...put together some fantastic free resources of the topic of engineering...You can read more about how The Open University is marking National Engineering Day 2024 with a striking new piece of digital artwork being virtually projected onto the OU’s Walton Hall building in Milton Keynes, UK: highlighting the contributions of four inspirational engineers. Discover more...
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Article 10 mins
Mental Health Awareness Week
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental Health Awareness Week

...resources...Mental Health Awareness Week (11–17 May) celebrates the power and importance of community for our mental health and wellbeing. Feeling connected to others and being part of a safe, supportive community is vital for maintaining good mental health. Explore the role community plays in our lives, alongside topics like loneliness, anxiety and wellbeing, with our...
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Article 15 mins
Public health approaches to infectious disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Public health approaches to infectious disease

...human populations and their impact on human lives the biological, socioeconomic and other circumstances influencing the transmission of pathogenic (disease-causing) bacteria, viruses and parasites the success of some low-cost, community based public health campaigns to prevent, treat or control infections, illustrated by a video of a unique rural health programme in...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Understanding economic inequality
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding economic inequality

...resources from households to firms as shown by the green arrow in Figure 1. Economic resources are also transferred from households to firms as consumption spending of the former on goods produced by the latter. In return for this flow of labour and consumption from households to firms there is a corresponding flow of income from firms to households, as shown by the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Defining your research methodology
Education & Development

Defining your research methodology

...resources and approaches to answer different research questions or different aspects of the same question. They aim at producing more in-depth findings. For example, you can explore what the levels of online engagement are of students who scored below 50% in exams using quantitative methods. You can then understand why they had these levels of online engagement using...
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Article 5 mins
Golden Globe Ocean Race: Drifting continents and a stormy passage
Science, Maths & Technology

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Drifting continents and a stormy passage

...Human-induced warming of the water flowing through the passage today will undoubtedly have serious long-term future effects on our climate. To find out more about role of ACC on regulating climate and how OU researchers are investigating the onset of ACC and its impact on global climate, read the link below: Like oceans? Take it further Free resources: Our modules: Our...
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Video 20 mins