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Young people’s wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young people’s wellbeing

...Introduction - Recent years have seen a great deal of media discussion about young people's health and wellbeing, focusing on issues such as eating disorders, binge drinking, mental health and behavioural problems. But what is the true picture? What do we mean by ‘wellbeing’ for young people, how is it shaped by social differences and inequalities, and how can we...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Personality: A user guide
Health, Sports & Psychology

Personality: A user guide

...you might want to challenge yourself to experience the rewards of greater spontaneity and exchange; if you are an extreme extravert, you might want to teach yourself to undertake a long and lonely project that will ultimately be very rewarding. As human beings, we have the unique ability to look in at our personality from the outside and decide what we want to do with it....
James Honeyborne - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

James Honeyborne - Earth in Vision

...Project Wildscreen, 20th – 23rd October 2014 My name is James Honeybourne, I am an Executive Producer at the BBC Natural History Unit. Wildlife television: What got you started? I have always had a passion for wildlife and I was very lucky, when I was 18 I went to Africa to see my uncle, who was living there and he introduced me to a film crew and I just thought it was...
Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief

...project to create a book he had agreed I should write. What helped me? Daily journaling helped me off load during Alan’s illness. Turning my notes into a book helped me navigate my way through grief. I was also lucky enough to have bereavement support from Marie Curie counsellors and the charity Cruse. I carried on writing in my journal after Alan died, but in the form...
Defining your research methodology
Education & Development

Defining your research methodology

...project is feasible. Start by specifying the physical or digital context of your research. For example, is it in a classroom, lab, health, social care setting or in the field? Will it be conducted online, offline, or both? Then, outline your research methodology, keeping in mind that your research questions will influence the methodology you choose. You will want to...
Talking turkey: 12 facts about turkey genetics
Nature & Environment

Talking turkey: 12 facts about turkey genetics

...project got underway at Virginia Tech in 2008, and the sequence of a hen named Nici was published in 2010. Nici means “Nicholas inbred,” after famed turkey farmer George Nicholas who, at Nicholas Turkey Breeding Farms in Sonoma, California, turned the wild bird into today’s barely recognizable top-heavy product of extreme artificial selection. Conventional...
Everyday maths 1
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1

...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 course has been produced as part of the Department for Education’s Flexible Learning Fund 336 and with the kind support of Dangoor Education337, the educational arm of The Exilarch’s...
Free course 48 hrs
Start writing fiction: characters and stories
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction: characters and stories

...Introduction - Welcome to this free course, Start writing fiction: characters and stories. Start by watching the introductory video from course author, Derek Neale. Derek Neale Hello and welcome to Start writing fiction. I’m Derek Neale and I teach creative writing here at The Open University. I’ll be your guide throughout the course and each week, I’ll let you know...