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Health, Sports & Psychology
World Diabetes Day 2015
14th November is World Diabetes Day, introduced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) to raise awareness amidst concern over an escalating diabetes epidemic. Find out more about diabetes care here...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Rugby World Cup 2015
Learn more as you enjoy the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Health, Sports & Psychology
Building on strengths
How can we understand and support children with attention regulating difficulty (and those without)?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Why are tiger moths making people unwell - and what can we do about it?
Some people can be fatally allergic to tiger moths - and lepidopterism can often be misdiagnosed. New research might have a solution.
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History & The Arts
Over the rainbow: Colour in culture and everyday life
Different colours can hold various connotations in culture, language and society. Delve through our range of colours exploring colours and what they mean.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
How to manage the digital-related stress of technology
How can we avoid the stress and anxiety associated with the digital age? Dr Gini Harrison and Dr Mathijs Lucassen give us five tips...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Are selfies a terrible thing?
Is the rise of the selfie a sign of a culture collapsing into narcissism - or is there something positive in the trend of arm's length self portraiture?
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Money & Business
Understanding operations management
Operations management is one of the central functions of all organisations. This free course, Understanding operations management, will provide you with a basic framework for understanding this function, whether producing goods or services or in the private, public or voluntary sectors. In addition, this OpenLearn course discusses the role of ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What happens to our brain as we age and how can we stop the decline?
How does the brain age and what can be done to decrease the onset of dementia? This article has many handy tips for people with dementia and their carers.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
One minute methods - cultural sensitivity
Discover why methods need to be culturally meaningful and sensitive to the experiences of the children taking part in research.
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Science, Maths & Technology
More working with charts, graphs and tables
When you encounter maths or technical content you'll need to know how to interpret this information, and possibly to present your own findings in this way. This free course, More working with charts, graphs and tables, will help you to develop the skills you need to do this, and gain the confidence to use them. This free course builds on our ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Innovation in health and social care: social and historical
This free course, Innovation in health and social care: social and historical, focuses on digital technologies and innovations in health and social care and explores the types of innovations that are available and the impact this has on the individuals using them. You will also gain an insight into the potential advantages and disadvantages of ...