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Time management and study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time management and study

...information and advice has been sourced and repurposed from the following organisations: National Health Service (NHS), The Open University and Psychology Today. This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection' created by the Open University in Wales. You can learn more and find courses, articles and other activities on the collection's homepage....
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10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago
Money & Business

10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago

...real estate. Why not get an Airbnb place in Rome, Florence or another Italian city? Learn the lingo first with our free course _Beginners' Italian: Food and Drink._ 2: Instagram [Instagram icon] Where would we be without Instagram's 'Valencia' filter to capture the perfect #ShamelessSelfie? The online photo/video-sharing and social networking service was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and launched in October ......
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How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?

...learned very recently of the cause, some believed their family was cursed. Gomez’s is not the only family affected. The ‘curse’ afflicts hundreds of thousands of people in Brazil. One of the highest-profile was José Alencar, the country’s popular and charismatic Vice President under Luíz Ignácio ‘Lula’ da Silva. Alencar died in 2011 after being diagnosed...
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Human use of animals
History & The Arts

Human use of animals

...learn something from medical research. Nigel: So you’re not an absolutist. You think there are situations in which it could be morally acceptable to use non-human animals for the benefit of human beings? Peter: It could be. I certainly couldn’t rule that out as a theoretical possibility. But I would have a very high bar to be cleared before you could go ahead and do...
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Diary of a Mars operations day
Science, Maths & Technology

Diary of a Mars operations day

...learning them in the local dialect. Once all targets have names (and we all know how to pronounce them), we put our plan together, making sure all the little details are correct. This is led by our ‘keeper of the plan’. She shares her screen through the conferencing system, so we all see what is happening. Then every instrument team works with her to get all the...
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Rounding and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Rounding and estimation

...Learn how to do a calculation correctly and get the right answer every time...Scientific calculators are a wonderful invention, but theyre only as good as the people who use them. If you often get an unexpected or ridiculous result when you press the enter button, this free course, Rounding and estimation, is for you. Learn how to do a calculation correctly and get the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Understanding organisational value
Money & Business

Understanding organisational value

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the main theories associated with creating organisational value explain the different ways to create value within and across business functions, including operations management, financial accounting, and business intelligence identify new types of value that are ‘human-centred’ and...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...Learn what it means to live a ‘digital life’, understand the role of information and communication technologies, and discover how computers work behind the scenes...This free course, Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century, provides a general overview of how digital technology has come to dominate virtually every aspect of the modern world and some...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs