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Number theory
Science, Maths & Technology

Number theory

...studying M303 develop their understanding of group theory and real analysis and see how some of the ideas are applied to cryptography and fractals. Number theory consists of material from M303 Book A, Chapters 1 and 2 and has four sections in total. You should set aside about four hours to study each of the sections; the main content though is in sections 2, 3 and 4, so...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
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Working in teams

...studies have identified a skills shortage when it comes to teamwork. For example, Demos research (Dawson & Harrison, 2023) focusing on the employability of young people and involving a 500-person poll of employers, found that 45% said they struggled to hire young people with sufficient team working skills. Similarly, the Manpower Talent Shortage Survey 2024 (Manpower...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
What You Need to Know About Psychometrics
Health, Sports & Psychology

What You Need to Know About Psychometrics

...skills, before even seeing them in person. Moreover, many research studies have found that people who do better in these tests, perform better in the job role itself. For example, in their meta-analysis of research studies, books and reports, Bertua et al. (2005) found that tests of general mental ability and specific cognitive abilities (verbal, numerical, perceptual and...
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Article 10 mins
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...study materials, or simply passionate about a subject, we are open. There are no requirements to access our free materials. Some of our academic-led content includes: hundreds of short courses (ranging from 1 to 24 hours of study) thousands of articles, quizzes and interactive games hundreds of videos and audios Our content covers a wide range of subjects, from Greek...
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Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges
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Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges

...studies. The aim is to offer subjects that would not be available in the local further education colleges and could include: Understanding recovery Understanding mental health conditions Looking at mental health services and treatments Personal wellbeing and health Life skills, managing money, moving towards other education or employment Training, advocacy and...
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How can your accent put your life at risk?
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How can your accent put your life at risk?

...study of doctors and nurses working with patients with limited English proficiency demonstrates (Kenison et al., 2016). In a quote that has almost uncanny echoes of Faysal Ishak Ahmed’s experience on the other side of the world, one junior doctor reported this conversation with a senior clinician to the researchers: And he said, ‘Oh, you know we see this, a lot of...
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53 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Education & Development

53 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...study is actually like. It would take you at least two and a half years to finish all of our free courses. Or you can complete one course in just one hour like our free course, Does Prison Work, or watch a minute-long video on 60 Second Adventures in Microgravity (see the animation below). Operating as a four nation university, OpenLearn has free resources representing...
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What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers
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What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers

...studies. With my GCSEs in a few months and hopes for a career in science, I wanted to know what the scientists experienced at the beginning of their careers and how they managed to get into the jobs they are currently in. Transcript As someone at the beginning of their journey, it was important, and also comforting, to hear that many of the scientists were also unsure at...
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