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Money & Business
Mortgage vs rent
The true cost of home ownership when compared with renting is revealed in this interview with Ray Wright.
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Education & Development
Interdisciplinarity: A collection
Bringing together the best of interdisciplinary resources from across OpenLearn – could an "Open" qualification be right for you?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Do I have mental health problems and should I get some help?
How do we recognise if a reaction to a stressor has developed into a mental health problem? Here's a five point guide...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Can protective headgear increase the risk of injury to rugby players?
While cuts and bruises may be avoided, new research suggests that wearing headgear during rugby can put players at greater risk. Andrew Barnes explains his research.
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Languages
Methods in Motion: Inside Outsiders and Outside Insiders
In today’s 'Methods in Motion' blog, the ordeal of conducting research interviews in imperfect German is turned to advantage by Sara de Jong in trying to understand how participants identify as ‘insiders’ or ‘outsiders’.
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Money & Business
My career goal: Nail technician
Have you ever thought that your eye for crafting fine-looking nails could become your career? Here's some advice on turning your passion into a job - or maybe even your own business…
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Society, Politics & Law
The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2
What ethical decisions does burying nuclear waste involve, and how are we responsible to future generations?
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Education & Development
Download your free booklet 'Young People: Changing times'
Download your free, 28-page booklet 'Young People: Changing times' to accompany the 'Child of Our Time 16' series.
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Education & Development
Taking your first steps into the degree apprenticeship programme
Have you joined the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship, provided through Civil Service Learning and KPMG? If so, we have a collection of free resources to help you take your first steps.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Why do volcanoes erupt?
What forces create these geological timebombs?
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Education & Development
The Intervention Initiative – A bystander education programme
The 'Intervention Initiative' is a free educational programme for students, focusing on the prevention of sexual coercion and domestic abuse in university settings.
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Society, Politics & Law
Syria, Spitsbergen and Seeds
How are the civil war in Syria, the remote Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, and the future of the world’s food supplies connected?