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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
Health, Sports & Psychology

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?
Languages

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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What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers
Science, Maths & Technology

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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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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iSpot: Your place to share nature
Nature & Environment

iSpot: Your place to share nature

...skills and contributes to biological data recording in the UK and globally. iSpot is a network of tens of thousands of nature observers, both experts and novices, who have posted over 800,000 observations, with 1.6 million images, identifying over 30,000 species. Some of the images supplied by iSpot users are displayed on this page. [Spoonbills in water] The image above...
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Embarking on a career in cyber security
Digital & Computing

Embarking on a career in cyber security

...studied Introduction to Cyber Security, you are now aware of the range of threats to the security of our online computer systems as well as some of the techniques and technologies that can be used to keep these systems safe from attack. As online systems become an ever important part of our daily lives, they are going to be increasingly attractive targets for a range of...
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Introduction to the calculus of variations
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to the calculus of variations

...studied as a first applied mathematics course at Open University level 3. It introduces core topics at this level and is structured around three books: Fundamental concepts of dynamics, Deterministic dynamics and Stochastic processes and diffusion. Understanding how to analyse dynamical processes is a central competence for using mathematics in science, engineering and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs