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Criminology beyond crime
Society, Politics & Law

Criminology beyond crime

...researching global harms and global perpetrators identify the central features and contributions of a Green Criminology...Criminology beyond crime: Within and beyond criminology - In 1983, the Australian criminologist Richard Harding asked ‘what do criminology and criminologists do to decrease the chances of the extinction of mankind and the destruction of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Introduction to adolescent mental health Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to adolescent mental health

...Research indicates that throughout the world, young people’s mental health and wellbeing is at risk. Indeed, media headlines warn of a global mental health crisis. In 2020, the Children’s Society reported that one in six children aged between 5 and 16 years of age globally suffer from a mental health problem. 50% of all mental health problems begin by the age of 14...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...researchers suggest that Rüppell's foxes are particularly efficient at reducing either cutaneous or respiratory water loss. Mean field water flux (FWF) per day in the six foxes was 123 ml day−1 with 26.1 ml water day−1 provided from catabolism. Comparison of mass-adjusted values for water flux in Rüppell's foxes with values obtained for swift foxes living in grass...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Primary education: listening and observing Badge icon
Education & Development

Primary education: listening and observing

...research in the primary school and observe children’s play and classroom learning, and listen to interviews with school staff and children. You will also explore cyber-bullying and the primary school curriculum. Transcript If you wish to undertake any practical activities within schools you may do so with Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance in a school...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Reading evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Reading evidence

...researchers often focus on everyday life itself. Neither of these forms of evidence is better or more useful than the other, indeed they often complement one another, but they need to be used appropriately in terms of the question being asked and the claim being made. So let's look now at both quantitative and qualitative evidence in turn, demonstrating how each can be...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...research. Go to the OU, go to the library, look at the prospectus. But get clear in your mind what you want it for. SPEAKER 1 Doesn't matter what your age is or what your background history is. If you've got the enthusiasm, do it. End of the day, if you've got it, you can do it. Studying a multidisciplinary qualification at The Ope University. The Open University would...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Machines, minds and computers
Digital & Computing

Machines, minds and computers

...Research Project on Artificial Intelligence' in New Hampshire, USA. However, this is a US-centric view of history. In fact, Symbolic AI was being discussed in Britain as early as 1941. During the Second World War, the great English mathematician Alan Turing – often described as 'the father of AI' (and of 'artificial life' and of computing itself) – was working at...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision

...researching digital technology and nature conservation. In January 2015 Lisa and Gina Maffey founded the Digital Nature Network LinkedIn group to share pan-disciplinary digital research and practice and support nature conservation aims. (Please get in touch if you’d like to join.) Transcript Earth in Vision Project Wildscreen, 20th – 23rd October 2014 I’m Lisa...
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