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DIY: Make Your Own Soap
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Make Your Own Soap

...guide to making soap...Find out more about The Open University's Science courses and qualifications In theory, you can make soap by treating almost any fat or oil with sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide (for a 'soft' soap). Some recipes use animal fats like tallow (from beef) or lard (from pork). Others use vegetable oils, like coconut or olive oil. Soapmaking (or...
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Article 15 mins
iSpot: Your place to share nature
Nature & Environment

iSpot: Your place to share nature

...University’s award-winning citizen science platform for biodiversity and helps the public and scientists get involved in monitoring species worldwide. Celebrating 12 years of science learning and research it builds species identification skills and contributes to biological data recording in the UK and globally. iSpot is a network of tens of thousands of nature...
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Article 10 mins
Can Space Technologies solve the Sustainable Development Goals?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can Space Technologies solve the Sustainable Development Goals?

...University, involves investigating the potentials and challenges of using innovations in space technologies for sustainable development. Currently, in my first year, what I love most about this research topic is how it combines science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and the social sciences. I get the opportunity to learn all about how space technologies are...
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Article 15 mins
Are you a socially intelligent educational leader?
Education & Development

Are you a socially intelligent educational leader?

...guide feeling, thinking and subsequent behaviours, interactions and relationships. Goleman and Boyatzis (2008) consider social intelligence to be a relationship-based construct, focusing on interpersonal competencies that inspire others to be effective. Crawford (2007) provides an example of this, noting that educational leadership is a social process that depends on...
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Article 5 mins
Remembering Stuart Hall
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Stuart Hall

Stuart Hall (3 February 1932 – 10 February 2014) was a cultural theorist and Professor of Sociology at The Open University from 1979-1997. We remember him with these articles and video clips.
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Article 1 hr
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Coaching others to coach

...guide them towards developing their practice. This course is also beneficial to those who develop, educate and train other people in the sport, exercise and physical activity sector. The course content will be relevant in supporting the learning and development of fitness instructors, officials, teaching assistants, sports leaders, activators and other volunteers. The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
What Human Rights Day means to me
Society, Politics & Law

What Human Rights Day means to me

...University's Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership. He reflects on his own experiences to highlight the fact that human rights are real and not just abstract aspirations...[Human rights sign] I have been working in social justice for over two decades. One of the criticisms of the sector that I do take to heart, is being called a do-gooder. While on the surface it is a...
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Learning how to learn
Education & Development

Learning how to learn

...University, 2005, ISBN 0 7492 59744 The Sciences Good Study Guide, by Andrew Northedge, Jeff Thomas, Andrew Lane, Alice Peasgood, published by The Open University, 1997, ISBN 0 7492 341 1 3 The Arts Good Study Guide, by Ellie Chambers and Andrew Northedge, published by The Open University, 1997, ISBN 0 7492 8745 4 Other books Writing at University: ......
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs