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Your journey of learning and discovery with us
Education & Development

Your journey of learning and discovery with us

...introduction to online learning, including the following: Everyday computer skills: developed in partnership with LEAD to equip people with the skills and knowledge they need to get started in a digital world. Essential skills for online learning: this resource, developed by The University of Manchester Library, will help you to develop skills to get the most out of being...
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Using OpenLearn as an OU Student
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Using OpenLearn as an OU Student

...introduction to OpenLearn is a great place to start, as well as our study skills section. If you are studying one of the university's open programme degrees, such as BA/BSc (Hons) Open, then you can also get more help and support in the OpenLearn course, Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits. If you are a postgraduate student then Succeeding in postgraduate...
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Can you train for penalty shoot-outs?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can you train for penalty shoot-outs?

...managed to score (that was Owen Hargreaves, who had been born in Canada and grew up in Germany). In the picture, around 15 players stand on the edge of the penalty-area, each player with a ball at his feet. They are waiting for an opportunity to step forward and dribble the ball to the spot to take a penalty. Where is the purpose in that? In the match environment, the...
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Does poor spelling really make President Trump unfit for office?
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Does poor spelling really make President Trump unfit for office?

...managing in the process to misspell the word “heal”. He then quickly deleted the tweet, resent it with the same mistake, deleted the second attempt, until finally getting it right the third time around. The response across social media was predictably caustic. As one tweeter put it: “If you don’t know the difference between #heel and heal, you shouldn’t have the...
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World Cup 2023: is it a case of USA or England?
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Cup 2023: is it a case of USA or England?

...management hopes are high in their camp. The tournament is being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand and it is the first time it has been held in the southern hemisphere. There will be five venues in Australia – Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne, and four venues in New Zealand – Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin and Hamilton. The final will be played at...
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How is identity data creating headaches for large companies?
Money & Business

How is identity data creating headaches for large companies?

...manage their identity or whether they could manage it themselves. Models for a decentralised identity are emerging with parallel developments in the creation of a decentralised web. [The Conversation]There are a number of challenges for both private individuals and the traditional identity provider to overcome for this move to become a reality – including wider adoption...
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How do microplastics make their way into our food?
Nature & Environment

How do microplastics make their way into our food?

...management options, and enact appropriate regulations. This will result in sustainable and responsible practices which protect the integrity of our soils and ecosystems, ensuring a healthier future for all. What can be done to protect agricultural soil from microplastics? There are several ways in which we can protect agricultural soil from microplastics. One method is to...
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Someone’s attacking our connection to the internet - part one
Science, Maths & Technology

Someone’s attacking our connection to the internet - part one

...the instructions there to connect to the router’s own management page. From there, you should: Update the router to the latest version of firmware (if available) Disable remote management of the router Change the router’s password to a new, stronger password. So that’s what VPNFilter is – next time we’ll look at who might have created it and what it was for…...
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