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How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?

...project – but it’s rewarding, and exciting to discover more about people who inspire you. It’s not just that you find new heroes you’d not heard of before either. Their work can change your thinking. That happened to me when I was looking for an African-American woman scientist to add last year in Black History Month – and discovered the fabulous Margaret Morgan...
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Are old voting machines a threat to democracy?
Science, Maths & Technology

Are old voting machines a threat to democracy?

...project that in November 43 states will use voting machines that are at least a decade old. [ Diebold Elections System AccuVote-TSx DRE voting machine with a VVPAT attachment] Diebold Elections System AccuVote-TSx DRE voting machine with a VVPAT attachment That’s a problem for three big reasons. Breakdowns lead to lines, and lost votes First, while no one thinks all the...
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Commercial awareness
Money & Business

Commercial awareness

...Introduction - Developing better commercial awareness has a lot to do with looking outward to the external environment and your organisation’s place within it. However, this free course, Commercial awareness, encourages you to look within your organisation and at your place within it. It considers how getting different perspectives and widening existing ones within your...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration
Nature & Environment

World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration

...manages the green spaces in the town (comprising whopping 25% of the town) with many events from music, open-air cinema to regular activities including walking, running and sailing. If you are into cycling, Dr Mike Dodd’s Red Way Nature Trail, provides suggestions for an 18 km, sight-seeing experience around Milton Keynes’s cycling red ways. If you are short on time...
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Ageing, health inequalities and person-centred care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing, health inequalities and person-centred care

...management and delay the ageing processes for as long as possible. In this article we will consider person-centred care in older people through the lens of health inequalities. We will look at the different ways in which older people might experience inequalities, and how they can be supported to engage with the 5 Pillars of Ageing. Health professionals are encouraged to...
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Can I become fitter by doing short bursts of exercise?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can I become fitter by doing short bursts of exercise?

...manage several risk factors known to be important for disease prevention. The most consistent finding is that breaking up prolonged sitting leads to a reduction in blood glucose and insulin concentrations in response to a meal. One study also reported improvements in blood pressure regulation. Importantly, short periods of standing do not appear to be sufficient –...
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Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...introduction to adult learners’ mental health. The course is designed to develop understanding of the impact mental health has on learning, as well as to explore the variety of strategies that can be employed to support adult learners experiencing a range of mental health related challenges...This free course provides educators with an introduction to adult learners’...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
David Lucey
Education & Development

David Lucey

...introduction to crime and criminology... all interesting topics that I wanted to learn more about.’ And that was one of the reasons he turned to OpenLearn in the first place because, as he explains ‘...it offers a wide range of courses that were simply unavailable at my local education centre. I wanted to learn about new things to get a clearer picture of what fields...
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