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From intuition to inference: how experts inform Bayesian models
Science, Maths & Technology

From intuition to inference: how experts inform Bayesian models

...studies, theoretical understanding, and practical experience. In many real-world problems, data alone is not sufficient. This is particularly evident in early clinical studies, where only a small number of patients may be observed, or in climate science, where predictions must be made using incomplete information about the future. The key question is therefore not whether...
Supporting South Asian young adult carers: A guide for social workers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting South Asian young adult carers: A guide for social workers

...study at The Open University (South Asian Young Adult Carers’ Transitions to Adulthood), funded by the NIHR, has been exploring the lives of South Asian young adult carers living in England. The study reveals that these young people balance caring duties alongside studying, fulfilling their family expectations, and pursuing their own aspirations for the future. In this...
Managing my money for young adults Badge icon
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults

...studies should come first. Why? Because they’re designed to skill you up, to get you to an entry point that gives you more options than you have at present. They equip you with what you need for a great future career. At the very least, a careful balance needs to be maintained. Activity 1 Minimum wage check Timing: Allow about 5 minutes What’s the minimum wage for...
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Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision

...studies in animal behaviour Back in the 1950s I was working here in Oxford with Niko Tinbergen as a comparative ethologist. I was working on animal behaviour, in particular behaviour of a small fish called the ten-spined stickleback, and I did my doctorate on this fish. The essence of comparative ethology was that it was a comparatively new movement at the time and it was...
Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
Education & Development

Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction

...studies, this free course Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction is designed to help you design, carry out and record qualitative interviews. It has been developed from a cutting-edge research project in which volunteer researchers from diverse backgrounds were trained as peer researchers, interviewing their friends and family members. The course has been...
We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?
Science, Maths & Technology

We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?

...Studies have shown that people don’t mind having robots in the house to talk to. Ask the elderly subjects who take part in these studies if they’d like to have the robot left in the house for a bit longer, and the answer is nearly always yes.” Consider our relationship with nonhuman entities of a different type: animals. The ancient bonds between us have changed, of...
Project management: the start of the project journey
Money & Business

Project management: the start of the project journey

...studies, decision making and project life cycles...This free course, Project management: The start of the project journey, introduces projects, what they are, how they come about, responses to problems and planning. It explores the role of key players including the project manager, feasibility studies, decision making and project life cycles....Project management: the...
Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...skill in the study of crime and justice. Hopefully you will find that being able to consider competing perspectives analytically will help to focus on these topics in ways that may help deflect from potential distress. You may find being able to understand these potentially distressing topics from different viewpoints helpful in dealing with them. This OpenLearn course is...