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Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor

...Introduction - This is the second in a series of three courses on Animals at the extremes. In order to get the most from it, you should have previously studied Animals at the extremes: The desert environment (S324_1). After completing this course you might like to complete the series by studying Animals at the extremes: Polar biology (S324_3). This OpenLearn course...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Primary science: supporting children’s learning
Education & Development

Primary science: supporting children’s learning

...Introduction - This free course, Primary science: supporting children’s learning, provides a brief insight into the nature of scientific knowledge and some of the factors that affect our attitudes to science. As you evaluate, revise and extend your knowledge of a selection of science topics that are commonly found within the primary curriculum, you will focus on how...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher
Languages

An unheard voice from a Chinese teacher

...managed the Chinese style of teaching and learning, a school timetable with long hours, and an alienated philosophy. They have proved to everyone that the “teacher led” teaching style can also be effective. They also have left me to believe that young people are in fact very flexible, adaptable and open to changes. It was not an easy task for the Chinese style of...
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Article 10 mins
Does cancer treatment increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and why?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does cancer treatment increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and why?

...manage to switch off this immune surveillance role, making them ‘invisible’ to the immune system. Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that helps the immune system rediscover and attack cancer cells. [Immunotherapy diagram] How immunotherapy works to boost the immune system via checkpoint inhibitors so that cancer cells can still be recognised and removed from...
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Article 15 mins
Volunteering with a personal or professional focus
Education & Development

Volunteering with a personal or professional focus

...manage and maintain her own sense of wellbeing over the years. It’s almost as though one volunteering experience has led to the next for Sarah, with each one giving her the opportunity to push herself a little further and learn a little more each time. “All of these things – they’re sort of like little extra threads that you weave together through your skills and...
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Article 5 mins
Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part One
Education & Development

Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part One

...manages harm, crime and victimisation are long overdue. 10. If not prisons, then what would we do instead? There is no single solution. The idea that there can be one is another myth that the use of the prison perpetuates. There are a number of alternative responses that could be utilised, including, for example: Focusing on victim needs, compensation and care Adopt a...
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Article 12 mins
Climate change
Nature & Environment

Climate change

...Introduction - This course explores the topic of climate change and global warming. We will begin by exploring how the Earth's global mean surface temperature is determined through a global “balancing act” of the rate of energy that comes from the Sun and the rate at which the planet returns that energy into space. We will also discuss the natural greenhouse effect,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 18 hrs
Beginners’ German: Places and people
Languages

Beginners’ German: Places and people

...Introduction - This free course focuses on planning and preparing for a journey through German-speaking countries. You will read and hear about a range of places and people. You will learn the names of things you need to remember when travelling and, most importantly, you will find out what it’s like to read and listen to German in real contexts, and about developing...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs