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A citizen science project aiming to map every tree in Britain has been launched by the Open University. It will allow anybody with interest in trees to use an app to record simple measurements and some basic information about trees in their local area. The project is called Treezilla.org or 'the monster map of trees'. Treezilla forms a database representing ...
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OU on the BBC: Airport Live
A new OU/BBC co-production is on TV this week. Airport Live is a live series revealing the ...
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How high can a Lego tower get?
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An online debate over the strength of Lego has been settled by Open University academics in the faculty of Maths, Computing and Technology. When...
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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...
How high can a Lego tower get?
Posted Tuesday, 4 December, 2012 - 13:15
An online debate over the strength of Lego has been settled by Open University academics in the faculty of Maths, Computing and Technology. When...
Arts and Humanities - OU Community Online
Posted Wednesday, 24 November, 2010 - 11:09
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...
Study Support
Posted Tuesday, 8 February, 2011 - 15:38
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...
How high can a Lego tower get?
Posted Tuesday, 4 December, 2012 - 13:15
An online debate over the strength of Lego has been settled by Open University academics in the faculty of Maths, Computing and Technology. When...
Arts and Humanities - OU Community Online
Posted Wednesday, 24 November, 2010 - 11:09
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...
Study Support
Posted Tuesday, 8 February, 2011 - 15:38
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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Hi I'm starting the e111 course on the 5th October just wondering if everyone has there placements for 5 hours a week yet ?? I have asked for mine at my kids school and been told no...
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Hello I hope this appears in the right place. I am starting E100 in October and wondered if anyone else want's to buddy up to support each other? Karen
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With many new courses starting in February, there´s probably quite a few newbies out there - or people who haven´t studied with the OU for a while. So this is your chance to come say hi!
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AA100 - The Arts Past And Present
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