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The many guises of the emperor Augustus
History & The Arts

The many guises of the emperor Augustus

...types of state with very different cultures, different dress codes and different possibilities for portrait production. (As you will discover later in this course, ancient Romans could use coins, statues and a range of other options for portraits.) However, the decisions King Abdullah of Jordan has made in his image construction provide us with a more modern example of...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction
Digital & Computing

Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction

...type of approach is likely to disappear. The payoff: you can become a person who can think and practice systemically. Without engagement with your self, Systems is likely to remain, for you, a collection of techniques that are never really your own. It would be unreasonable for me to expect that you would instantly recognise this is an effective way of starting studying...
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Level 3: Advanced 75 hrs
Dolly The Sheep: What happened next?
Science, Maths & Technology

Dolly The Sheep: What happened next?

...type used and the species. More than 10 different cell types have been used successfully as “parents” for cloning. These days most cloning is done using cells obtained by biopsying skin. More than genes can affect a clone Genetics is only part of the story. Even while clones are genetically identical, their phenotypes – the characteristics they express – will be...
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Article 10 mins
Getting started with a Password Manager
Digital & Computing

Getting started with a Password Manager

...types of data LastPass can hold; select Password from the top-left of the window (it looks like a padlock). [Screengrab as described in the text] Another window pops up. You need to complete the form which only takes a few moments: URL: the address of the site you are accessing Name: a name you will use to remember the site Username: the userID you use to access the site...
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Article 15 mins
Exercise and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercise and mental health

...types of research evidence that exist. Listen to Track 1, ‘Physical activity and mental health: what’s the evidence?’, and complete the tasks below. In this clip you will hear Dr Gaynor Parfitt and Professor Adrian Taylor discussing the evidence that exists to support the notion that there is a link between physical activity and mental health. Dr Parfitt and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)

...type questions you usually only get one attempt). If you get the answer right first time you will get more marks than for a correct answer the second or third time. Therefore, please be aware that for the end-of-course quiz it is possible to get all the questions right but not score 50% and be eligible for the OpenLearn badge on that attempt. If one of your answers is...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
UK must balance food farming impacts
Nature & Environment

UK must balance food farming impacts

...de Ruiter, an environmental scientist at the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen, and colleagues. At present, two-thirds of all cropland needed to produce the UK’s food and feed is located overseas, while 64% of associated carbon dioxide emissions are emitted abroad. The report concludes: “These results imply that the UK is increasingly reliant on external resources,...
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Article 10 mins
Charity Reed
Education & Development

Charity Reed

...de Beauvoir and the Feminist Revolution, Introducing philosophy and she's currently working on Exploring languages and cultures... as she said, there’s been plenty and quite a variety too. ‘The great thing about OpenLearn is that there’s no pressure, I can just pick a subject and study as I like,’ Charity added. ‘Some I’ve covered entirely within a couple of...
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Article 5 mins