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COP26 Glasgow and questions of environmental and social justice
Society, Politics & Law

COP26 Glasgow and questions of environmental and social justice

...resources including income, wealth, education, health and environmental surroundings. The poorest areas have experienced a more severe and faster rate of decline in local environmental quality than less deprived areas, with the gap between the indicators of litter, fly-tipping and graffiti widening between the poorest and most affluent (keepscotlandbeautiful.org). Thus,...
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Is America better than this?
Society, Politics & Law

Is America better than this?

...resourced public education system and the intentional sabotage of bipartisan politics (mostly by the Republican Party), the United States is dangerously divided. As Abraham Lincoln warned in 1858, “a house divided cannot stand”. The election of Raphael Warnock will be interpreted as a beacon of hope, and maybe it is – the tireless work of Stacey Abrams and others in...
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Religious diversity: rethinking religion
History & The Arts

Religious diversity: rethinking religion

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market
Money & Business

Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market

...Open University's resources The voluntary work section on the OU Careers Advisory Service website. Your local library You can often find details of local voluntary agencies, or copies of reference books such as: Voluntary Agencies Directory, published by NCVO. Charity Choice, the ‘encyclopedia of charities’, published by Watermans (and also available online.) Charity...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Accessibility and inclusion in digital health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Accessibility and inclusion in digital health

...Open University course K102 Introducing health and social care....Accessibility and inclusion in digital health: Introduction - In this free course, Accessibility and inclusion in digital health, you will consider some of the ways that people can access digital health in the UK and how they are able to take more control over their physical and mental health. However, for...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
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Money & Business

Developing career resilience

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Introduction and guidance: Introduction and guidance - Developing career resilience is a free badged course which lasts 8 weeks, with approximately 3 hours’ study time each week. You can work through the course at your own pace, so if you have more time one week,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
60 second adventures: Behind the scenes
Science, Maths & Technology

60 second adventures: Behind the scenes

...Open University's Open degree. Narrated by David Mitchell, the 60 Second Adventures animation series began in 2011 with ’60 Second Adventures in Thought’ exploring paradoxes and thought experiments such as The Grandfather paradox and Schrodinger’s Cat. Since then the series has explored economics, religion, astronomy and now microgravity. This short video features...
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Living on the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Living on the Moon

...Open University contribute to a video by the Royal Society, explaining how to survive on the Moon for more than a couple of days...Watch Professor Brian Cox introduce the science behind surviving on the Moon, plus the views of Mahesh Anand and Tara Hayden of The Open University about the possibility of a sustained human presence on the Moon, facilitated by key recent...
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Video 10 mins