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The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies
Health, Sports & Psychology

The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies

...managed, though, all the while smirking at a member of the local paramilitary who would shout homophobic abuse at us as we walked by. The swagger was gone today. I was grilling him and he didn’t have the answers I wanted. “How can he be dead?” “He killed himself. Apparently he escaped from the hospital. They found him in the grounds.” I don’t remember much of...
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Am I ready to be a distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be a distance learner?

...Introduction - [Described image] Students new to distance learning often return to study after a gap. Many say they feel unprepared and not confident that the skills they already have will enable them to succeed. This free course will help to support you in becoming a confident distance student. It will guide you through five simple interactive steps to refresh your...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
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
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
Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?
Education & Development

Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?

...Introduction - It is difficult to make the daily decisions as a practitioner in the digital world on how open or closed you should be. In this free course, Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?, we start a debate to support the decision-making process around openness and the different preferences we each have. Networked practice online is often connected to...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
What do the latest pictures of Pluto tell us?
Science, Maths & Technology

What do the latest pictures of Pluto tell us?

...projecting up through it are wonderfully shadowed, and look at the incredibly complex haze layers that you can see above the distant horizon. These are probably a product of the solar ultraviolet light stripping hydrogen from molecules of methane, which then link together to form long chains of tar-like substances called tholins. These form tiny particles, and those that...
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