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Mission to Brighton
Science, Maths & Technology

Mission to Brighton

Our virtual journey explores the science behind the Huygens probe sent to explore Titan, one of Saturn's mysterious moons...Find out more The Open University's Karl Atkinson and John Zarnecki put the theory into practice on Chesil Beach.
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Activity 10 mins
How do you know you are in a smart city?
Society, Politics & Law

How do you know you are in a smart city?

Integrated urban technology is less apparent when it is functioning well says, Gillian Rose, Professor of Human Geography at the University of Oxford...Recorded at The Open University for BBC Radio 4's sociological discussion programme, Thinking Allowed. Transcript
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Video 5 mins
Slip Slide Collide
Science, Maths & Technology

Slip Slide Collide

Want to learn more about the Earth's tectonic plates? Start your journey into the surface of the Earth with these three quick-fire challenges in our science game...This content is associated with The Open University's Geology qualification. [Slip Slide Collide image]
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Activity 30 mins
Free online Spanish courses
Education & Development

Free online Spanish courses

Discover these free Spanish courses on OpenLearn..._Find out more about The Open University's Language courses and qualifications. _ [university ready - white back ] This resource is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage.
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Article 5 mins
Free online French courses
Education & Development

Free online French courses

Discover these free French courses on OpenLearn..._Find out more about The Open University's Language courses and qualifications. _ [university ready - white back ] This resource is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage.
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Article 5 mins
From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?

...sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course: Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
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
The People on the Notes: Elizabeth Fry
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Elizabeth Fry

...sources on Fry’s early visits to Newgate, we have become largely dependent on the account provided by her brother-in-law, penal reformer Thomas Fowell Buxton, which was published in 1818 and subsequently used by other campaigners and later hagiographers. Buxton describes the terrible scenes of poverty and debauchery that Elizabeth encountered; women, scantily dressed,...
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Article 15 mins