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Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...learn a basic grounding in the maths of climate science, so you can understand the nature of the problem, then move on to think about potential engineering solutions. In doing so, you will consider five broad questions: What is ‘engineering the climate’? Why engineer the climate? How could we engineer the climate? Should we engineer the climate? Will we engineer the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Applying your community engagement skills
Society, Politics & Law

Applying your community engagement skills

...learning from previous courses and invites you to apply your community engagement skills in a practical and engaging context. The course is intended to help participants focus on the practical application of key learnings and insights, while also reflecting on ways that those in policing can engage more effectively with communities and community stakeholders. You can find...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
60 second adventures in microgravity
Science, Maths & Technology

60 second adventures in microgravity

...learn about their Principia mission and read Andrew Kuh's What is microgravity? post on their blog. For a different take, you can read the OU's Sabrina Gaertner's post on The Conversation, Explainer: What is microgravity? Video 1: What is microgravity? What causes that feeling of momentarily losing your stomach when you go over a hump-back bridge? Weightlessness! This...
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Video 10 mins
Home education as a provocation for the future of education
Education & Development

Home education as a provocation for the future of education

...learning associated with home education. In addition, due to the lack of representative data, it is problematic to generalise small-scale qualitative research findings. Furthermore, home-educating families within and across national and international contexts, are not a homogenous group in terms of demographics, motivations and practices. Rather, home education...
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Article 5 mins
Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!
Health, Sports & Psychology

Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!

...learning and experiences: we internalise others’ judgements. They are only perceptions, not an accurate reflection of what is happening; an internal inner critic, constantly evaluating everything we do and perhaps stopping us gaining that long worked for career. What self-limiting beliefs might you have about achieving interview success? What inner critic talk occurs...
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Article 10 mins
Forth Road Bridge
History & The Arts

Forth Road Bridge

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the basic structural issues of the Forth Road Bridge give examples of how engineers are trying to alleviate the wear and tear on the bridge...Forth Road Bridge: 1 The Forth Road Bridge - Edinburgh reaches over the Firth of Forth with two great bridges – the photogenic Victorian Forth Rail...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality Badge icon
Money & Business

Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

...learning. The Open University is working in collaboration with the CPD Standards Office in a national study to understand more about individual professionals' experiences, perceptions and practice for adult skill development. Find out more here cpdstandards.com/research. By participating in this high profile research, you will be contributing to scientific knowledge about...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury

...learn more about Lois and Travis as you progress through the course. Case study: Introducing Lois (sprinter) Lois is a 27-year-old sprinter who competes in the 200m and 400m. After a successful season last year in which she ran personal bests (PBs) in both of her events Lois was looking forward to having another successful season this year. The first part of her winter...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs