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Writing your research proposal
Education & Development

Writing your research proposal

...Open University...A traditional PhD, a Doctor of Philosophy, usually studied full-time, prepares candidates for a career in Higher Education. A Professional Doctorate is usually studied part-time by mid- to late-career professionals. While it may lead to a career in Higher Education, it aims to improve and develop professional practice. We offer two Professional...
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Geology toolkit: what rock is that?
Science, Maths & Technology

Geology toolkit: what rock is that?

You can use our interactive to help you identify an actual rock, or, if you don't have a sample, you can use one of our virtual rocks...Find out more about The Open University's Geology courses and qualifications
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Activity 10 mins
Working in the voluntary sector Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Working in the voluntary sector

...open secret’, something that ‘everyone’ knows is a source of enormous friction, but which no one seems capable of dealing with. The actual problem itself is widely talked about in private, but in its true form never really surfaces. Instead, there may be a rigid formality in relations, difficult silences in meetings, withdrawal and greater use of formal rules and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Industrial Revolution: changing landscapes
History & The Arts

Industrial Revolution: changing landscapes

Explore the effects of the Industrial Revolution an agrarian nation slowly became a mechanised one...Take it further Find out What The Industrial Revolution Did For Us Explore industrial heritage near you Discover more about studying history with the Open University
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Activity 10 mins
The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms
History & The Arts

The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms

...sources and modern scholarship and presentation...The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms: 1 Preliminary exercise - Before you start work on this course, please watch the video sequence ‘Introducing the Roman World’ below. This visual introduction will introduce many of the terms to be defined in this course and set them in context. It will also show the kinds of...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
Lifecycle of the Car Industry
Money & Business

Lifecycle of the Car Industry

...Open University's Rules of the Game...[headlights] One very surprising thing about the car industry is that it could well have sprung up almost a hundred and fifty years earlier. The first steam car took to the road in France in 1867 – but Cugnot's novel idea just didn't catch on. Sir Clive Sinclair notes: "The whole point about innovation is that it is novel. If it's...
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Article 10 mins
Why Do Historians Disagree?
History & The Arts

Why Do Historians Disagree?

...Open University's History courses and qualifications The reasons why historians disagree are many and varied, but the following represent some of them: Questions of the selection and relevance of evidence The method and the techniques of history Ideology and political predisposition The purpose for which history is studied in the first place More recently, arguments about...
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The battle for PrEP on the NHS
Health, Sports & Psychology

The battle for PrEP on the NHS

A revolutionary drug could save lives - but it's expensive. NHS England decide against making it available - but one man wasn't going to accept that decision...This is a clip from The People Versus The NHS: Who Gets The Drugs?, a co-production between the BBC and The Open University.
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Video 2 mins