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Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!
Nature & Environment

Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!

...heritage: think of the Plane trees that line the Mall in London or the Sycamore tree at Hadrian’s Wall, one of the most photographed trees in the UK. Trees also play an important role in supporting our mental as well as physical well-being. With all these benefits, you might think that urban trees are well documented, cared for and protected, but this couldn’t be...
Mastering systems thinking in practice Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mastering systems thinking in practice

...world. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course survey. Participation will be completely confidential and we will not pass on your details to others...Week 1: Systems thinking in practice: 1 Who uses systems thinking? - Before...
Ian Kershaw on Hitler's Place In History: The Lecture Podcast
History & The Arts

Ian Kershaw on Hitler's Place In History: The Lecture Podcast

...world experts though, if not the single greatest expert on the life and times of Adolf Hitler. His two volume epic biography of the Nazi dictator is now the standard text on the subject, and he’s speaking tonight, appropriately enough, on the 60th anniversary of Hitler’s suicide in a lecture entitled Hitler’s Place in History. And I think I can safely promise that...
Getting started with Spanish 1
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 1

...world – Spanish. Whether this is the first time that you are learning Spanish, or you have already picked up some words and phrases from travelling across the Spanish-speaking world, this course is for you. This introduction offers the perfect opportunity to develop the skills needed to communicate effectively in Spanish in everyday contexts. This OpenLearn course is an...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Using digital tools to save languages
Languages

Using digital tools to save languages

...world to record videos of people narrating a story or incident in their native languages. I loved the idea. Videos on Wikitongues helped me learn about many beautiful stories from all over the world that would have been totally hidden otherwise. They also inspired me to add subtitles and more information to my recordings. Unfortunately, many languages are dying, and quite...
Promoting equality through the Arts
History & The Arts

Promoting equality through the Arts

...world, and aimed to showcase the diverse individuals and communities that make Milton Keynes their home. Those who call Milton Keynes their home The 2011 census reports that people of BAME origin (those identifying as an ethnicity other than White British) made up 26% of the population of the Borough of Milton Keynes and 18.5% of people living here were born outside of...
Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war
History & The Arts

Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war

...World War centenary period. There actually wasn’t that much First World War on my degree, but the general buzz of discussion, and a lot of well-publicised public events and projects, served to get me more interested in the conflict. I think it may have been a passing mention in a lecture about interwar popular culture – something about soldiers chewing gum and smoking...
Opening up history: anti-nuclear activism during the Cold War
History & The Arts

Opening up history: anti-nuclear activism during the Cold War

...world. Most of the existing scholarship on anti-nuclear activism in the late Cold War focuses on Western Europe and the US. With this project, we explored the different forms of anti-nuclear activism beyond the North Atlantic, leading to an edited volume (which can be read open access here). Related to this, I’m just finishing writing a monograph on anti-nuclear...