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Defending Earth from asteroids
Science, Maths & Technology

Defending Earth from asteroids

...work together on real-life planetary defence - far beyond Hollywood’s sci-fi blockbusters. Discover how you’ll have a chance to witness a real-life asteroid fly-by in 2029 when Apophis comes so close to Earth that it will be visible to the naked eye across parts of Europe, Africa and Asia. Defending Earth from asteroids [Laptop with Defending Earth from asteroids...
Succeed with Extended Project Qualifications (EPQs)
Education & Development

Succeed with Extended Project Qualifications (EPQs)

...to the assessment objectives of the EPQ, so you can be assured that what you’re working on counts towards your final grade. ...[EPQ animation and interactive] Click on the image above, to start your interactive experience... Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Survey If you enjoyed this interactive, please support us by filling in our survey here....
Witnesses and Evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Witnesses and Evidence

...workings of the legal system? Should we really burden members of the public with the responsibility of resolving our criminal and civil disputes - or would we be better having a panel of experts? And what about expert witnesses? After so many recent miscarriages of justice, how much weight should be given to the testimony of such witnesses? Gary Slapper, Professor of Law...
How to Survive a Botnet Attack
Science, Maths & Technology

How to Survive a Botnet Attack

...to others to send spam to, or steal data from. ‘How to Survive a Botnets Attack’ is a short animation that explains how to work safely on the internet and avoid your computer joining the ranks of the un-dead... How to Survive a Botnet Attack? This animated tutorial shows you how to spot and survive a botnet attack and also how to prevent one from ever happening again....
John Napier
Science, Maths & Technology

John Napier

...work needed to do complicated calculations, such as those required in astronomy and navigation. Napier’s ‘excellent brief rules’ were quickly adopted and improved upon. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 2 study in Mathematics...This free course looks at Scotsman John Napier (1550-1617) and his invention which radically altered the course of...
Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Vanessa Berlowitz - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Vanessa Berlowitz - Earth in Vision

...working for about 23 years and I’m currently working on a number of projects including One Planet, Waking Giants and Skyworld. How I got started I was drawn to work at the Natural History Unit after doing a degree actually in human sciences and being really inspired by looking at the world in quite a multi-disciplinary way and seeing that actually there was a real...
Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...work with people with learning disabilities. Or perhaps it’s something you know little about, and want to know more. In this free course, Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging, you will hear from many different people about what it is like to have the label ‘learning disability’, and how it feels to support someone with a learning disability, as a...
Supporting children's development
Education & Development

Supporting children's development

...work full time now that Tomos is moving on from preschool into mainstream schooling. Mali has been a very clingy baby and Siân is worried about how she will cope with being away from ‘Mummy’ and going into day care. Tomos was a very easy baby – very placid and quiet. As a toddler he often seemed to be in his own world and did not interact with other children....
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs