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Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...Open University's Social Sciences courses and qualifications If so, you are not alone. Everyday superstitions are widespread, with surveys regularly finding at least a quarter of the UK population being actively superstitious. Often, they take the form of harmless habits. But it’s worth considering what superstitions are and how they come about. As we will see, they...
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How inclusive is women’s football?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How inclusive is women’s football?

...Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. As England won Euro 2022 with Chloe Kelly's memorable extra-time winner, it means that they will be one of the favourites for the 2023 World Cup starting in July. The popularity of the Lionesses might also be because, at least for some, they have come to symbolise “girl power”, promoting and inspiring...
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The fight for equal pay: Glasgow City Council, 2018
Society, Politics & Law

The fight for equal pay: Glasgow City Council, 2018

...Open University's History and Social Sciences qualifications. Context The 1970 Equal Pay Act prohibited less favourable treatment between men and women in terms of pay and conditions of employment. In 2020 the pay gap in the UK was 15.5%, meaning on average women were paid 84.5p for every £1 men earned. (ONS, 2020). In 2006 Glasgow City Council (GCC) introduced a...
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Non-existent countries
Society, Politics & Law

Non-existent countries

...Open University and I'm joined here today by Doctor Nick Middleton from Saint Anne’s College Oxford. Nick is a geographer but he is also a travel writer, a broadcaster and an environmental consultant. Thank you for joining me today Nick. We’re – we’re here to talk about your new book, relatively new book, which came out last year An Atlas of Countries That Don't...
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Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...open and interested in what this person is trying to communicate. I make eye contact with them. Now, I don’t stare them down because, let’s be honest, staring somebody down might be a little intimidating coming from someone who’s five feet tall. So I occasionally make eye contact. I uncross my hands, unclench my fists, let them know that I’m here to listen to...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
What is the genome made of?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is the genome made of?

...2.0 Licence. All other materials included in this course are derived from content originated at the Open University. 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 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Collective leadership
Money & Business

Collective leadership

...Open University course B208 Developing leadership. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course survey. Once you complete the course we would also value your feedback and suggestions for future improvement, in our optional...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision

...opener for me. I used to sit with my parents, I was in front of the fire, like a dog, watching the world through this little box in the corner of the living room in the early seventies, just thinking, ‘That’s absolutely amazing.’ The fascination of nature, the beauty of nature, the fascination of animals and ecologies and all of that and morphologies was just...
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