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How the OpenLearn employability hub can help you get ahead
Money & Business

How the OpenLearn employability hub can help you get ahead

...Open University’s ten key employability skills – the stuff that really matters to employers. These include: Communication Collaboration Problem Solving Self-awareness Self-management and resilience Digital and information literacy Numeracy Global citizenship Commercial and sector awareness You can search the hub by any of these themes, making it super easy to find...
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Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions
History & The Arts

Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions

...Open University students of Greece and Rome get to read about dangerous spellbinding crones in the original Latin (for instance on the language module Continuing Classical Latin). The avid letter-writer Pliny (2nd century CE) relishes relating an episode about a haunted house and the discovery of a skeleton in chains waiting for a decent burial. In the racy novel...
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What effects does mercury have on health and the environment?
Science, Maths & Technology

What effects does mercury have on health and the environment?

...to increase even faster). The effects of mercury pollution will be global; because mercury can be dispersed as a vapour it can be deposited anywhere in the world. This article is adapted from course materials produced by The Open University for the course Introducing health sciences: a case study approach. Discover more about Health Sciences with The Open University....
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Milano Cortino Winter Olympics 2026 – let the slipping and sliding commence!
Health, Sports & Psychology

Milano Cortino Winter Olympics 2026 – let the slipping and sliding commence!

...course at great speeds with only body movements to steer them, is known for producing unpredictable outcomes. Where is it taking place and when? The 25th Winter Olympic Games start on Friday 6 February in the north of Italy hosted jointly by Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo. They are referred to as Milano Cortina and will actually be spread across five venues: Milan,...
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The Science of Fear
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Science of Fear

...better idea how your body and brain both perceive, and react to, fear. If you are interested in finding out more, why not see what courses The Open University offers. Even if you've done no biology before, a foundation course will really open your eyes to what is going on around you in the natural world, and how our bodies work. Want to spook yourself? Check out these......
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The hidden history of learning disability
Society, Politics & Law

The hidden history of learning disability

...Open University, features people with learning disabilities sharing their experiences first-hand with historians and social researchers on equal terms. The significance of capturing real-life stories through oral history is described by one academic contributor as a way of showing people ‘not as victims but as survivors’, while for another it ‘opens your eyes to...
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OU HUNT: Download the app
Science, Maths & Technology

OU HUNT: Download the app

...Open University...What is 'OU HUNT'? [OU Hunt app icon] ‘OU HUNT’ is an app that brings your poster to life and reveals unseen, extra content; including a 3D augmented reality cube with access to slow-motion clips demonstrating unique cheetah physiology, as well as stand alone exclusive interviews with scientists in the field revealing how making the programmes helped...
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Dan Rees - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dan Rees - Earth in Vision

...course around opening it up. And if we were to open it up, it needs to only be accessible to not for profits, educational charities and so on, but I think there’s a very strong argument for giving greater access to it. Opening BBC natural history archive online – the benefits I hope if we opened up our archive online it would be very good news for educators, it would...
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