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Walkie talkie
Health, Sports & Psychology

Walkie talkie

Learning any new skill, like walking and talking, requires children to encode, store and retrieve memories effectively. Lots of practise and sleep helps these skills become automatic and effortless...Please note - there is no sound or speech in this video.
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Video 5 mins
Gene testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Gene testing

...children for genetic diseases that may not become a problem until they grow up, and adult testing is aimed at people at risk of late-onset disorders, which do not appear until middle age. In addition, we address some of the issues involved in carrier testing, another predictive test. This involves the testing of people from families with a history of genetic disease, to...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Looking globally: the future of education Badge icon
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...Centre for Research Innovation and Future Development, Did you know, in 2028… (2014) Did you know... that in 2028, when these children are preparing to leave school, global population will be pushing 8.3 billion. Islam will be the world’s largest religion, with 2.2 billion followers. The ‘average’ person will be a 34 year-old Indian man. Wearable technology will...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Noise Pollution
Science, Maths & Technology

Noise Pollution

...Research Laboratory analyses tyre noise on road surfaces in order to create a definitive report on the state of Britain's roads. This material forms part of T308 Environmental monitoring, modelling and control... Noise Pollution A short introduction to this album. Noise Levels A fun, easy introduction to the scale of noise pollution and what kind of exposure leaves the...
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Audio 27 mins
At a crossroads: navigating work and/or family alongside study
Health, Sports & Psychology

At a crossroads: navigating work and/or family alongside study

...Research with students. Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. [A lady sitting down in cafe working on a laptop.] Click on the image above, or click here to start your interactive experience. Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Research...
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Activity 20 mins
The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses
Society, Politics & Law

The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses

...research in Scotland indicates the need for a minimum of 12,000 of these over the next five years. But there is a question mark around what “affordable” actually means and if this will be of any use to those with the greatest housing need. Affordable housing in the Scottish report, for example, was categorised as: A broader category of housing tenures that includes...
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Article 5 mins
Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author
History & The Arts

Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author

...children and she died while separated from her husband in 1857 aged 61 from a uterine disease (Osbourne and Lashley, 2007). An obituary for Vassa’s son-in-law, the Reverend Henry Bromley, who died in February 1878, noted that ‘he had married Miss Joanna Vassa, a daughter of the then well-known, and still remembered, Gustavus Vassa, the African’ (Lovejoy, 2006, p....
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UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind
Money & Business

UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind

...Centre for Sustainable Work and Employment Futures at the University of Leicester. Workers paying the price The report, which investigated the working conditions and business models of clothing manufacturers in Leicester and the East Midlands, found that the majority of the workforce earns around £3 per hour (compared to a National Minimum Wage rate of £6.50). Workers...
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Article 5 mins