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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
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
Finding creativity in orbit?
Science, Maths & Technology

Finding creativity in orbit?

...University professor John Zarnecki - a man who knows a thing or two about space, and has met an astonishing proportion of the people who have been there - for his response. It's fair to say Trevor Beattie might find himself being blasted into orbit slightly sooner than Richard Branson could manage: What arrant (utter, complete) arrogance to suggest that scientists and...
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What is it like to research death and loss?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is it like to research death and loss?

...University has a long-established history of researching death-related topics, and the Centre for Open Thanatology, an interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to the study and education of death, dying, loss, and grief across the life course and in diverse contexts. The Centre’s vision is to use research and education to foster open dialogue and critical engagement...
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Philosophy and the Human Situation
History & The Arts

Philosophy and the Human Situation

...University course A211 Philosophy and the human situation... Philosophy and the human situation An introduction to this album Liberty and Offence Philosophy professor Jonathan Wolff discusses 19th century classical liberal thinker John Stuart Mill’s famous ‘harm’ principle Rousseau and Positive Freedom Philosophy lecturer Derek Matravers explains 18th century...
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Audio 4 hrs 19 mins
Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...University. The material forms part of The Open University course K272, Challenging ideas in mental health... Challenging ideas in mental health A short introduction to this album. A quiet night on Roundhay Wing An abstract dramatisation set in the year 2000. We are introduced to Roundhay Ward, a psychiatric wing of a large hospital in Leeds. The lost souls A patient...
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Audio 1 hr 36 mins
War, Intervention and Development
Nature & Environment

War, Intervention and Development

...University provides insight into the educational value of the Sierra Leone case study. This material is taken from The Open University course TU875 War, intervention and development... War, Intervention and Development A short introduction to this album. The Sierra Leone Sanctions Debate A discussion of sanctions, with specific reference to Sierra Leone, and how they have...
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Audio 2 hrs 11 mins
International Development: microcredit and migration
Science, Maths & Technology

International Development: microcredit and migration

...University's Development Policy and Practice unit explains the choice of some of the case studies, and unpicks some of the issues that emerge. This material is taken from The Open University course TU871 Development: context and practice... International development: microcredit and migration Introducing the album's content Small change for a better world Micro-credit...
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Audio 1 hr 50 mins