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Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...world of mental health. These preferences often stem from the desire to express, or have recognised, a more nuanced, more social and less medicalised view of what mental ill-health involves, and how an individual experiences them. They also imply a particular role for the practitioner. Someone who may be medically oriented might use the term ‘patient’, while someone...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Microgravity: living on the International Space Station Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...world, but ever since I learned to ride, and probably when you learned to ride as well, we learnt that when we go around the corner on our bicycles, we have to lean into the corner so that we don't fall over. And that's all about balancing forces, something we do very naturally when riding our bikes. And this next practical is all about motion in a circle and learning...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Leo Tolstoy on King Lear
History & The Arts

Leo Tolstoy on King Lear

...world," says Shelley. "I am not minded to say much of Shakespeare's Arthur," says Swinburne. "There are one or two figures in the world of his work of which there are no words that would be fit or good to say. Another of these is Cordelia. The place they have in our lives and thoughts is not one for talk. The niche set apart for them to inhabit in our secret hearts is not...
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Article 15 mins
Sustainable innovations in enterprises
Money & Business

Sustainable innovations in enterprises

...world over. Plastic does have environmental concerns. Yes, it's lighter to transport, but it's also very easy to throw away. And, from a sustainability point of view, it's something that's quite important to us. I'm a sailor at heart. And I do travel, and you do see plastic all over the place. And I think glass is the way forwards. One of our biggest constraints, at the...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Approaching prose fiction
History & The Arts

Approaching prose fiction

...worlds and engage us with the power of their invention. They provide us with more than the immediate interest of narrative – of something happening – and more than the pleasures of imagination: they enlarge our understanding of ourselves and deepen our appreciation of life. (p. 27) Did your own answers to the question of why we read touch on any of the reasons DiYanni...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Critical criminology and the social sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Critical criminology and the social sciences

...world. Criminology is often studied alongside other social science disciplines, most commonly: psychology, sociology or law. This course will help you to make sense of some of the key differences between criminology, psychology, sociology and law, while illustrating how certain topics might be approached and understood by someone from these different disciplinary...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Leadership challenges in turbulent times
Money & Business

Leadership challenges in turbulent times

...world continues to change in disruptive ways. Here, disruptive means a change to something new, which is not incremental or minor. For successful leadership in any domain – business, public sphere, civil society – you need to understand and adapt to the changing world that brings many challenges. Successful leadership requires you to reconsider what it means to lead...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing
Education & Development

Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing

...world exclusively through a professional lens. Undertaking original research using methods she was unused to and subjecting her data to rigorous, systematic analysis reveals contexts and influences to which as a professional she was completely oblivious. Kathy illustrates well the value of looking at the everyday familiar with fresh academic eyes. One thing that happens...
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Article 5 mins