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Modelling the planets
Science, Maths & Technology

Modelling the planets

...think about other planets, such as Mars, we know that right now, there’s not a lot of water on the Martian surface. We know water used to flow on Mars, because it has the remains of river deltas and lakes. The question is, where did it all go? Was it lost to the atmosphere or is it now under the surface? That’s where I come in, modelling what might be happening in the...
How do children learn the concept of race?
Education & Development

How do children learn the concept of race?

...thinking about their identity from their experiences with relevant others, co-constructing their understanding of the world through the lived experiences of those around them. Studies have found that white children learn early to view their lives as neutral, average, and ideal, the default position. Examples exist in the media, where it is still uncommon to see products...
Home education as a provocation for the future of education
Education & Development

Home education as a provocation for the future of education

...system and families’ expectations In recent years, the shifting landscape of home education (Jolly and Matthews, 2020), has witnessed a notable increase in the number of ‘accidental home educators’ (English, 2021), warranting additional attention. Many families are opting for home education not for a deliberate choice, but as the ‘last resort option’, especially...
Open Mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Open Mathematics

...systems are in place. The material forms part of the course MU120 Open Mathematics... Open Mathematics A short introduction to this album. Running Trains Safely Steam trains in the valley of the River Severn - ensuring the train service meets customer demand and ensures safety. Journeys as Graphs The timetable in action and the practical challenges a timetabler faces....
Supply chains: healthcare
Science, Maths & Technology

Supply chains: healthcare

...systems function smoothly? This album focuses on the different roles of B.Braun, a large supplier of medical equipment which also provides customised services for patients. In this time-critical setting, their supply chain processes must be organised with scrupulous efficiency. This material forms part of The Open University course T882 Supply chain innovation, strategy...
Julian Hector - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Julian Hector - Earth in Vision

...think that Life on Earth, Trials of Life, those early series in the late seventies and early eighties, they actually linked, if you like, a great communicator with the natural world; for once you saw ants crawling up Attenborough’s legs, you had a sense of how big things were, how wondrous things were. And they were very informative for me and, I think, actually for the...
Digital communications
Digital & Computing

Digital communications

...systems describe the difference between direct and external modulation of a laser describe the difference in structure and performance of step-index multimode, graded-index multimode and single-mode optical fibres draw up a power budget for an optical-fibre communication link and use it to estimate the maximum link distance...Digital communications: 1.1 Uses of optical...
Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Why do some cities thrive?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do some cities thrive?

...think to keep them working well.” Martin leads a major research project aimed at understanding transitions through boom, bust and austerity for UK cities, and the lessons that can be learned from the past 50 years of economic history that might help cities prepare for the decades ahead. It will be the largest ever analysis of the post-industrial fortunes of the UK’s...