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Social psychology and politics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social psychology and politics

...Open University course DD317 Advancing social psychology...Social psychology and politics: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand why social psychologists are interested in politics understand the role of personality, groups and sociocultural context in political action understand what is meant by ‘scholar activism’...Social...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
How is a scorpion going to help fight brain cancers?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is a scorpion going to help fight brain cancers?

...source. Professor Harald Sontheimer, then at the University of Alabama, was never really interested in cancer. If it weren’t derived from his favourite cells, glial cells – a type of cell in the nervous system from which most types of brain tumour develop – he probably wouldn’t be studying it. Initially, it was thought that glial cells simply kept everything glued...
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Article 5 mins
Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers
Education & Development

Reading and motivation: focusing on disengaged readers

...Open University https://ourfp.org/reads/ Cremin, T., Hempel Jorgensen, A. & Mukherjee, S. (2019) The Reading Road Map: A Report for Islington Library Services. Cremin, T. Hendry, H., Rodriguez Leon, L. and Kucirkova, N. (2022) (eds) Reading Teachers: Nurturing Reading for Pleasure, London, Routledge. Cremin, T., Mottram, M., Collins, F. M., Powell, S. and Safford, K....
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Article 5 mins
Studying mammals: Plant predators
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Plant predators

...source for the process that combines water (taken up through their roots) and carbon dioxide (taken in from the air through pores, called stomata, in their leaves) to make sugars. Plants can use these sugars, together with minerals which are dissolved in the water in the soil, as the raw materials for all the other types of molecule that the plant needs for its healthy...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The use of force in international law
Society, Politics & Law

The use of force in international law

...Open University course W821 Exploring the boundaries of international law...The use of force in international law: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the rules governing the law on the use of force and their evolution analyse case examples relating to the use of force in international law and be able to critically analyse how...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish
Languages

Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish

...Open University course L116 Spanish Studies 1: language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world...Intermediate Spanish: Understanding spoken Spanish: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: develop strategies for understanding video resources in Spanish understand Spanish spoken at natural speed understand and give personal information in...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
What is happening in Brazil?
Society, Politics & Law

What is happening in Brazil?

...opened impeachment proceedings against her, on the grounds that she manipulated government accounts to hide a growing deficit. There's no consensus that this constitutes a legal basis on which to impeach a president, and many accuse Congress of using the country's current political turmoil to pursue partisan aims. Simultaneously, Brazil’s electoral court will soon issue...
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What does the US election mean for Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the US election mean for Europe?

...open the investigation into her emails. The political implications are, as yet, unclear. The smart money suggests that she will still win the election, if only because of the vagaries of the US electoral system. But, even if true, the effect on voting for US Senators – what Americans refer to as “down-ballot voting” – could be significant. Faced with this...
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Article 10 mins