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Creating bridges: The importance of sharing research findings with the public
Health, Sports & Psychology

Creating bridges: The importance of sharing research findings with the public

...course of the pandemic we recognised that the risk of dying because of COVID-19 is twice as high for obese people than people with healthy BMI. The question we should be asking is: whose job really is to inform the public about this terribly important finding, if not ours, the researchers’? Also, what role should our institutions (Universities or otherwise) should be...
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Article 10 mins
Joe Smith - Overview of Projects
Nature & Environment

Joe Smith - Overview of Projects

...course I am keeping going some of my work with media and environment, helping broadcasters and others to think about how they might cope with global environmental change issues, particularly climate change. I don’t think that work will ever end, but I have to say just in the last six months I’ve seen some of the best media projects I’ve seen in a very long time,...
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Video 5 mins
Alternative education: listening to the voices of young people
Education & Development

Alternative education: listening to the voices of young people

...courses available on OpenLearn. This platform has enabled her to pursue Further Education (FE College) and Higher Education through The Open University due to its uniquely inclusive ethos that supports learning regardless of age, income, or background. Most courses do not require young people to hold prior qualifications. The Open University is open to all. A significant...
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Video 20 mins
Autumn on OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

Autumn on OpenLearn

...course...1: Walk among the autumnal landscape The woods provide the perfect backdrop for an autumn walk, with an array of rich colours and woodland creatures. Why not take a walk there and check out the nature happening around you? Here are some free resources to inspire you to do so. 2: Make the most of the night sky October provides the Orionids and the Draconids –...
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Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit
Money & Business

Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit

...courses and other resources to help you thrive in an ever-changing digital hybrid world...This toolkit offers holistic, human-centred approaches for organisations making the shift to sustainable hybrid working and digital futures. You’ll learn about a range of topics in the collection, including: Digital skills and leadership Digital transformation and building a...
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Article 5 mins
Think like a scientist
Science, Maths & Technology

Think like a scientist

...courses Basic Science: Understanding Experiments and Basic Science: Understanding Numbers available from OpenLearn. http://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses... How to present your results A graph is a great way of telling a story with numbers but the same data can be presented using different ways. So how do you choose the right type of graph to use? Making it all add...
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Video 49 mins
Tell us how you learn online
Education & Development

Tell us how you learn online

...Course (MOOC) activities. The survey was created by the EU-funded project BizMOOC, of which The Open University is a partner. You can find out more about the project and the project partners on the website bizmooc.eu. With the help of your input, the BizMOOC project will produce and publish an interactive, open access MOOC BOOK containing contain good practice guidelines...
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Article 5 mins
Project Fear: Order your free graphic novel
Science, Maths & Technology

Project Fear: Order your free graphic novel

...courses and qualifications. We are all victims of fear. Project Fear has been with us for hundreds of years. So far, we have made little attempt to map fear or understand how it is used. Find out how fear is weaponised and targeted and how to avoid making things worse! Disclaimer: The views expressed in the video, the graphic novel and the book are those of the author and...
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Activity 5 mins