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What is a scientific model?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a scientific model?

...type of thing. It’s a way of simplifying the chaos of the physical world, in a computer so that we can try to predict what might happen in the real world. You can run simulations thousands of times, each with very subtle changes to see what happens. When Jim asked this question, we realised that most weeks we talk about some new science that uses models in this way. In...
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Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe
Nature & Environment

Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe

...de-regulation. They are cutting public and environmental safeguards and giving more leeway to powerful corporate interests. The EU-US trade negotiations (TTIP) are the perfect example: catering for business lobby groups while putting the public interest at risk. It’s no surprise that people are rebelling against the politics of the elite. But this rebellion is too often...
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The importance of interpersonal skills
Money & Business

The importance of interpersonal skills

...phrases we use. We must also be aware of the way we deliver the message – what's known as the medium – e.g. can the message be conveyed by phone or email or does it require a face-to-face meeting with the receiving person? Yet even when we have thought carefully about these things, achieving successful communication is often rather more difficult than it seems. This...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Network security
Digital & Computing

Network security

...types of security service and their components, and indicate how these are applied in networks. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 3 study in Computing & IT...Network security: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify some of the factors driving the need for network security identify and classify particular examples of...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language
Health, Sports & Psychology

From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language

...types of sounds used in speech in both acoustic and articulatory terms outline the key features of human language as compared to the vocalisations of other species describe the complex psychological processes involved in decoding even simple sentences of spoken language...From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language: 1 Overview - As you walk down the street one...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Asteroids
Science, Maths & Technology

Asteroids

...types of meteorites which have landed across our planet. [Satellite Phobos orbiting around Mars planet. 3d rendering] Phobos – an asteroid masquerading as a moon of Mars? Zoe Morland, a PhD student in The School of Physical Sciences, looks at Phobos - one of Mars' moons and how space agencies are going to investigate its composition. [Asteroids near Earth. Meteorites...
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My career goal: Environment
Nature & Environment

My career goal: Environment

...now. Take a look at all Open University courses. If you are new to university level study, find out more about the types of qualifications we offer, including our entry level Access courses and Certificates. Not ready for University study? Then browse over 1000 free courses on OpenLearn and sign up to our newsletter to hear about new free courses as they are released....
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My career goal: Childcare and education
Education & Development

My career goal: Childcare and education

...now. Take a look at all Open University courses. If you are new to university level study, find out more about the types of qualifications we offer, including our entry level Access courses and Certificates. Not ready for University study? Then browse over 1000 free courses on OpenLearn and sign up to our newsletter to hear about new free courses as they are released....
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