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Stargazing on a budget
Science, Maths & Technology

Stargazing on a budget

...checking out reviews before spending your money as there are many available free from various on-line sources. Remember that the best astronomical resource of all is free – it is the night sky itself. Any effort expended in finding a dark site away from light pollution will be well rewarded. The Open University are not responsible for the content of external websites...
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Northern Powerhouse
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Northern Powerhouse

...resources together. Nevertheless, these still ambiguous plans are raising as much concern and questions as they are excitement. The BBC provides an overview of this policy in their article “What is the Northern Powerhouse”. Indeed this is not the first time that the Conservative government has announced a huge initiative. Previously the government introduced the...
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Understanding tax avoidance
Money & Business

Understanding tax avoidance

...resources from projects and services vital to a country’s welfare and development. These conditions can threaten other countries because of problems of economic migration and political instability. For this reason, it is far from a national problem. Consequently, there is a rising call for international organizations such as the United Nations to play a direct role in...
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Can computers be therapists?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can computers be therapists?

...resources such as ‘Beacon’ being made freely available. References CHRISTENSEN, H. MURRAY, K. CALEAR, A. L. BENNETT, K. BENNETT, A. & GRIFFITHS, K. M. (2010). Beacon: A Web Portal to High-Quality Mental Health Websites for use by Health Professionals and the Public. Medical Journal of Australia. 192 (11). S40-S44. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE...
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Innovative efforts to raise wages
Money & Business

Innovative efforts to raise wages

...resources to maximise their personal and professional potential. James Surowiecki explores this possibility in his article The case for free money in the New Yorker. Of course, for many, these notions still appear rather idealistic. Could they work in reality? There remains a scepticism over the changing established wage policies. There is a commonsense assumption that...
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Dementia Awareness: What is dementia, and how can we reduce the risk?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dementia Awareness: What is dementia, and how can we reduce the risk?

...resources. [A woman speaks to her grandmother who has dementia] What are the symptoms? Every person will experience dementia differently and some of the signs are not always obvious. Hence, there's usually a late diagnosis. Some of the most common symptoms include: Difficulty recalling recent events but remembering the past Unable to make decisions Problems with finding...
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The research and modelling of COVID-19
Science, Maths & Technology

The research and modelling of COVID-19

...resources required will vary based on the different clinical outcomes of the infection, and the existing availability of healthcare infrastructure. We capture these aspects using a compartmental epidemiological model based on the classical Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Recovered (SEIR) model, which describes the spread and clinical progression of COVID-19. The infection...
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How to make the best of your digital badge
Education & Development

How to make the best of your digital badge

...resources in support of the Open University’s (OU) commitment to its social mission. It now hosts thousands of articles, videos and several hundred courses, many of which issue digital badges. The first UK lockdown in March 2020 saw an overnight five-fold increase in visitors to OpenLearn and by the beginning of 2022, OpenLearn celebrated the extraordinary goal of...
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