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History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee

...study of the reading habits of a writer, and how this information can be used in a literary study of that writer’s own writing. To this end we will be focussing on the reading experiences of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee. This course builds on the previous two courses, Red_1 and Red_2, and trains users in advanced search functions and close analysis of...
Ethics in science?
Science, Maths & Technology

Ethics in science?

...study of their efficacy or with any consideration as to whether they were ethically appropriate – or not. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course S111 Questions in science...Ethics in science?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how clinical trials are used today in medicine understand...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Exploring critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring critical social work practice

...skills that are essential across all areas of social work...This free course, Exploring critical social work practice, will support you to question assumptions and navigate complexity as a critical social worker. Through practice scenarios and reflective activities, you will be supported to think critically, balance professional judgment and respond ethically to...
Introducing healthcare improvement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing healthcare improvement

...study in Health and Social Care. In this free course, Introducing healthcare improvement, you will be exploring what is meant by the terms ‘quality’ and ‘quality improvement’ in the context of healthcare. You will consider what constitutes the key dimensions of healthcare quality that improvement initiatives typically target. You will be introduced to some key...
Using data visualisation to track climate change
Nature & Environment

Using data visualisation to track climate change

...Studies (ACTS) in Kenya, the Stockholm Environment Institute in Sweden, in cooperation with the UNFCCC secretariat, and supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to a statement from DIE last month (16 January). Visit the Nationally Determined Contributions Explorer The experts created a database from the (I)NDCs or intended...
How many different types of smile are there?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How many different types of smile are there?

...study of 100 people: The “Mona Lisa”, where the corners of the mouth go up and outwards and the upper teeth are exposed. The dominant muscle action is from the zygomaticus major. About two-thirds of people studied smile this way. The “canine” smile, where the canine teeth are exposed. The dominant muscle action is from the levator labii superioris. 31 per cent of...
What is Talk Factory?
Education & Development

What is Talk Factory?

...Have a look at the research carried out by children and young people If you are interested in learning more about the lives of young people, then you may be interested in our Bachelor of Arts degree in Childhood and Youth Studies or postgraduate study in this area such as our Masters in Education. Why not order a free prospectus to find out more? REQUEST A PROSPECTUS...
The Centre for Children and Young People’s Wellbeing at The Open University
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Centre for Children and Young People’s Wellbeing at The Open University

...Studies at The Open University. Our current research projects are funded by The Wellcome Trust and Safefood (the all-Ireland food safety authority). Current research and advocacy partners are at the University of Liverpool, University College Dublin, University of Oslo, Flinders University Australia, and the World Health Organization among others. Centre for Children’s...