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Introducing key global development challenges
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing key global development challenges

...work, better pay and working conditions, contributes to migration from poorer to richer industrialised countries. The country from which people migrate loses precious human capital, but conversely, its resident population and economy may benefit from the financial contributions made by migrant communities, and the relationships cultivated between countries. Transport of...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis

...works for agreement on addressing the climate crisis consider the issue of social justice...Week 1: The climate and ecological crisis and how we got here: 1 Facing it - What does it feel like to face the reality of the climate and ecological crisis? This is a core question for Climate Psychology, for if we don’t know the answer to it, how can we rely on human action to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Two Yorkish episodes
History & The Arts

Two Yorkish episodes

...worked in the railway shops. No, they did not belong to any union; the railway men did not seem to care for it; only a "benefit union." She kept the house for her family, and herself ready to answer every hail from the steamer; but in her mellow English content, which was not stupid or sodden, but clever and wise, it was as if it were she, rather than the archbishop,...
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Article 5 mins
How can honour killings be stopped?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can honour killings be stopped?

...work with male leaders, for example, by issuing a faith leaders declaration against female genital mutilation. Despite the government’s position, there are a few successful examples of promising practice prevention work led by black and ethnic minority women, which should be replicated or scaled up by the state. The Southall Black Sisters whole school’s project showed...
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Article 10 mins
Black Women and State-Sanctioned Police Violence: The Case of Sarah Reed
Education & Development

Black Women and State-Sanctioned Police Violence: The Case of Sarah Reed

...working-class, young, female and black, certainly played a large part in her lack of treatment and care within the institutions she was confined in. This treatment and attitude can be seen as indicative of those who engage with both mental health services and criminal justice services. The lack of care and understanding towards black women, particularly those who are...
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Article 15 mins
Understanding depression and anxiety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding depression and anxiety

...workings of antidepressants. Finally, we consider the interaction between genes and the environment, and how this might influence the development of emotional disorders. The related OpenLearn course Emotions and emotional disorders introduces you to the study of emotions and emotional disorders in the context of our evolutionary heritage, and goes on to consider how we...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Getting started with Spanish 1
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 1

...work or for leisure, this free course will introduce you to one of the most widely spoken languages in the world – Spanish. Whether this is the first time that you are learning Spanish, or you have already picked up some words and phrases from travelling across the Spanish-speaking world, this course is for you. This introduction offers the perfect opportunity to...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)
Money & Business

Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)

...working separately from the project team. The project sponsor is the individual who has responsibility for ensuring that: appropriate governance mechanisms are in place for the project project assurance processes take place through periodic monitoring of the governance mechanism. The monitoring may be by the project sponsor themselves, or by someone to whom the authority...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs