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Researching Antarctic ice sheets
Nature & Environment

Researching Antarctic ice sheets

...new. Science is an ever-evolving process. And that’s what makes it so exciting. Want to find out more? Listen to Tamsin Edwards speak about her research on the OU/BBC radio programme, Inside Science, read articles from the Climate News Network, or to take your interest further, try a free course or look into studying Environmental Science at the Open University....
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What You Need to Know About Psychometrics
Health, Sports & Psychology

What You Need to Know About Psychometrics

...free courses (see OpenLearn). Then practice each test again and don’t be tempted to give up! Psychometric test practice websites Try to find out which psychometric tests the employer or sector you are interested in may use, through websites such as www.glassdoor.co.uk or www.graduatesfirst.com, which also provide lots more tips on how to be prepare. There are many...
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More or Less: interview with Tim Harford
Science, Maths & Technology

More or Less: interview with Tim Harford

...free courses and articles about maths and statistics Learn how to read and interpret social data with our Postcode Patterns interactive 1) What's changed on More or Less over the years? Are there less statistical mistakes in the news these days? Transcript: "I hadn't noticed that, but you're probably right. And if that's true, why is it true?" KEVIN MCCONWAY: Thanks for...
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Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?
OpenLearn Ireland

Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?

...free courses. References Average person will try 126 fad diets in their lifetime, poll claims | The Independenthttps://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/diet-weight-loss-food-unhealthy-eating-habits-a9274676.html (Accessed: 08 Jan 2024) Fad Diets Food Fact Sheet. Available at:
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Oxygen, blood and the body
Science, Maths & Technology

Oxygen, blood and the body

...free courses or study with the OU References Flexman, A.M., Del Vicario, G. and Schwarz, S.K.W. (2007) ‘Dark Green Blood in the Operating Theatre’, The Lancet, vol. 369, p. 1972. Hazes B., Kalk K. H., Hol W. G. J., Magnus K. A., Bonaventura C., Bonaventura J. and Daute Z., (1993) ‘Crystal structure of deoxygenated Limulus polyphemus subunit II hemocyanin at 2.18 A...
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A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?
OpenLearn Ireland

A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?

...free courses: References "10 Amazing Facts about the Brain". Available at: https://qbi.uq.edu.au/10-amazing-facts-about-brain. Accessed 24 January 2024. Centre for Mental Health (2017) Mental health at work: The business costs ten years on . Available at: https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/mental-health-work-business-costs-ten-years/ (Accessed: 08 Jan...
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Everyone Can Learn to Coach! Coaching with the OSCAR Model
Health, Sports & Psychology

Everyone Can Learn to Coach! Coaching with the OSCAR Model

...free courses: Workplace Learning with Coaching and Mentoring Exploring Career Mentoring and Coaching Three Principles of a Coaching Approach There are also further resources you may find useful in the Applying Psychology at Work Hub. References Chidiac, M. (2013) ‘Creating a coaching culture: relational field coaching’, Development and Learning in Organizations, 27...
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Happy birthday Shakespeare!
History & The Arts

Happy birthday Shakespeare!

...free course Approaching Plays and look at the roles of dogs in the play. Transcript: Narrator It's early morning at the Globe Theatre. William Shakespeare and his actors are rehearsing Henry IV Part 1. In this scene, it's late at night, and young Prince Hal, played by Robert Harley, and his friend Falstaff – that's Thomas Swann – are in the pub. But… the King's...
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