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Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing
Money & Business

Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing

...education qualification, and (d) shares and bonds on the financial markets. Before examining housing and the balance sheet further, it is important to be certain about the difference between income and wealth: Income is a flow of money received over a period of time, such as a salary every month, weekly rent from a property, annual interest from savings, or a weekly cash...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Learning how to learn
Education & Development

Learning how to learn

...education is that they are capable of critical thinking - actively challenging both themselves and others. For most of us, reflection becomes a more meaningful activity if it can be shared, either in a group or with another student. Putting your thoughts and ideas into words and getting a response from someone else, then perhaps listening to their reactions, makes the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: llesiant a chynhwysiant
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: llesiant a chynhwysiant

...technologies and digital services on people’s mental, physical, social and emotional health. (Jisc, 2019a) Weithiau, gall gweithio hybrid, cyfathrebu a chydweithio digidol fod yn heriol neu drwm, a gall effeithio ar eich llesiant. Gall fod yn fwy anodd datblygu diwylliant sefydliadol a magu ymddiriedaeth mewn amgylcheddau gweithio hybrid. Datblygir diwylliant ac...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: cynllunio ar gyfer y dyfodol
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: cynllunio ar gyfer y dyfodol

...Education Limited. World Economic Forum (2020) 17 ways technology could change the world by 2025, 23 Mehefin [Ar-lein]. Ar gael yn: https://www.weforum.org/ agenda/ 2020/ 06/ 17-predictions-for-our-world-in-2025/ (Cyrchwyd: 13 Hydref 2022). World Economic Forum (2022a) Global Risks Report 2022, 11 Ionawr [Ar-lein]. Ar gael yn: https://www.weforum.org/ reports/...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes
History & The Arts

Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes

...education officer at the time, and we packed our bags as a family and arrived in London, and it was really, I guess, in a way, a surprise and not a surprise that we were on the outside again, because now we were Greeks in London and we were, again, not quite belonging to anywhere. And there was racist abuse. It was after the fight for independence and all those troubles....
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Introduction to ecosystems
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to ecosystems

...technology called PCR, polymerase chain reaction, to identify criminals. We use it to test for infectious diseases. It has been described as the single greatest discovery in biology of the 20th century. And this is all because of this bacteria's ability to adjust its ability to live based upon evolution and its ability to change its genome. BRETT WESTWOOD I want to move...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Everyday maths 2 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Wales)

...education. To complete this course you will need access to a calculator, a notepad and pen, and a protractor. Enrolling on this course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. The badge is a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject. What you learn by completing the course will really help if you wish to enrol on a formal...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
The search for water on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

The search for water on Mars

...technology and our understanding of the Solar System has improved. Table 1 Comparison between Earth and Mars based on current data Earth Mars Average distance from Sun (km) 1.50 × 108 2.27 × 108 Orbital period (length of year, Earth days) 365 687 Rotation period (length of day, hours:min) 23:56 24:37 Axial tilt 23.44° 25.19° Equatorial radius (km) 6378 3397 Average...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs