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Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...Introduction - In this course, we take a closer look at the entrepreneurial individual. During the course, you will be examining recent research evidence on entrepreneurial personality and behaviour, and comparing it with the views of practising entrepreneurs. Some people have strong views about the psychological and behavioural aspects of entrepreneurship and there are...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Social psychology and politics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social psychology and politics

...Introduction - In this free course, Social psychology and politics, you will look at how social psychology can help you to better understand politics. You will explore how and why people engage with politics, e.g. through social movements, protests and activism. You might be asking yourself: why would a social psychologist be interested in all of this, rather than a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology

...Introduction - This week, you will be introduced to a range of acute and chronic viral infections, focusing on acute viral infections. You will take a close look at influenza-A and SARS-CoV2, the causative agent of COVID-19, as key examples – not just because of the recent pandemic but also because they are very informative. The role of antibodies in protection against...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?
Society, Politics & Law

Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?

...introduction of juryless trials, sexual assault cases are likely to remain difficult to prosecute, and conviction rates may not improve significantly. Nevertheless, the proposed changes are an important step forward in the ongoing fight for justice for victims of sexual assault. It is also worth noting that the proposed changes to the Scottish legal system are not without...
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Article 5 mins
Listen Up! Developing an appreciation of music
History & The Arts

Listen Up! Developing an appreciation of music

...needn't be an onerous task. Further Reading Music: an Appreciation Roger Kamien, McGraw-Hill Education What to Listen for in Jazz Barry Kernfield, Yale University Press. The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening Joseph Machlis and Kristine Forney, W W Norton & Co Ltd. Classical Music Edited by Joe Staines, Rough Guides. Discover more music content...
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Article 10 mins
Ashura
History & The Arts

Ashura

...If you are interested in this topic and want to learn more about Shi’a Islam, you might want to consider the Open University module Exploring religion: places, practices, texts and experiences. If you are interested in diversity and difference in Islam, you could look at Chapter 6, 'Diversity' in Islam A New Historical Introduction, by Carole Hillenbrand (2015)....
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Article 5 mins
What did Voltaire think about Buddhism?
History & The Arts

What did Voltaire think about Buddhism?

...Introduction à l’histoire du Buddhisme indien (1844), and Hermann Oldenberg’s Buddha: Sein Leben, seine Lehre, seine Gemeinde (1881). Over the course of the nineteenth century, the European portrayal of Buddhism underwent a profound metamorphosis: from a form of idolatry practiced by pagans, to a religion, and a world religion, finally to something beyond the...
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Article 5 mins
Simple coding
Digital & Computing

Simple coding

...Introduction - Software makes the world go round. Cars and TVs have software that controls how they work, and global commerce and finance are impossible without software that control the stocks, carry out payments, find the best transport route, etc. Coding (or programming) is the construction of software. Coding involves writing a ‘recipe’, which in computing is...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs