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Companies and financial accounting
Money & Business

Companies and financial accounting

...working or passes away, the sole trader business will have to be wound up. Unlike many entities, the type and format of financial statements are not specified by regulations for sole traders in the UK. However, sole traders would normally prepare basic financial statements adequate for taxation purposes, as well as for their own needs. You will look at these in more...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
A year in review 2022
Education & Development

A year in review 2022

...social media, completing his Twitter acquisition for an eye-watering US$44 billion, and Jodie Whittaker exited Doctor Who five years after becoming the first female Doctor. New to OpenLearn: check out our new ‘intro to OpenLearn’ animation and our Good hair: perceptions of racism interactive. [Blue banner says population rockets, while rocket gets populated] The...
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Article 5 mins
Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?
Society, Politics & Law

Could a progressive alliance remake UK politics?

...social upset. Going on the offensive, then, seems to be the only option on the table. It’s difficult to do otherwise: a defence of the indefensible is not possible or sustainable; only attack. The result is a cabinet of ministers who belittle anyone seeking to scrutinise them and a prime minister who announces a snap general election with incredible belligerence,...
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A timeline between The OU and the royal family
History & The Arts

A timeline between The OU and the royal family

...Social Sciences (FASS) often in the thick of proceedings. The department has also drawn inspiration from the royals, with their traditions and lives providing a springboard for think pieces, videos and even a free OpenLearn course. As the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations draw near, take a look back across the decades to see how the royals have helped shape what the...
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Article 5 mins
5 reasons why exercising outdoors is great for people who have dementia
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 reasons why exercising outdoors is great for people who have dementia

...social stimulation, levels decrease significantly. The decline that follows is usually steep and leads to rapid deterioration of the individual. Care home residents, in addition to cognitive impairment already present, are likely to quickly develop co-morbidities that require multiple medications; significant limitations in carrying out day to day activities including...
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Article 10 mins
The Partition of British India: Timeline
History & The Arts

The Partition of British India: Timeline

...that British withdrawal and the division of the country was to take place in just two months. The social ruptures and atrocities that accompany the unfolding of this time-compressed partition plan, particularly along the partitioned borderlands of Punjab and Bengal, ensure that the new nation-states of India and Pakistan are born with profound mutual distrust and enmity....
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Ethics in science?
Science, Maths & Technology

Ethics in science?

...works to protect and promote the interests of patients and the public in health research. It is responsible for research ethics committees across the UK. All medical research involving people in the UK, whether in the NHS or the private sector, first has to be approved by an independent research ethics committee. The committee protects the rights and interests of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Herodotus and the invention of history
History & The Arts

Herodotus and the invention of history

...social media’. Its roots point to two word bubbles, in which are written: ‘Loss of confidence in traditional media’ and ‘Low levels of critical thinking and news literacy’ on the left; and on the right, ‘Shifts in business models’ and ‘Malicious actors’.] Figure 1 The roots of ‘fake news’, from UNESCO’s 2017/2018 Report into World Trends in Freedom...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs