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Studying mammals: Return to the water
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Return to the water

...research scientists. You have just met the scientific names of some mammalian groups (orders and suborders) with explanations of how the words have been derived. Many scientific names have Latin or Greek roots and with a good dictionary (and maybe a web search), you may be able to unravel some of these words for yourself. For example, the Weddell seal which you will meet...
Step up to leadership
Money & Business

Step up to leadership

...research in the field of neuroscience has determined how we are judged not just for who we are but for how we are perceived by others. Lyons and O’Mara explain this process as follows. We make person judgements on the basis of two simple processes. First, a snap judgement of how cold or warm we feel toward the person. Does this person elicit feelings of kindness,...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Leadership challenges in turbulent times
Money & Business

Leadership challenges in turbulent times

...researchers agree on is that a core skill of leaders and of leadership practice is to solve problems (e.g. Grint, 2008; Mumford et al, 2000; Reiter-Palmon and Illies, 2004). Problems can come in the form of opportunities as well as obstacles, so in this course the term ‘challenges’ will be used to reflect the complex and interrelated problems that leaders often face...
The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster
Nature & Environment

The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster

...research needed into all aspects of the problem. This should cover the toxicology of oils and detergents, the causes, effects and control of emaciation, stress and relevant acute and chronic diseases; the mechanism of waterproofing and methods of restoring it; nutrition; aspects of behaviour and the general management of the species most frequently oiled. This article was...
What is a virus?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a virus?

...research. These viruses, known as bacteriophages, do not infect human cells, so they can be used as selective antibiotic agents. Other viruses that selectively infect human cells can be used to deliver therapeutic DNA into patient cells, a technique known as gene therapy. What do we know about the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19? COVID-19 is a disease caused by a...
10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn
History & The Arts

10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn

...research. Clare Warren states why she thinks Dorothy Hodgkin is one of the most influential women in science: "Not only was Dorothy Hodgkin incredibly clever but she also managed to multi task to a way that most women would never be able to, let alone any men being able to. When she first went to university she was looking after her two younger sisters at the same time so...
Getting started with SPSS
Society, Politics & Law

Getting started with SPSS

...research. However, many people find the idea of using statistics, and especially statistical software packages, extremely daunting. This free course, Getting started with SPSS, takes a step-by-step approach to statistics software through seven interactive activities. No statistics software is needed...Handling statistical data is an essential part of psychological...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Children’s rights
Society, Politics & Law

Children’s rights

...Research at Childline; Ann Phoenix Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Birkbeck College, University of London. Activity 1 Try to identify for yourself, and note down, the various arguments that Mary McLeod and Ann Phoenix make about children and childhood. The following questions will help you to structure your notes, and to make links with concepts of ‘welfare’,...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr