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Kick off the 2026 FIFA World Cup with OpenLearn
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Health, Sports & Psychology
The Men’s World Cup 2026
The men’s World Cup tournament starts on 11 June 2026 and is being held in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Take a look at our dedicated content for the tournament.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Life in a bubble: the training camp experience at a World Cup
In the context of the men’s World Cup 2026, explore the effects of being in a training camp and at a tournament for a sustained period of time.
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World Cup 2026: it looks like a lucky dip tournament!
With the men’s World Cup starting in June 2026, Simon Rea and Alex Twitchen explore some key facts about the tournament and discuss some of the key players to look out for.
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The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide
Occasionally, controversies arise that remind us of the link between sport and politics. It was once common for leading figures in the sporting world to declare that sport was, effectively, a politics-free zone. Sport was cast as the perpetual innocent party, liable to be corrupted by any connection with politics. However, it has become ...
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Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging
This course takes the real-life cases of a number of different people to explore what it is like to have the label ‘learning disability’. The course also considers how it feels to support someone with a learning disability, as a family member, a friend, an advocate or a paid worker. Through these human stories the course considers the ...
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Project management: the start of the project journey
This course introduces projects, what they are, how they come about, responses to problems and planning. It explores the role of key players including the project manager, feasibility studies, decision making and project life cycles.
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Understanding autism
Learn about autism, one of the most challenging long-term conditions of the century. This free course, Understanding autism, introduces the autism spectrum, how it is experienced by individuals and families, and why it has become a global concern. The course explains how understanding of the autism spectrum and approaches to diagnosis and care ...
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Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing
Introducing your Midlife MOT. Your midlife years – that is, when you’re between about 40 and 60 – will probably be a very hectic time indeed. You might have ended up in a challenging job, or you might be working hard to get one. You could be looking after the kids, your parents or maybe both. Maybe you’re putting time and energy into a whole new...
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