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Inclusive,

democratic, social

12%Reduction in University

applications, 2011

10%Postgraduate courses taken

by distance learning

16%Undergraduate courses

taken by distance learning

1/6Fee cost for distance

learning when compared to

full time courses

270 000Students taking their first

Undergraduate degree via

distance learning

108 000Students taking their first

Postgraduate degree via

distance learning

79 000Students with a

disability in 2011

17 000Students with a disability

registered with the Open

University during 2011

850 000People living with

dementia in the UK

35.6mPeople living dementia

around the World

7.7mNew cases each year

$604bnEstimated cost of dementia

0 1 2 3 4

For people with really bad dementia I don’t

think life is worth living.

Should someone newly diagnosed with

dementia continue to live alone?

Should someone newly diagnosed with

dementia continue to drive?

Mean pre Mean post

p=0.008

p=0.01

p=0.015

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