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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
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
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
Equity – law and idea
Society, Politics & Law

Equity – law and idea

...projects of management, rather than rule, as an economic framing and economic ends replace political ones, a range of concerns becomes subsumed to the project of capital enhancement, recede altogether, or are radically transformed as they are ‘economized’. These include justice (and its subelements [sic], such as liberty, equality, fairness), individual and popular...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Professor Andrew Watson - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Professor Andrew Watson - Stories of Change

...Project Professor Andy Watson interview Key RH = Roger Harrabin, Interviewer AW = Professor Andy Watson, Royal Society Research Professor, Exeter University Participant RH This is Andy Watson. Andy, tell me, you’ve seen Nic Lewis, what’s nice about it? I’m thinking in terms of the previous episodes with climate sceptics, ideologically driven? AW: Nic Lewis is a...
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Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland
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Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland

...Project). ASAP’s aim is to reduce destitution experienced by asylum seekers by helping them to obtain housing and welfare support. Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants Legal advice FAQs for EU Settlement Scheme Basic guide to the UK spouse visa Asylum Aid The Law Society Law Society of Scotland The Law Society of Northern Ireland Legal Aid Board (Ireland) FLAC -...
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Article 5 mins
French Presidential Election: What have we learned from the First Round?
Society, Politics & Law

French Presidential Election: What have we learned from the First Round?

...projections based on exit polls, even as they appeared to confirm the gap between Macron and Le Pen, and again Fillon and Mélenchon. This is the downside of Mélenchonite. After the fever reaches its high point, it inevitably leads to disappointment, not to say depression. In 2012, having thought he might come third, Mélenchon slipped to fourth, and by a distance. In...
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Article 5 mins