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Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development
Health, Sports & Psychology

Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development

...physical factors in adolescent development. Half of all mental health conditions have already started to develop by the age of 14, rising to 75 per cent by the mid-twenties. However, they mostly go undetected, and therefore untreated, for many years (Public Health England, 2019). Some of the mental illnesses that can be experienced by adolescents are emotional disorders,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...physical classroom, for instance. It also enables a wide range of people to share ideas (Desanctis et al., 2003). Sharing your thoughts in writing on an online forum may lead to feelings of success, especially when you get positive feedback or stimulate a discussion. So far, you have reflected on your own experiences of using online learning forums and how you feel – or...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...physical and mental health. Despite this, finding time and motivation to exercise can sometimes be challenging. While finding time for exercise may remain elusive, recent research has shown that the gut microbiome may actually play a role in increasing motivation. Certain metabolites made by the gut microbiome can relay signals to the pleasure/reward centre of the brain...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introduction to quantum computing
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to quantum computing

...physics: fundamentals and applications...Quantum computing is a developing field with enormous potential societal and economic impact. In the future, quantum computers will enable us to solve a range of complex problems that are currently intractable, potentially revolutionising key sectors including medicine, finance and the pharmaceutical industry. In this free course...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Migration
Science, Maths & Technology

Migration

...physical attributes or phenotype. The concept of selection is central to the theory of evolution by means of natural selection, formulated by Charles Darwin, which forms the cornerstone of many explanations of animal behaviour. What three criteria must be met within a population of interacting individuals in order for natural selection to occur? The three criteria are:...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...Physical Sciences at the Open University. ALAN CAYLESS: I'm Alan Cayless, and I'm a physicist an astronomer at the Open University. JO JARVIS: During this first week of the course, we're hoping to guide you around the night sky and prove that you don't have to have a telescope to learn your way around. In fact, Alan, you started off with binoculars, didn't you? ALAN...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Manufacturing

...physical resources and which are the starting point for all manufactured items. Such resources are also often called raw materials, but this term is more generally used to describe the input for any manufacturing process. Similarly the term product can be used to describe the output of any manufacturing process. So, crudely, a raw material is anything that can be turned...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Empires: power, resistance, legacies
History & The Arts

Empires: power, resistance, legacies

...physical landscape, political and commercial institutions of the metropole. It can also be seen in the ways that national identity was reconceptualised by the experience of empire. To examine these histories further the course is structured by the three themes: power, resistance, and legacies. Each theme has subsections which are case studies that will allow you to...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs