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OU/BBC series takes a closer look at London fish markets

The first of three programmes on the London markets will be broadcast on Thursday 24 May at 9pm on BBC2 touching on issues of food security, climate change and our role in the global food system. This series is the story of the food we eat, told by the people who know it best – the buyers and sellers on the market floor, together with the many different communities ...

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Take at look at the results for those courses which ended in 2011. The following PDF contains ...

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No student needs to face the journey alone. Here you’ll find helpful articles and tools to support your studies - tips from those who've been there and done it, discussions...

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Latest news, views, comment, debate and links for those studying, working, or with an interest in, the Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology...

Arts and Humanities - OU Community Online

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Courses, links, polls, discussion, articles and news from the Arts Faculty for those with an interest in, or studying, Art History, Classical Studies, English and Creative...

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No student needs to face the journey alone. Here you’ll find helpful articles and tools to support your studies - tips from those who've been there and done it, discussions...

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To quit my engineering module?

Hello, I'm currently studying a T211 and T207 course, of which I find T211 extremely enjoyable. Although I’m finding T207 (Engineering) to be extremely hard and requiring much more of my time....

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, 24 May, 2012 - 12:36

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Hello Everyone! I am hoping to begin the Bsc (Hon) Psychology in October 2012, starting with DD131 and DSE141. I am wondering if there is any recommended reading for the course, beyond the materials...

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, 23 May, 2012 - 10:03

The Story

Looking forward to getting a copy of this soon. Anyone seen/read it yet? http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Story-Bible-Continuing-People/dp/031095097X/... The accompanying CD comes highly recommended too...

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, 23 May, 2012 - 01:56

NEW TO STUDY

 Hello! Anyone else starting Y180 in June 2012? I haven't studied for 30 years and am looking forward to seeing if I can do it. Hope there are some more people out there who would like to join...

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AA100 - The Arts Past And Present

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The Guardian has today published its University Guide stating “The Open University remains the UK's number one provider of online undergraduate degrees.” In the article, Niall Sclater,...

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