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Migration
Science, Maths & Technology

Migration

...resources to answer the interactive questions on finch population distributions. During their migratory journeys, birds encounter extremes of temperature, storms, changes in altitude and shortage of food and water. Birds have evolved a suite of remarkable physiological adaptations to deal with these changes in the external environment. Before discussing some of these...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes
History & The Arts

Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes

...humans care less about our departed loved ones. Philippe Ariès, a French historian, famously claimed that this reduction in the rituals that used to surround death in traditional communities is caused by, and implicitly is causing, an inability to deal with the death of our loved ones. So, what do we modern humans do about life’s big transitions, and what does this...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Collaborative problem solving for community safety
Money & Business

Collaborative problem solving for community safety

...humans are not always so inherently logical or rational. While we may think that our decision making processes are based on logic and optimising outcomes, the reality is somewhat different...Week 4: Problem solving and decision making: 3.2 A psychological perspective - Man is not a rational animal; he is a rationalising animal. Robert A Heinlein None of us has infinite...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Working mathematically
Science, Maths & Technology

Working mathematically

...human activity, the world around us. Other answers are more global, such as: within people experience life, anywhere and everywhere. Reasons given for the importance of mathematics (prompt 2) often portray a more personal view of what mathematics is ‘about’. They include: its beauty and the support it gives to other disciplines it gives a different perspective on...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
Education & Development

Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction

...Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Grant (AH/S011587/1) and led by a research team from The Open University (OU) and undertaken in partnership with Public Health England and The Folklore Society. Our thanks to all the volunteer researchers and participants in the Reproductive Bodylore project....Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction: Introduction - Do you...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...resources’ that structure human life. (Pugh, 2014, p. 75) Children differ, and what they find important also differs— they present a multiplicity of voices, rather than a singular viewpoint. (Norðdahl & Einarsdóttir, 2015, p. 153) So, thinking generally about the family as a context for children’s learning is made up with complex layers of relationships and...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...resources. Certain types of people were more likely to end up poor, including the old, the young, unmarried mothers, and the sick or disabled, all of whom found it difficult to find regular employment or work that paid a good wage. Society was also divided along gender lines. Early modern Europe was a patriarchal society, where men held greater power than women. Men...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Exploring cells with digital fluorescence microscopy
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring cells with digital fluorescence microscopy

...humans have wondered what lies beyond what we can see. With the invention of the microscope, we unlocked an entirely new dimension, revealing the delicate architecture of cells, the vibrant complexity of bacteria, and even the atoms that build our world. Microscopy is not just a tool, it’s a portal into the hidden stories of life, science, and discovery. This powerful...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs