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An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope

...systems and language associated with minerals and rocks use the essential terms, concepts and strategies of mineralogy apply knowledge and understanding of the study of rock thin sections using a polarising microscope work with and recognise a variety of minerals and microtextures in igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks make systematic descriptions and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Could President Trump do what Candidate Trump promises in the struggle against Islamic State?
Society, Politics & Law

Could President Trump do what Candidate Trump promises in the struggle against Islamic State?

...think it can be helpful to examine in a nonpartisan way the legal aspects of Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric on the use of force against the Islamic State, or ISIS. [A photograph of 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump in a residential backyard near Jordan Creek Parkway and Cody Drive in West Des Moines, Iowa, with lights and security cameras.] A Trump For...
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Article 5 mins
Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It
History & The Arts

Reading Shakespeare's As You Like It

...thinks that ‘more than most of Shakespeare As You Like It has slipped over our horizon; it has too much to say about what was once intimately interesting and now is not’ (Kermode, 2001, p. 82). James Shapiro notes that none of Shakespeare’s contemporaries is known to have praised the play and speculates that this may have been because ‘it was not only of its time...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
The formation of exoplanets
Science, Maths & Technology

The formation of exoplanets

...System. These include ‘hot Jupiters’ orbiting very close to their parent star and rocky ‘super Earths’ many times larger than our home planet. In this free course, The formation of exoplanets, you will learn about the challenges connected with efforts to reconcile the observed exoplanet population with current theories on how planets form. The two main theories...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Methods in Motion: How do researchers know?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: How do researchers know?

...thinking. My application of psychosocial methods draw on psychoanalysis because it posits, theorises and utilises the idea of dialogues of affect not occurring through language, calling up the ‘unthought known’ (that which we know without knowing we know it). In psychoanalysis, these are counter/transference dynamics. Psychosocial methods offer ways of using such...
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Article 5 mins
Time to look again at HIV and relationships
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time to look again at HIV and relationships

...think. These experiences show how HIV stigma continues to shape the participants’ relationships, even if day-to-day they felt the virus has no impact. [Screenshot from Time to look at HIV and relationships animation] More positively, some participants use their relationships as an opportunity to raise awareness among friends, family and the wider public about U=U and...
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Video 5 mins
What is emotive language and why is it used?
History & The Arts

What is emotive language and why is it used?

...thinking clearly, with the aim of presenting good, clear, logical arguments - in order to achieve your desired effects...Find out more about The Open University's Language courses and qualifications. [Talking with a forked tongue? A snake] Speaking with a forked tongue? Ever wanted to convince an audience of your point of view – maybe at an office presentation, or even...
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Article 5 mins
Terminal illness and wellbeing: supporting people in the workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

Terminal illness and wellbeing: supporting people in the workplace

...thinking about how to support those living with someone facing a terminal illness. These tips are informed by ethnographic research with people of working age who are terminally ill, research about job quality and wellbeing, and personal experience of working whilst living with a terminal illness. Below is an image of factors that research has shown makes a ‘good...
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Article 5 mins