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60 Second Adventures in Artificial Intelligence
Digital & Computing

60 Second Adventures in Artificial Intelligence

...research because they can perform mundane tasks rapidly and reliably. They never get tired or bored. However, they cannot replace scientists’ experience and intuition. AIs can help to “discover” relationships between different observed quantities in statistical sense, but humans are still needed to interpret those results appropriately. Once it has been properly...
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Video 10 mins
Welcome to Applying Psychology to Work Hub
Health, Sports & Psychology

Welcome to Applying Psychology to Work Hub

...research with over 200 organisations to understand the psychological impacts of COVID-19 on businesses, organisations and the individuals, and how prepared they were to deal with these - see Why the Applying Psychology to Work Hub was Created. We found that up to 30% of businesses had less than good capability, which taking into consideration the number of business in the...
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Article 10 mins
What does scientific evidence tell us about making our homes energy efficient?
Money & Business

What does scientific evidence tell us about making our homes energy efficient?

...researchers in the field, the one question we are always asked is: “If I do this, how much energy will it save?” To which we give the helpful answer: “It depends”. There is lots of advice out there, after all, and the media, charities and local authorities all provide guidance. But just how much of it is based on real scientific evidence? A common piece of advice...
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Article 5 mins
Getting started with Italian 1
Languages

Getting started with Italian 1

...Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LGXI001 Beginners Italian 1: primi passi. After completing this free course, you may wish to register for the full course to continue your learning!...Are you fascinated by the Italian culture and lifestyle, cuisine, historic cities, art and beautiful landscapes? Have you always loved the sound and musicality of the Italian...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
School geography: Exploring a definition
Education & Development

School geography: Exploring a definition

...children (and indeed, the ways schools serve wider societal goals). Thus, the student voice is important and the subject can seem fragmented and distant. See what one student, Jessica, had to say by clicking on 'view document' below. View document Wider and deeper considerations are also important. In a significant article, Bill Marsden points out some of the dangers of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?

...researching their outlet to communicating with them in a professional way. In this practical guide, we have compiled advice from six different science editors with extensive experience in commissioning pieces for a number of different outlets including Science, BBC Focus Magazine, New Scientist, the Mail and Guardian and SciDev.Net. Following the advice in this guide will...
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Finding your way after the death of a significant person
Health, Sports & Psychology

Finding your way after the death of a significant person

...research-based projects with the OU after writing a participatory research proposal on bereavement for my final assessment in 2023. I experienced a significant bereavement in my early school years, after my mum died of a rare form of cancer in 1999. Since then, I have gone through a series of life events that have brought up feelings of the loss of my mother in a range of...
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Working mathematically
Science, Maths & Technology

Working mathematically

...children learning mathematics – try to recall a moment when you were aware of a particular learner and their engagement, or lack of engagement, with the mathematics. Make brief notes in your notebook that will help you recall any of the incidents invoked above. Comment One teacher recalled how things frequently practised in early childhood could become automated without...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs