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Do children exercise less in winter?
Education & Development

Do children exercise less in winter?

...University of Cambridge used data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study, which measured levels of physical activity in more than 700 seven year old children across a calendar year using accelerometers. Using the data, they also modelled the relationship between levels of activity and variables such as gender, weight and family income. The results of their study are...
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Education & Development

Access courses

...universities because we’re open to people based on their potential rather than their prior qualifications. Most of our courses have no formal entry requirements and our students come from a diverse range of educational backgrounds. So, we offer a choice of starting points depending on how confident you are in your study skills. [OpenLearn homepage on a tablet] Credit...
Questions in science
Science, Maths & Technology

Questions in science

...University module Questions in science, an introductory level interdisciplinary science course. [A question mark made up of five components, with the following labels, from top left, going down the question mark: Ethics in science? What are waves? what is a metal? Lorem epsum, Lorem epsum the circle at the bottom of the question mark, has the text, Questions in science. ]...
Decolonising the Curriculum through the History of Mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Decolonising the Curriculum through the History of Mathematics

...University mathematics teaching to include the broader and more nuanced historical material necessary to show the rich diversity of contributions to mathematical development, another way must be sought. Our proposal is to create an open access online resource containing original and secondary source material which exemplifies the diversity of mathematical development. The...
Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation

...University's Managing my money for young adults course on OpenLearn Create funded by the Harrison Foundation and support by the Harrison Centre for Social Mobility. You make thousands of decisions every day, some are are trivial, and some are hard and could affect your future. Personal financial decisions (decisions related to your income, spending, savings or investing)...
Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art
History & The Arts

Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art

...University, Larry gives an overview of his art practice describing how he became an artist and how he reaches his audiences across an ever-expanding platform of dynamic visual, sonic and digital media...Transcript Larry Achiampong is a contemporary Ghanaian British artist known for his innovative and thought-provoking approach to art, often exploring themes of identity,...
The science of the mind: investigating mental health
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of the mind: investigating mental health

...University module The science of the mind: investigating mental health... The science of the mind: investigating mental health A short introduction to this album. The Blackthorn Garden A typical day at Blackthorn Garden, a social enterprise venture which provides work placements for people with mental health problems. Talking about Blackthorn: the chief executive Jan...
Start writing essays
History & The Arts

Start writing essays

...University course A172 Start writing essays... Start writing essays An introduction to this album. Researching an essay Open University tutors Tim Baugh and Lesley Hoose discuss essay titles, research and schedules with OU student Beth Lewis. Early stages of essay writing John Humphrys stresses how important it is to know your subject and know your position in the...