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Population ageing: a global health crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Population ageing: a global health crisis?

...adapted from Koplan et al., 2009) In essence, Table 2 demonstrates the distinctive breadth of the concept of global health, with respect to its geographical reach (transcends national boundaries), the extent of the cooperation required between different countries (global), its objectives (prevention in populations, clinical care of individuals, health equity for all) and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
What is a Professional Doctorate?
Education & Development

What is a Professional Doctorate?

...et al. (2017, p. 38), who observe that: ‘Professional identity, for its part, is understood as a construction which is dynamic, multifaceted, culturally embedded, and continuously reshaped’. In this video, you can hear Dr Debbie Chagadama (Doctorate in Health and Social Care graduate) and Dr Pauline Lyseight-Jones (Doctorate in Education graduate) talk about their...
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Video 5 mins
Medical statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

Medical statistics

...adapted extract from the Open University course M249 Practical modern statistics...Medical statistics: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: estimate relative risks and odds ratios using data from a cohort study estimate odds ratios using data from a case-control study calculate and interpret confidence intervals for the relative risk and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
The psychology of cybercrime
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of cybercrime

...adapted extract from the Open University course DD802 Investigating forensic psychology357357. Explore the collection of Postgraduate study in psychology and criminology....The psychology of cybercrime: Introduction - In this free course, The psychology of cybercrime, you will explore different questions about cybercrime from a psychological angle in an attempt to better...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Supporting university students with a mental health condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting university students with a mental health condition

...et al. (2025) suggest that the growing prevalence is a long-term problem and global issue, pre-dating but amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and cost-of-living crisis. Not only does poor mental health impact students’ overall wellbeing, but there also is growing evidence that mental health difficulties have significant negative impacts on students’ attainment,...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity

...et al. 2012). Many such ecosystem functions are enhanced by increased species richness, and case studies using plants, bacteria and aquatic plants such as seagrass have all shown that the probability of an ecosystem sustaining its overall function increases as species richness increases (Gamfeldt et al. 2008). It is therefore imperative that we take care of biodiversity...
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Article 20 mins
Extra help for disabled students: Disabled Students' Allowance
Education & Development

Extra help for disabled students: Disabled Students' Allowance

...adapted keyboard sensory disability, including being visually impaired, D/deaf or having a hearing impairment long-term health condition, such as cancer, chronic heart disease or HIV. DSA is not available to apprenticeship learners, but you may be eligible for Access to Work. DSA helps with costs of specialist equipment, non-medical helpers, additional disability-related...
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Wild Weather Kitchen Experiments
Science, Maths & Technology

Wild Weather Kitchen Experiments

...adapted to the weather and to the pattern of seasons. Weather is important to almost everyone’s life. Predicting the timing and amount of rainfall is vital to agriculture. Knowing the strength and direction of winds is important for travel and transport, from sailing ships to modern aircraft. Everything, ranging from construction to sports and entertainment events, may...
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Video 30 mins