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Supporting physical development in early childhood
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting physical development in early childhood

...Introduction: Introduction - Welcome to Supporting physical development in early childhood. In this course, you will learn the importance of encouraging children to take part in physical activity and the impact doing so has on their physical and mental health and wellbeing. This course draws on research and expertise from academics from early childhood, sport and fitness...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Astrobiology from the ground up
Science, Maths & Technology

Astrobiology from the ground up

...projects, but I have continued to mentor Masters students, which has kept relationships alive through gaps in funding until new projects emerged. Finally, what’s the next step in your research? AstrobiologyOU has brought people together in ways that we couldn’t imagine. I’m confident that the group will thrive and develop collaborations beyond astrobiology....
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Article 10 mins
Forensic psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic psychology

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation - which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...Introduction and guidance: Introduction - This free course, Physical and mental health for young children, lasts 24 hours, with 8 ‘sessions’. You can work through the course at your own pace, so if you have more time one week there is no problem with pushing on to complete a further study session. The eight sessions are linked to ensure a logical flow through the...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Childhood in the digital age

...Introduction - Childhood is a time of rapid change. Some of these changes are obvious, such as height gain, language ability and physical dexterity. Others are less obvious, such as how children make sense of the information in their environment. Social scientists try to understand every aspect of children’s development, including how children learn, think and interact...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis

...Introduction - This week, the scene is set for the emerging area called Climate Psychology. Climate Psychology, according to the Handbook available at the Climate Psychology Alliance (CPA) website is ‘a new way of understanding our collective paralysis in the face of worsening climate change’ (Climate Psychology Alliance, 2023). In this course you’ll learn how...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
COVID-19: Making decisions based on flawed statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Making decisions based on flawed statistics

...managing the COVID-19 disease.’ It might be relevant to note that the study authors are experts in biology and medicine, such as being affiliated with the Salford Royal Hospital, but modelling an epidemic requires epidemiology expertise. The USA is similar to the UK in the sense that both countries have had a very high total number of deaths from COVID-19, and a number...
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Article 10 mins
Why could phosphorus depletion leave us all hungry?
Society, Politics & Law

Why could phosphorus depletion leave us all hungry?

...prevented famine. But thinking about phosphorus as a human right does highlight that the right to food cannot be enforced by simply mandating access to an end product. It will also necessitate developing agricultural systems that are managed in a way that is both equitable and sustainable. This article was originally published by SciDevNet in 2014 under a CC-BY licence...
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Article 5 mins