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Particle physics
Science, Maths & Technology

Particle physics

...Introduction - In this free course, Particle physics, you will be introduced to the realm of particle physics that lies at the heart of a scientific understanding of the material world. Several concepts that you may already be familiar with, including atoms and energy, will be explored. You will also look at the various types of particle reactions, and the fundamental...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)

...project itself has been mishandled by powerful vested interests on the part of elites across the whole of the EU and that increasingly these interests have been propagated by similar interests within the European bureaucracy itself. What began as a response to a dreadful 19th and 20th century history of wars, pogroms and massive exploitation of man by man, has become a...
Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy
History & The Arts

Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy

...Introduction - This course investigates certain philosophical issues concerning imagination, creativity and the relationships between them, and considers the conceptions and varieties of imaginative experience. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Arts and Humanities...Imagination: the missing mystery of philosophy: Learning outcomes - After...
Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them
Health, Sports & Psychology

Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them

...manager in a mental health facility and Alan is a trained chef who is currently not working. Although they are very different as individuals, the audio clearly reveals how seriously panic can affect anyone’s life. Listen to the following audio and then answer the question below. NATALIE I just thought I was going mad – TIM Yeah – definitely ALAN Yeah – definitely...
Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice
Education & Development

Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice

...Introduction - This free course, Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice, will explore some specific examples of the tensions and debates linked to the aim of achieving literacy for all. You will focus on the current discourse related to the teaching of the technical aspects of literacy to a ‘sufficient standard’ and also on different perspectives related to...
Gweithio hybrid: dechrau yn y gweithle
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: dechrau yn y gweithle

...Management Services, 34(7), 6-10. Baruch, Y. (2000), ‘Teleworking: Benefits and Pitfalls As Perceived by Professionals and Managers’, New Technology, Work and Employment, 15, 1, 34–49. Business News Daily (2022) 10 LinkedIn Alternatives for Job Seekers [online]. Ar gael yn: https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/ 8218-networking-sites-job-seekers.html [Cyrchwyd: 26...
The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...Introduction - In a complex and rapidly changing world, social scientific study examines how we produce things, communicate, govern ourselves, understand our environments, and how to solve the problems we face in the organisation of social relations and processes. This course provides a basic overview of how social science contains deeply embedded cultural assumptions and...
Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Philosophy: the nature of persons
History & The Arts

Philosophy: the nature of persons

...Introduction - This free course asks what it is to be a person. You will see that there are several philosophical questions around the nature of personhood. Here we explore what it is that defines the concept. As you work through the course, you will notice that this area of enquiry has developed its own semi-technical vocabulary. The plural of ‘person’ is, in this...