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Obesity: balanced diets and treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

...health professionals, legislators and the media. This free course, Obesity: balanced diets and treatment, looks at the science behind obesity, examining the dietary, physiological and genetic aspects of the topic...The incidence of obesity is on the increase in affluent societies, and the phenomenon commands increasing attention from health professionals, legislators and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Open Pathways
Education & Development

Open Pathways

...Health care Leadership Achievement Award Open Learning Champions There is also anOpen Learning Champions guide which offers information and suggestions for facilitators using Open Pathways and other OpenLearn resources with learners. Open Learning Champions can come from community and voluntary organisations, colleges, libraries and others. What they have in common is an...
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Activity 1 hr
Making Social Worlds
Society, Politics & Law

Making Social Worlds

...health. Philosophers, politicians and academics offer differing perspectives on requirements for citizenship and the importance of citizenship ceremonies in the UK and Australia. In the two audio tracks, course team members Liz McFall and Sophie Watson put the ideas covered in the album into their academic context. This material is taken from The Open University course...
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Audio 55 mins
The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...mental health sites – this seeming to be the preferred terminology in health and psychology as it suggests a ‘developmental phase’ of human life. The second seems to be primarily used in relation to ‘teenage parents’ – possibly to emphasise the relative youth of this group...The range of work with young people: ‘Family resemblances’ between practices - As...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The outgoing Prime Minister and his replacement: Gladstone makes way for Rosebery
History & The Arts

The outgoing Prime Minister and his replacement: Gladstone makes way for Rosebery

...health forced William Gladstone to quit in favour of his foreign secretary Lord Rosebery. This extract originally appeared in The Northern Echo...[Gladstone addresses the House] William Gladstone addressing the House earlier in his career We are officially informed that the Queen has accepted the resignation of Mr Gladstone and has summoned the Earl of Rosebery, offering...
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Article 10 mins
The challenge of invasive alien species
Nature & Environment

The challenge of invasive alien species

...health of native species they are termed as invasive alien species. This is a relatively young but rapidly growing field of study. Some examples of well known invasive alien species NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ORIGIN NEW HABITAT NATURE OF DAMAGE Cane toad Bufo marinus Central America Australia Kills native fauna with poison Crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes Possibly Africa, Asia...
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Article 10 mins
The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'
Health, Sports & Psychology

The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'

...health habits, and daily activities have a strong impact on the health of our brain. Nutrition, hydration, physical activity, cognitive and social stimulation, also known as The Five Pillars of Ageing Well will help us keep our brain function at an optimal level. For a more comprehensive account on ‘the Ageing Brain’, the biomedical reasons to ageing and reversible...
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Article 10 mins
Saint Patrick and modern narratives of Irish identity
OpenLearn Ireland

Saint Patrick and modern narratives of Irish identity

...Moloney, A. (2026, February 8). Health service ‘bleeding expertise’ as nearly 7,000 Irish medics register in Australia. Irish Independent. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health-service-bleeding-expertise-as-nearly-7000-irish-medics-register-in-australia/a1419272593.html Mahon, James Patrick (2016). Through Irish Eyes. Galway, RoI: Book Hub Publishing....
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Article 10 mins