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Education & Development
How to quickly sharpen up your study skills
OpenLearn has a host of short content to help you improve your study skills and learn useful knowledge and information. Take a look at our selected animations, interactives, videos and articles to take your learning further.
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Education & Development
Essential skills for OU study
Feeling prepared for your module? Our short collection of free courses covers the essential skills to get the most from your studies.
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Education & Development
Let’s Talk About Uni – a podcast about real student experiences
Are you wondering if university is right for you? Listen to students from all of Wales’ universities as they share their experiences.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
At a crossroads: navigating work and/or family alongside study
Studying at university can throw different challenges your way. Balancing the demands of studying with your other commitments, family or employment responsibilities, can mean additional pressures. Try our immersive video-based resource where you can further explore the challenges and consider the student and evidence-informed strategies or ...
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Education & Development
Where to take your learning next
By now you will already know all about the amazing learning opportunities available on OpenLearn. You may have completed many OpenLearn courses or perhaps just one or two. However much you’ve done so far, your experience on OpenLearn means you already know what it is like to study online and at a distance.
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Money & Business
Managing my money for young adults
This free course, Managing my money for young adults, will help you start to think about managing your finances. You will learn how to budget effectively, and will be encouraged to start thinking about your financial future.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
This free course, So you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing, provides an overview of what nursing entails. Focusing on nursing in the UK specifically, but also looking at its place globally, you will learn about the four fields of nursing in the UK, what nurse training involves, as well as what makes a great nurse. This ...
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Education & Development
Study skills: one-minute tips
Check out our series of one-minute animations exploring revision tips, beating procrastination, what’s involved in a remote exam and other study skills.
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Education & Development
University lingo
Do you know the difference between a firm choice and an unconditional offer? Or what a seminar or semesters are? Explore this interactive to demystify university terminology.
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Digital & Computing
Free resources for a safer online experience
Safer Internet Day is celebrated on 7 February. We've pulled together some of our top FREE courses on cyber security, interactives on safe sharing and cyberbullying, and more content on fake news to mark this event.
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Education & Development
Being an OU student
The induction course for new OU students, covering the essentials for starting your undergraduate studies.
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Why higher education?
Not sure if university is right for you? Students from the University of South Wales share their reasons for choosing higher education and how they have benefitted from their university experience so far.