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Climate change
Nature & Environment

Climate change

...projected to peak at around nine billion by 2050, though some experts believe that it could go on increasing throughout the 21st century. For the most part, the human impact on the atmospheric burden of natural greenhouse gases can be traced back to activities that effectively add a new source of the gas and/or increase natural emissions in various ways. Take CO2, for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 18 hrs
What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?
Science, Maths & Technology

What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?

...management. As the population increases, industries develop and the understanding of the health implications of pollutants grows. Pollution is defined as the introduction into the environment (water, air or land) of contaminants, the quantities, characteristics and duration of which are likely to be injurious to human, animal or plant life. The following questions about...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Attention
Society, Politics & Law

Attention

...manage to single out sounds and images that require attention and how easy is it to distract someone and why...What does 'attention' mean to you? This free course, Attention, will help you to examine how we 'pay attention'. How do we manage to single out sounds and images that require attention and how easy is it to distract someone and why....Attention: Introduction -...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Studying mammals: Life in the trees
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Life in the trees

...project forward, forming a toothcomb structure, which is involved in both grooming and in some specialised forms of feeding. In fact, nearly all prosimians have a toothcomb of sorts - the main exception being the tarsiers - and in some species (e.g. Figure 7c) it is especially prominent. Its action normally combines with that of a horny plate under the tongue (the...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Microgravity: living on the International Space Station Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation - which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)

...manage your digital badges online from your OpenLearn Profile. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn Statement of participation – which also displays your badge. This project is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK,...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
How to learn a language Badge icon
Languages

How to learn a language

...manage all your badges in My OpenLearn within 24 hours of completing the criteria to gain a badge. Get started with Week 1...Introduction and guidance: Acknowledgements - This free course was written by Tita Beaven, Fernando Rosell-Aguilar and Olly Richards. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Dutch painting of the Golden Age
History & The Arts

Dutch painting of the Golden Age

...projects, became the dominant form of visual art in the Netherlands. It has been estimated that in the twenty-year period from 1640 to 1659 alone, between 1.3 and 1.4 million paintings were produced in the Netherlands – a remarkable figure given that the population at mid-century numbered approximately 2 million. Contemporary reports describe large numbers of paintings...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs