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The Future For Finance
Society, Politics & Law

The Future For Finance

...agenda for the forthcoming parliamentary session following the General Election on May 6th 2010. The Financial Services Industry: Reform and Reinforcement of Regulation In this podcast Martin Upton of The Open University Business School provides a summary of some of key changes to the regulation of financial services that have unfolded since the May 2010 General Election....
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Audio 21 mins
The Oldest Generation
Society, Politics & Law

The Oldest Generation

...document their day to day routines, with the aim of showing how major events affect the lives of the older generation... The Oldest Generation project Using diary excerpts, this audio track documents the lives of older people, how and why certain family relationships endure or change over time, and how these processes affect the lives of members of the oldest generation....
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Audio 18 mins
Evolution through natural selection
Nature & Environment

Evolution through natural selection

...change understand that the four propositions underlying Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection are: (1) more individuals are produced than can survive; (2) there is therefore a struggle for existence; (3) individuals within a species show variation; and (4) offspring tend to inherit their parents’ characters understand that the three necessary and...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Listening to young children: supporting transition
Education & Development

Listening to young children: supporting transition

...changes or transitions. Such transitions can involve many dimensions, including familiarisation with new cultural practices, the development of new relationships and potentially a shift in identity, for example, from being a 'nursery child' to being a 'pupil'. During the course you will explore how listening to children as they go through such fundamental transitions can...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Making creativity and innovation happen
Money & Business

Making creativity and innovation happen

...changing – and changing fast. In many areas of life the old certainties are no more, and new solutions to old, new and future problems are needed. To survive, organisations have had to become more responsive and flexible enough to react quickly to environmental changes. Moreover, in high-wage economies, they have had to become creative enough to add value through...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Systems explained by Humberto Maturana
Money & Business

Systems explained by Humberto Maturana

...meaning; Belongs to engineering not biology; Dynamics of structural change Transcript 13. Triggering change in human social system; Escaping traps; Totalitarian system Transcript 14. Reflecting on the use of his ideas; Education systems grounded in love Transcript Further links Chilean Biologist Humberto Maturana Dies At 92 Chilean polymath Humberto Maturana remembered...
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Video 1 hr
Dating apps: is swiping right a thing of the past?
History & The Arts

Dating apps: is swiping right a thing of the past?

...changed her hairstyle. Growing up before and during the MSN messenger, Bebo, Facebook and later Tinder and Bumble era, I’ve also seen and experienced how dating habits have changed. As millennials, we are a generation comfortable on apps and experienced with meeting in bars and clubs; we have seen both sides of the coin. Now in my mid-30s, I am surrounded by married...
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Article 5 mins
The Great Fall: Berlin’s ‘Freedom’ concert
History & The Arts

The Great Fall: Berlin’s ‘Freedom’ concert

...change to the composition. In its last movement, the Ninth Symphony sets a text by Friedrich Schiller, An die Freude—or ‘Ode to Joy’. Bernstein, in the spirit of recent events, took the decision to amend the text sung, changing each mention of the word Freude (joy) to Freiheit (freedom). The concert thus became known as the Berlin ‘Freedom’ concert. It’s an...
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