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The economics of flood insurance
Society, Politics & Law

The economics of flood insurance

...Introduction - This short course is a taster of the Open University Level 2 module, Economics in Practice. It will introduce you to some of the practical ways that the theories, tools and techniques of economics are used and impact on our everyday lives. You will look at the issue of flooding, a problem with a long history but becoming increasingly important globally...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world

...project management software at work, shared calendars, spreadsheets) which tasks take longer which tasks you do less well than other people which tasks get in the way of other things you’d like to do with your time? What do I do routinely each week? Well, I guess I check the school website a lot. I'm a bit obsessive about it now because I missed an important date in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
After Manchester: How can you help if you know someone affected by a terror attack
Health, Sports & Psychology

After Manchester: How can you help if you know someone affected by a terror attack

...projects found that in actual fact, pushing people to talk about what had happened was unhelpful and could make things worse. 4. Don’t assume everything’s OK The nature of terrorist attacks can often leave large numbers of people feeling vulnerable, afraid and traumatised. But different people react differently to the same event. This means that some of the survivors...
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Article 5 mins
The Special Adviser’s Tale, or Political Storytelling in the Time of Covid
Languages

The Special Adviser’s Tale, or Political Storytelling in the Time of Covid

...project wrote a few years ago, in the twenty-first century the concept of ‘narrative… has seen a sharp rise in frequency… especially in such phrases as “change the narrative” and “take control of the narrative,” which have become unavoidable in political commentary’. Dowden’s tweet was part of a concerted and highly-coordinated effort by Conservative HQ...
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Article 10 mins
Extending your learning with postgraduate skills
Education & Development

Extending your learning with postgraduate skills

...manage your goals, reflect on your learning and skill development and prepare to share with others what you have achieved. If you are registered on our Masters programme, find out what three of our peer PDP coaches think employability means to them in their short videos. The MA Education/Childhood and Youth staff-student coaching team has been developing ways for students...
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Article 5 mins
A guide to developing trust with home-educating parents
Education & Development

A guide to developing trust with home-educating parents

...managers must ensure that all are embodying an empathetic and unbiased approach when working with home-educating parents. One parent also described the professionals responsible for supporting home-educating parents in her local authority as anonymous and felt that sharing information about the team members, including contact details, would help to increase familiarity...
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Article 5 mins
Enceladus: A habitable ice world?
Science, Maths & Technology

Enceladus: A habitable ice world?

...managed to develop on Earth. The variety of life found on Earth has always staggered me; acid-eating microbes, parasitic fungi which infects ants’ brains, and glow-in-the-dark deep sea worms seem alien even on our own planet. If terrestrial life is so variable and bizarre, what would life beyond the Earth look like? Since the discovery of large, geyser-like plumes at...
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Article 10 mins
What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?

...Managing the caring role alongside studying The young adult carers we interviewed were also studying at college or university. Like other young people, they were keen to learn and want to succeed in their courses. However, they sometimes missed classes due to their caring responsibilities. At times, they found it difficult to do their coursework and prepare for exams....
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Article 5 mins