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Explore flexible online learning
Education & Development

Explore flexible online learning

...study, supported distance and open learning for undergraduate and postgraduate courses and qualifications. OpenLearn is the home of free online learning offered by the OU. There are hundreds of flexible courses that players can combine with a busy training and match schedule. ...[PFA and OU logos] Whatever your ambition, start by exploring the range of content to find a...
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Science, Maths & Technology

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...find out more about the Milky Way, the 30 or so galaxies that make up our local group and much more...Find out more You might be closer to a science degree than you think: find out if you're ready to study science with The Open University Discover more about Stargazing LIVE which returns to our screens to take us on a brand new journey of discovery through the night...
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How was the Moon made, and when did it happen?
Science, Maths & Technology

How was the Moon made, and when did it happen?

...studies shed fresh light on the process – even pinning down a date. For more than 30 years, the prevailing view of the formation of our Moon has been the “giant impact hypothesis”. The precursors to the current four rock planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars – appear to have been dozens of smaller bodies known as “planetary embryos”. According to the...
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LGBTQ youth and homelessness: We can all make a difference
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQ youth and homelessness: We can all make a difference

...Study of almost 10,000 14-year olds reported that sexual minority (e.g. lesbian, gay and bisexual) adolescents had twice the odds of being verbally and physically assaulted in the past 12 months compared to their heterosexual peers. The statistics in terms of trans people are even more sobering, with the UK’s LGBTQ charity, Stonewall, concluding “Hate crime and...
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How is a bench helping improve mental health in Zimbabwe?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is a bench helping improve mental health in Zimbabwe?

...study, published in the journal JAMA this week (December 27), found that patients who used the ‘friendship benches’ for support were less likely to have symptoms than patients who received standard treatment. Peter Singer, CEO of Grand Challenges Canada which funds the programme through support from the government of Canada, told SciDev.Net the study proves that...
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Stay together: Can LBGTQ+ and older couples show the way to a lasting love?
Society, Politics & Law

Stay together: Can LBGTQ+ and older couples show the way to a lasting love?

...study into how modern couples maintain relationships, suggest that some among the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning+ (representing other sexual identities) (LGBTQ+) community still fear reprisals that prevent them from giving this outward sign of affection. The 2013 Natsal (National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles) and 2008 British Social...
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Dealing with feedback when you are neurodivergent
Education & Development

Dealing with feedback when you are neurodivergent

...studying. Yet if you are neurodivergent, feedback can have a greater impact on your sense of self, making you question your value as a person. The good news is that some simple strategies can help make feedback feel more manageable. What is feedback? Feedback is defined by the Cambridge dictionary as: ‘Information or statements of opinion about something, such as a new...
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The psychology of conspiracy theories
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of conspiracy theories

...study of conspiracy theories. Historians, philosophers, sociologists and political scientists often present conspiracy theories as being of an essentially psychological nature. [Detail from a mural at Denver Airport] A detail of a mural in Denver International Airport, subject of much conspiracy theorist interest. A plea for peace, or a plan for future martial law? Many...
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