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Digital communications
Digital & Computing

Digital communications

...technology used and assess the future direction of this continually developing area of communication...Optical-fibre communications became commercially viable in the 1970s and innovation continues today. This free course, Digital communications, will illustrate how very high data rates can be transmitted over long distances through optical fibres. You will learn how these...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Supporting physical development in early childhood
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting physical development in early childhood

...educating babies and young children either as a practitioner in the workforce or as a parent/carer? In this free course, Supporting physical development in early childhood, you will learn how to ensure young children do enough physical activity and how it improves child mental and physical health development. As you explore the holistic health and developmental benefits...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST) Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

...educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. To complete a course you need to be able to find about 24 hours of study time, over a period of about 8 weeks. However, it is possible to study them at any time, and at a pace to suit you. Badged courses are all available on The Open...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?

...education, prevention and management strategies to further protect athletes and members of the public”. Sports such as rugby carry risks, but through legal play and active pitch-side management of suspected head injuries, we can but hope that this World Cup is not remembered for reports of players with serious head-related injuries, but for exciting (legal) play and...
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Article 5 mins
Is Brexit going to unseat English as the lingua franca?
Languages

Is Brexit going to unseat English as the lingua franca?

...education and higher learning in universities across Europe and beyond. Persian provides another example: after Iran fell to the Arab invasion, Persian became the language of the army that spread Islam into Central and South East Asia, and was then taken up by Turks, Mongols and, in fact, all Muslim rulers of the region as the administrative language of their realms....
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What happened to Rio 2016's leftover food?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happened to Rio 2016's leftover food?

...educated guesses as to how much food and ingredients to have on hand to make nourishing meals. Inevitably there’s going to be a surplus, whether it’s cases of bruised fruit and vegetables, or leftover palettes of potatoes and rice. [Massimo Bottura] Massimo Bottura Now an international group of chefs and anti-hunger activists calling themselves RefettoRio Gastromotiva...
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Student-Parents: It’s a juggling act
Education & Development

Student-Parents: It’s a juggling act

...Education landscape was quite different in 2005 and, of course, fees have increased to approx. £9,000 at a red brick university. Now, I realise that the Open University might have been a more accessible, feasible and flexible option for me. Fees are less, the cost of studying can be spread over time and student-parents can work part-time without it affecting any benefits...
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Article 10 mins
How did a natural disaster take us closer to Brexit?
Languages

How did a natural disaster take us closer to Brexit?

...educate us in an uninterested way. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the worst industrial disaster in US history and 4.9 million barrel crude were released into the environment. In addition to the huge immediate damage, long-term effects are as yet unknown but are likely to include oil remaining in the food chain for generations to come. The...
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Article 5 mins