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Sense of self during ageing: how mindfulness and nature can help
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sense of self during ageing: how mindfulness and nature can help

...Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses. Population ageing is a rising trend globally, with declining fertility rates and an increase in life expectancy. The UN estimates there have never been more aged people in the world than today. This means it is increasingly important that ageing well is given priority. What is ageing [A very elderly lady, full face shot...
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‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus
History & The Arts

‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus

...resources for guidance in using the Hestia texts. Now read the commentary from Livius.org where the author outlines the problem. [Nabonidud] Nabonidus Chronicle, British Museum, London “For Greece, the sequence of events in what we call the 6th century BC is more or less known from Herodotus of Halicarnassus. 'The Histories' contain a general account of the history of...
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Working mothers in Scotland's railways
Society, Politics & Law

Working mothers in Scotland's railways

...Open University's History and Social Sciences Courses [Nicola Parker]The railway has been an integral part of my life since I was a baby, as my mother joined the railway in July 1989. Seeing the changes over the years is what has inspired this article. Conditions for the working mothers of Scotrail have changed dramatically from 1989 to the current day. These changes and...
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Understanding antibiotic resistance Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 2: How do antibiotics work?: Introduction - In Week 1 you learned that antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections. They either kill the bacteria outright or prevent them from growing and replicating. You were also introduced to the concept of ‘magic...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
An introduction to electronics
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to electronics

...Open University course T212 Electronics: sensing, logic and actuation...An introduction to electronics: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise a variety of exciting high-tech products and systems enabled by electronics manipulate voltages, currents and resistances in electronic circuits demonstrate familiarity with basic...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
The caring manager in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The caring manager in health and social care

...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 7 hrs
James Honeyborne - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

James Honeyborne - Earth in Vision

...educational and above all entertaining wildlife films, but they have to be true to nature in all its senses, and that means showing humanity, the effects of humanity, setting it in a context that’s real and relevant to today because that's the reality of it. A series like Africa, for example, yes, we showed the glorious wildlife but then we also, within the body of the...
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Passports: identity and airports
Society, Politics & Law

Passports: identity and airports

...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