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People Like Me: Juliet

Who studies science? We talk to students and graduates - and meet Juliet The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you the finest in free, online learning since 1999. First...

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Rough Science 5 Zanzibar: Ellen McCallie's diary: The reef

"Stop! Who goes there?" How would you go about setting up an eco-friendly, wave powered, trip wire to protect the reef surrounding an, albeit small, island? Ellen and Kathy had the vital job of...

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Rough Science 5 Zanzibar: Ellen McCallie's diary: Call of the wild

Combating the mosquitoes – Ellen works to develop an effective mozzie repellant, and, in order to test it safely, she must also raise her own malaria-free mosquitoes. Ellen McCallie. Ellen is a...

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Renaissance Secrets: Secret of the Winter Garden: Transcript

Follow Claudia Swan's journey uncovering 1,800 valuable paintings - and some surprises about Renaissance life. The Renaissance Secrets team. The Renaissance Secrets team created a series of programmes...

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Secret of the Winter Garden - Links

Find out more about the secrets of the Winter Garden by following our weblinks and trying our book suggestions: The Renaissance Secrets team. The Renaissance Secrets team created a series of programmes...

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Rough Science 6 Colorado: Safety Video Diaries: Ellen McCallie

Exclusive video extra in which Ellen McCallie talks about the challenge for the Safety programme, from the sixth BBC/OU TV series Rough Science, based in Colorado Ellen McCallie. Ellen is a tropical...

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Rough Science 6 Colorado: Photo Video Diaries: Ellen McCallie

Exclusive video extra in which Ellen McCallie talks about the challenge for the Photo programme, from the sixth BBC/OU TV series Rough Science, based in Colorado Ellen McCallie. Ellen is a tropical...

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Rough Science 6 Colorado: Mountain Video Diaries: Ellen McCallie

Exclusive video extra in which Ellen McCallie talks about the challenge for the Mountain programme, from the sixth BBC/OU TV series Rough Science, based in Colorado Ellen McCallie. Ellen is a tropical...

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Rough Science 6 Colorado: Mine Video Diaries: Ellen McCallie

Exclusive video extra in which Ellen McCallie talks about the challenge for the Mine programme, from the sixth BBC/OU TV series Rough Science, based in Colorado Ellen McCallie. Ellen is a tropical...

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Rough Science 6 Colorado: Clean Video Diaries: Ellen McCallie

Exclusive video extra in which Ellen McCallie talks about the challenge for the Clean programme, from the sixth BBC/OU TV series Rough Science, based in Colorado Ellen McCallie. Ellen is a tropical...

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Rough Science 6 Colorado: Power Video Diaries: Ellen McCallie

Exclusive video extra in which Ellen McCallie talks about the challenge for the Power programme, from the sixth BBC/OU TV series Rough Science, based in Colorado Ellen McCallie. Ellen is a tropical...

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Rough Science 4 Death Valley: Ellen McCallie's diary: Rover

As one of the driest places on Earth, how will Ellen's botanical skills serve her in the quest to find water in the Death Valley desert? Ellen McCallie. Ellen is a tropical ecologist and an educator...

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Rough Science 3 New Zealand: Ellen McCallie's diary: Quakers

Find out how Ellen approached the earthquake challenge for Rough Science in New Zealand. Ellen McCallie. Ellen is a tropical ecologist and an educator who integrates research and education in varied...

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Profile: Ellen McCallie

Profile of Ellen McCallie, from the BBC/OU series Rough Science 2 Ellen McCallie. Ellen is a tropical ecologist and an educator who integrates research and education in varied locations - from forests...

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Profile: Anna Lewington

Get to know Anna Lewington, who faced the challenges in the first series of Rough Science. The Rough Science webteam. Rough Science saw brave scientists cast adrift and given challenges to complete...

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A Surfeit of Teeth

Bob Spicer encounters too many teeth for one day - some on leaves, and some on crocodiles. Professor Bob Spicer. Bob Spicer is professor of earth sciences at The Open University.First published on Tue,...

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Flowery meadows and high tech surveying equipment

Mike Dodd reports on the latest techniques being used to check for biodiversity in waterside meadows Dr Mike Dodd. Dr Mike Dodd is a research fellow in ecology at The Open University.  First published...

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What those Victorians did for us…

Explore the life of Victorian naturalist William Newbould with his great-grandson, the OU's Dominic Newbould Dominic Newbould. Dominic Newbould is director of external relations at OU Worldwide, the...

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People Like Me: Juliet

Who studies science? We talk to students and graduates - and meet Juliet The OpenLearn team. The OpenLearn content & channel team: bringing you the finest in free, online learning since 1999. First...

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Rough Science 5 Zanzibar: Ellen McCallie's diary: The reef

"Stop! Who goes there?" How would you go about setting up an eco-friendly, wave powered, trip wire to protect the reef surrounding an, albeit small, island? Ellen and Kathy had the vital job of...

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