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Inside the mind of a simultaneous translator
Languages

Inside the mind of a simultaneous translator

...out.” When she arrived at the University of Geneva in 1987 there wasn’t a way – the interpretation department was concerned with training, not research. So she set out to create one by collaborating with colleagues in the brain sciences. “Language is one of the more complex human cognitive functions,” Narly Golestani, Group Leader of the university’s Brain and...
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Death and medicine: postponement and promise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Death and medicine: postponement and promise

...out in considering how nurses behave around patients: Nurses’ definitions of the patient’s illness status – that is, their expectations – affect their behaviour towards him. Therefore, the moment when their expectations change is significant. For example, even when the physician’s cues imply that the patient is doomed, as when he stops blood transfusions, the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Introducing social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social care and social work

...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...Session 1: Understanding social care and social work: roles and services: Introduction - [A social care professional, holding...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Personal branding for career success Badge icon
Money & Business

Personal branding for career success

...out for the right reasons with this free course on personal branding. Learn how to identify your strengths, showcase your skills authentically, and use the right tools to build a professional image that attracts opportunities - whether you’re advancing in your current role or seeking something new...The way you present yourself to your employers, both current and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing
Money & Business

Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing

...out your finances – including your bank and savings accounts, your pension details, what you owe on any credit cards and loans you may have (including your mortgage). You’ll need this information as you work through your wealth check-up. So let’s get started with Activity 1. Activity 1: How are your finances currently? Timing: Allow about 45 minutes for this....
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
We invented the weekend!
Money & Business

We invented the weekend!

...out more about The Open University's Open degree courses A free festival celebrating the invention of the weekendUp until the 19th century, everyone in the UK worked a six day week. Then in 1843, in Greater Manchester, workers’ rights activists launched a campaign to finish early on Saturdays. They won, and in doing so, invented the weekend – a gift to workers the...
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About Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

About Stories of Change

...will work with the interviews to write papers and design teaching materials. They will also be presented in ways that connect them all on the Stories of Change web platform. To find out more about the project please go to http://storiesofchange.ac.uk/. To listen to the interviews head over to the main Stories of Change page. [Arts and Humanities Research Council Logo]...
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I Bought A Rainforest - Episode 2
Nature & Environment

I Bought A Rainforest - Episode 2

...out to be little more than scrub and a squatter called Elias is still occupying the land. Charlie wants to evict the squatter, but Elias keeps delaying his departure - something Charlie suspects is little more than a cover for illegal logging. Charlie decides that he needs to take a leap of faith and get involved with the locals and their way of life. Invited into the...
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