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This is a one-week residential course which introduces a range of practical skills appropriate to the study of environmental science. You visit a variety of sites where you apply your knowledge of biology, chemistry, earth sciences and physics to study interactions and feedback in the environment, including landforms, soils, water and vegetation. These field studies are supported by tutorials and laboratory sessions in which you analyze your observations and the data that you have gathered; the course includes an introduction to statistical analysis. This material is taken from The Open University course SXR216 Environmental Science in the Field.
Category: Science, Maths & Technology
How have individual female scientists contributed to the advancement of science through time? To celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (March 8th) and to mark International Year of Chemistry 2011, The Open University asked some of the female scientists currently working in its Faculty of Science, to nominate their personal choice of outstanding woman of science. The female scientists nominated include several Nobel Prize Laureates, such as Marie Curie, Dorothy Hodgkin and American geneticist, Barbara McClintock. The academics also talk about their own experiences of being a woman in the sciences today.
Category: Science, Maths & Technology
Thinking
of studying a Natural Sciences course? Considering studying through the medium
of Welsh and want to know what the benefits are? Not sure whether your Welsh is
good enough? If you’re reading this article, it’s quite possible you’ve thought
about these questions. This article aims to answer these questions, and show
how studying Natural Sciences through the medium of Welsh could improve your
experience of higher education and improve your employment prospects.
of studying a Natural Sciences course? Considering studying through the medium
of Welsh and want to know what the benefits are? Not sure whether your Welsh is
good enough? If you’re reading this article, it’s quite possible you’ve thought
about these questions. This article aims to answer these questions, and show
how studying Natural Sciences through the medium of Welsh could improve your
experience of higher education and improve your employment prospects.
Category: Science, Maths & Technology
How do you see the invisible? Today, mechanical, electrical, chemical and biological engineering of ‘small worlds’ is revolutionising our lives. Atomic Force Microscopes are an important tool when creating engineering solutions on the micro and nano scale. The 4 video tracks on this album examine the AFM's engineering and operation, explain how it can be adapted for a wide range of applications and describe its use in the life sciences and semiconductor industries. This material forms part of T356 Engineering Small Worlds – Micro and Nano Technologies.
Category: Engineering & Technology
A panel of Open University experts go head-to-head to debate whether life is more likely on Mars or on the icy moons of the gas planets.
Category: Astronomy
What is it like to study a distance learning course? What are the challenges of being a modern student?
This Student Life is a drama following three students through their experiences on DD102. Each episode takes a look at life from the perspective of contemporary students studying social sciences
This Student Life is a drama following three students through their experiences on DD102. Each episode takes a look at life from the perspective of contemporary students studying social sciences
Category: Education and Development