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Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market
Money & Business

Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market

...OU volunteers say about why they started voluntary work...Using Voluntary work to get ahead in the job market: 2.1 Introduction - 'All experiences count and are valuable and no one should push those aside. It really doesn't matter where that experience was gained. It's about what you learnt from it… don't devalue yourself. Recognise the importance of what you've done.'...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Getting started with Jamovi
Health, Sports & Psychology

Getting started with Jamovi

...students, researchers, and professionals to develop essential skills in quantitative data analysis using Jamovi — a free, open-source, and user-friendly statistical software. This free course offers hands-on guidance on navigating Jamovi, managing data, performing basic descriptive and inferential analyses, and interpreting results. It is ideal for beginners in data...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings
Education & Development

CARE-KNOW-DO for Social and Emotional Learning: building children’s resilience and agency in crisis settings

...students’ ability to recover from adversity, learn from experiences, and respond constructively to life’s challenges. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) supports this by helping children understand emotions and build the self-confidence needed to cope with hardship and grow stronger. For SEL to be effective in crisis contexts, it must be rooted in children’s...
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Article 5 mins
Artificial intelligence - chatting with bots
Society, Politics & Law

Artificial intelligence - chatting with bots

...becoming more advanced at interacting with humans, but what does this mean for the future?...It's possible that robots will match or exceed human intelligence one day. How would this impact humanity? Will it be harmful or helpful? Get ready to explore these big questions and test your knowledge of artificial intelligence using our interactive quiz. [Artificial...
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Activity 10 mins
Who needs research ethics? Take the challenge!
Society, Politics & Law

Who needs research ethics? Take the challenge!

...and become a member!...Select here to begin the interactive... [Research Ethics] Click the image above to launch the interactive Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Find out more about research ethics and start your research career:...
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Activity 15 mins
Golden Globe Ocean Race: Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions

...student Andreas Wernecke explores Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions. ...I am a PhD student at The Open University and I am currently in the extraordinarily lucky situation that a part of my research is published and gains quite some attention from the research community and media alike. The study has been led by one of my supervisors, Tamsin...
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Article 10 mins
Hallowain't III: Ghost moose
Nature & Environment

Hallowain't III: Ghost moose

...become a problem. Moose, though, haven't learned to do this. Because they've relied on the cold to kill off the ticks before they become a problem. As the climate changes, though, the cold isn't wiping out the eggs and larvae as the year turns; hence the moose, having failed to remove them, are being bitten raw by the little parasite. Richard Conniff, writing at TakePart,...
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Article 5 mins
Resin shell casting
Science, Maths & Technology

Resin shell casting

...becomes covered by sand-resin mixture. The resin melts, and in about 30 s the pattern becomes coated with a “shell” of resin-bonded sand. The shell is sometimes quite hard, due to the thermosettingproperties of the resin. The dump box is turned back to its original position, so that the surplus of sand and resin falls back into the bottom of the dump box. The pattern...
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Article 5 mins