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Exploring depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring depression

...students, currently studying with The Open University – http://www.open.ac.uk/ choose/ ou/ open-content 2. Enjoyed this? Find out more about this topic or browse all our free course materials on OpenLearn – http://www.open.edu/ openlearn/ 3. Outside the UK? We have students in over a hundred countries studying online qualifications – http://www.openuniversity.edu/...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake
Science, Maths & Technology

Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake

...become a store room. Dallas Campbell: So where would you actually, where would you actually …? Frank Drake: When we were observing we had a counter here, and in fact here’s the original equipment here which was used to control the telescope. This is, goes back to 1958. So that’s 50 years old and probably still works. Dallas Campbell: Shall we turn it on? Frank...
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Video 30 mins
Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?
Languages

Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?

...Students and teaching staff who try to work it out and find a pattern always do worst,” he says. “It’s impossible in the time given to decipher the rules of the language and make sense of what’s being said to you. But your brain is primed to work it out subconsciously. That’s why, if you don’t think about it, you’ll do okay in the test – children do the...
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Article 10 mins
Building relationships with donors
Money & Business

Building relationships with donors

...become donors. How do you change people's ideas about methods of giving, moving them from casual street donations to regular direct debit giving?...Legacy fundraising and big-gift seeking are part of the professional fundraiser's role. This free course, Building relationships with donors, will help you to gain the skills necessary to persuade individuals to become donors....
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Empowering communities
Money & Business

Empowering communities

...become a buzzword and has lost its meaning over time, with some people seeing it as just jargon and others finding it quite alienating. It can be difficult to measure the outcomes of ‘empowerment’ initiatives so a strong evidence base can sometimes be hard to establish. ‘Empowerment’ is a long-term process and most project evaluations are based on short- or...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...become familiar with the purpose of utilising these techniques and will also develop an understanding of when their systematic use may or may not be appropriate. With experience you will be able to make decisions on which is the right combination of techniques for a particular project. Software systems are built to meet requirements. (This leads to the developer’s...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Remedying the impact of school closures: be kind, thank a teacher
Education & Development

Remedying the impact of school closures: be kind, thank a teacher

...they know they are loved and they are getting to spend this unprecedented time with you. To teachers and support staff turning up every day – whether in person or online – you are all heroes. We’ll need you more than ever when pupils and students return to schools and we step forward into post COVID-19 world. Let’s hope we remember the lessons we’ve learned....
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Will more money for the NHS deliver for midwife services?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will more money for the NHS deliver for midwife services?

...student debts during a decade of NHS pay restraint is not the way to attract, recruit and retain the new full time staff we need. And let’s not forget, the NHS as a whole is a long way from being out of the woods. The £8bn funding agreed as part of the NHS Five Year Plan was aimed at plugging the spending gap. If the government is genuine about delivering new models of...
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Article 5 mins