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Watching the weather
Nature & Environment

Watching the weather

...Institute. This OpenLearn free course was adapted from a course that was produced in collaboration with the Royal Meteorological Society. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Meiosis and mitosis
Science, Maths & Technology

Meiosis and mitosis

...Institute of Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham; Figure 10 Science Photo Library; Figure 12 From Flies and Disease, Vol. 1, 1971, by Bernard Greenberg, published by Princeton University Press, 1971. F. Gregor, artist; Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Applying your community engagement skills
Society, Politics & Law

Applying your community engagement skills

...Institute of Fiscal Studies, the IFS, subsequently in the long term have shown their impact over the longer term. So lots of upstream things that local authorities working with others are in a position to do from a preventative point of view, youth clubs are the easy bit, and actually it’s not just youth clubs, it's a range of activities that you can do, which is very...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) for a number of years. For example, see the IRISS publication Using an assets approach for positive mental health and well-being. This type of approach helps to encourage people to become more independent by gradually withdrawing support once the carer can see the person has the skill or strength required to...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Forensic psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic psychology

...et al., 1977). Furthermore, the crime may take place in poor lighting and at some distance away. Research demonstrates that beyond a certain distance, and depending on the light, identification may be problematic. Researchers tested participants’ ability to recognise a target’s face at seven distances and nine illumination levels. Immediately after seeing the target...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Health and wellbeing in the ancient world
History & The Arts

Health and wellbeing in the ancient world

...et al., 2011). They didn’t like the word ‘complete’ – who is ever completely healthy? Furthermore, just because test results show some abnormality, this doesn’t mean it will ever make you ill. They questioned how health is measured: what is important, how many years you live, or how fully you can take part in society until you die? Their suggested definition of...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
The law-making process in England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The law-making process in England and Wales

...institutions are responsive to them. Because I believe in the main they are. I can assure you as a consistency member of Parliament, I take the views of my constituents very seriously. CLAIRE WARD I think politics is a little bit like a football game. You have a choice in life. You can either stand on the sidelines and shout at the players on the field and tell them how...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Engineering: environmental fluids
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: environmental fluids

...Institute of Oceanographic Sciences. [Described image] Figure 15 50-year wave heights (in metres) around the UK Winds, of course, have a direct effect on the size and speed of waves beyond causing swells a long distance away. Table 2 related the Beaufort scale of wind speeds to the direct effect on the oceans and seas. Conversely, the state of the seas is one way of...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs