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The restless Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The restless Universe

...Introduction - This course offers a fascinating overview of the 'big ideas' that have shaped physics from the time of Kepler to the present day. Using little mathematics, the course surveys fundamental features of key physical theories and provides the essential context for the further study of physics. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 2 study in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings

...Introduction - This free course, Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings, looks at the use of mindfulness in counselling and forensic settings. You will start by learning a bit more about the concept of mindfulness and how it can be understood and applied. You will then consider the different ways in which mindfulness can be integrated into therapy sessions, and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them
Health, Sports & Psychology

Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them

...manager in a mental health facility and Alan is a trained chef who is currently not working. Although they are very different as individuals, the audio clearly reveals how seriously panic can affect anyone’s life. Listen to the following audio and then answer the question below. NATALIE I just thought I was going mad – TIM Yeah – definitely ALAN Yeah – definitely...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...Introduction - ‘Europe’ is a key issue of contemporary political debate and provides one of the most contentious questions facing party leaders and the voters of more than one country. But what is the nature of the issue, and what does it actually involve? What are the precise questions that contemporary Europe poses? Europe is in flux, and many of the key reference...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Using a scientific calculator
Science, Maths & Technology

Using a scientific calculator

...Introduction - The course describes some of the main features of a scientific calculator and encourages you to use your calculator, both for everyday arithmetic and for more complicated calculations that use the function keys as well. Key sequences, which describe which keys to press, are included in all the activities, so you can try out the ideas straightaway. Due to...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Philosophy: the nature of persons
History & The Arts

Philosophy: the nature of persons

...Introduction - This free course asks what it is to be a person. You will see that there are several philosophical questions around the nature of personhood. Here we explore what it is that defines the concept. As you work through the course, you will notice that this area of enquiry has developed its own semi-technical vocabulary. The plural of ‘person’ is, in this...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s
History & The Arts

A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s

...Introduction - Before diving into religious change in the Sixties, you will reflect on how you think about religion and spirituality in your own context. The following activity will help you to understand how complex modern religious identities are, as well as clarify your own position – and maybe some preconceptions too! Most importantly, it will show you that...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution
History & The Arts

Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution

...Introduction - Are we always free to choose one course of action over another, regardless of the situation that we are facing? Many of us would answer ‘no’ to this question. Yet, existentialist philosophers such as Simone de Beauvoir, and Jean-Paul Sartre in particular, think that human beings always have a choice. Existentialists tell us that we are free – but what...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs