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Medicines and personalisation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Medicines and personalisation

...Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses We know that as we grow older, we are at higher risk of having multiple long-term health conditions, which we call multimorbidity, and using multiple medications, which we call polypharmacy. This combination of ageing, multimorbidity and polypharmacy inevitably comes with some risks – these are explored in a previous...
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Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s
History & The Arts

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

...Open University course A113 Revolutions63. and is part of a set of four OpenLearn courses, covering Revolutions of the Sixties. Transcript...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...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Changing cities
Society, Politics & Law

Changing cities

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
The importance of interpersonal skills
Money & Business

The importance of interpersonal skills

...open to feedback. In other words, we need to check whether the receiving person's understanding of the message is the same as ours. In face-to-face meetings we could start by observing the facial expressions or body language of the receiver. We could also check whether the receiver has any questions. In written or email communications we could end by including our phone...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
More or Less: interview with Tim Harford
Science, Maths & Technology

More or Less: interview with Tim Harford

...Open University's Professor Kevin McConway revisits their first interview and looks back over how the series has changed during his tenure as academic consultant for the show. Find out more about More or Less on Radio 4 Investigate free courses and articles about maths and statistics Learn how to read and interpret social data with our Postcode Patterns interactive 1)...
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Why maps are made
Society, Politics & Law

Why maps are made

...resources. Maps may be a source of conflict and competing claims to land and water. In some cases the conflicts are also cross-cultural. Western-style corporations laid claim to territory in Australia which was occupied by Aboriginal peoples who do not recognise that kind of property ownership. Indigenous peoples in Central America (e.g. in Honduras) have challenged...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Innovation in policing
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation in policing

...Open University in association with the Police Service of Northern Ireland. You can find out more on courses from this series on the Community engagement and policing page....Innovation in policing: Introduction - Although innovation is often seen as typical of Silicon Valley start-ups led by twenty-somethings, organisations of any type, size or can be innovative. This...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs