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Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality
Turn your business ideas into reality with this free course on entrepreneurship. Explore practical steps for starting and growing a business, from developing ideas and choosing a business model to funding, location, and assessing your own skills and risk approach — all illustrated with real-life case studies.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Social Work Hub
A collection of free courses and resources for personal and professional development for social work practitioners and students.
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Training for speed and power in sport and fitness
This course explains the physiological principles that underpin speed and power, and how to apply a range of training techniques in practice.
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Effective writing in professional social work practice
This course will develop your understanding of the different ways that writing forms an integrated part of professional practice in the UK. People are at the centre of writing in social work practice, and the course will explore the importance of language and analysis. It is through writing that social workers communicate, provide detailed ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What is it like to research death and loss?
Three members of the Centre for Open Thanatology share their insights, experiences and advice on death and loss.
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Political grief: understanding an emerging phenomenon
Can we feel grief about political events? Neil Thompson explores this question and how it may impact you.
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Warming winters: How will the Winter Olympics adapt?
The ongoing impact of climate change on one of the biggest sports events in the world...
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Children and young people's mental health: a collection of free resources
Explore our collection of free resources focusing on the issue of mental health and wellbeing when it comes to children and young people.
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How can I support bereaved neurodivergent children?
Erica Borgstrom and Jon Rainford share how you can help bereaved neurodivergent children with some guidance and advice.
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Milano Cortino Winter Olympics 2026 – let the slipping and sliding commence!
Simon Rea previews the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy and looks at who in Team GB have the best chances of winning medals.
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Winter Olympics
Team GB will be looking be build upon recent successes at Winter Olympics, as the 2026 Games in Italy starts this month. You can dig deep into the Winter Olympics with our range of free resources.
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Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing
From case notes and formal reports to basic emails, a crucial but time-consuming part of a social worker’s job is writing. Dr Gillian Ferguson and Dr Maria Leedham look at the opportunities and drawbacks of implementing artificial intelligence into the role.