Health, Sports & Psychology
Social Work Hub
A collection of free courses and resources for personal and professional development for social work practitioners and students.
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Languages
How can your accent put your life at risk?
...language are not taken seriously and oftentimes simply ignored are not unique to Australia, as a US study of doctors and nurses working with patients with limited English proficiency demonstrates (Kenison et al., 2016). In a quote that has almost uncanny echoes of Faysal Ishak Ahmed’s experience on the other side of the world, one junior doctor reported this...
Education & Development
Everyday skills in maths and English
...free bite-sized courses in maths and English...The courses on this page are designed for the unconfident learner to improve their work life skills at a pace that suits you. You can earn a digital badge and certificate for each course completed and together these courses work serve good preparation to achieve your Functional Skills Level 1 and 2 National Awards ......
Nature & Environment
Sustainability Hub
Learn about living sustainably with this collection of free courses, articles, interactives and films from The Open University.
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History & The Arts
Afterword to Representing Religions: Race, Rationality, Colonialism and Anthropology
...language or culture, and it is an argument with some pedigree in anthropology. If they are right, then there is no standpoint from which to assert that some actions are instrumental and some symbolic, because there is no singular reality to which the Western sciences have privileged access. Instead, the Cargo cults need to be understood within the terms of Melanesian...
Health, Sports & Psychology
Type 2 diabetes across the globe: What's going on?
...above to get the low-down on the type 2 diabetes situation around the world. Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. The page may take a few moments to load. Try a free course or podcast on diabetes Take it further with The Open University...
Society, Politics & Law
Remembering Thatcherism
...free market and a strong state. He called this drift to the right; ‘authoritarian populism’ Hall’s analysis was informed by the ideas of the Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci. This included the importance Gramsci attributed to periods of ‘organic crisis’, where the existing ideological framework and assumptions, political settlements and economic rationale, no...
OpenLearn Ireland
Computing and IT Hub Northern Ireland
Welcome to the Computing and IT Hub, a free online resource with short courses and information to support digital skills development.