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Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...Guide, by Andrew Northedge, Jeff Thomas, Andrew Lane, Alice Peasgood, published by The Open University, 1997, ISBN 0 7492 341 1 3. More mathematical and science-based than The Good Study Guide. Chapter titles are: ‘Getting started’, ‘Reading and making notes’, ‘Working with diagrams’, ‘Learning and using mathematics’, ‘Working with numbers and...
Journeying through wellbeing: Exploring mental health and wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Journeying through wellbeing: Exploring mental health and wellbeing

...guide to help with loneliness. Although this is aimed at older people, the advice is universal in helping with feelings of loneliness and making connections. Mental health problems This article has focused on feelings of wellbeing and has explored some of the ways in which our physical and mental wellbeing interact. It is important to be aware that in the same way that we...
The RFS Career Academy Free Learning Collection
Education & Development

The RFS Career Academy Free Learning Collection

...University (OU). All the content has been written by academics from The OU and can be used to enhance your work skills, apply for a new job or a change in career. The courses are available immediately and you can work through them at your own pace - plus if you sign up you can track your progress and receive a free Statement of Participation or a digital badge (if the...
Looking globally: the future of education
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...for education. You'll then look to the future to think about what educationalists can do to fit the young people they work with to meet the challenges of the future. This course is designed for those with an interest in education or experience as an educator. It will also form part of a new Open University Masters module to be launched in 2018. Start studying now....
Euro 2022 Championships
Health, Sports & Psychology

Euro 2022 Championships

...University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. Euro 2022 Read our football content on the women's game, offering an insight into the challenges faced by females playing the beautiful game. Fanatical about sport? Try one of our free courses Women in sport Discover a series of articles on women in sport, such as the challenges faced when returning to compete...
Systems Thinking: Diagramming Tutorials
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems Thinking: Diagramming Tutorials

...University courses. Systems thinking practitioners at the OU have supported and developed the use of a range of diagramming techniques as the principal tools through which visual modelling and communication can happen. The following diagramming techniques each have videos providing animated tutorials – one video describing What the technique is and at least one other...
Why do Christmas crackers go bang?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do Christmas crackers go bang?

...University's Chemistry Department explains why they go bang in this article...Here's one to share during this year's Christmas dinner... The bright wrapping of the Christmas cracker contains a cardboard tube. Attached to the side of the tube inside the cracker is a strip of paper. This paper has been treated with a tiny amount of gunpowder – an explosive mixture of...
Wimbledon - The Championships
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wimbledon - The Championships

...University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. The Wimbledon Championships Read our tennis content, offering an insight into what it's like competing at the highest level in sport. Game-changing FREE courses We've put together some of our top FREE courses - perfect if you're a budding athlete, a coach or mentor, psychologist, or if you just want to find out...