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Machines, minds and computers
Digital & Computing

Machines, minds and computers

...humanity's engagement with machine technologies and at our dream of building machines that share our special human features and powers – particularly our mental abilities. Minds – Here, we'll explore the development of the idea that human thought might be a form of computation, from its origins in the 17th century, through the advent of the digital computer in the...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Chance, Risk and Health
Science, Maths & Technology

Chance, Risk and Health

...Human Genome Project, the cutting edge of 21st century science, involves a unique collaboration between biologists, geneticists and statisticians, using the latest information technology. Today we stand on the brink of a new era, and the work of one man prepared the way. But few people today know of the achievements of Ronald Aylmer Fisher. The four video tracks on this...
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Audio 30 mins
Caring In Welsh App
Education & Development

Caring In Welsh App

...text on the pages as their Welsh improves. [CCC Caring In Welsh App page] The app was designed, developed and recorded by Galactig. The app is voiced by presenter Nia Parry. Find out more. [Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol logo] This resource was provided by Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage....
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Article 5 mins
Parent guide to university applications and beyond
Education & Development

Parent guide to university applications and beyond

...who have attended university recently. They take you through the application process, show how to get started with Student Finance and ways to support your young person with this big step. [University of South Wales logo] This resource was provided by the University of South Wales and is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage....
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Activity 5 mins
Writing critically and structuring your essay - Academic Study Skills
Education & Development

Writing critically and structuring your essay - Academic Study Skills

...and postgraduate taught students. These include tips on how to study more effectively, time management, what is meant by critical thinking, as well as specific guidance on writing to a university standard. [Cardiff University logo] This resource was provided by Cardiff University and is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage....
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Activity 5 mins
Climate justice for the next generation
Education & Development

Climate justice for the next generation

...human rights and intergenerational equality and emphasises how children and those least responsible for climate change are the ones who suffer its most significant consequences. The course looks at the impact climate change has on children’s rights and considers the role the next generation has as activists and campaigners within their changing environments. It...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Why the Applying Psychology to Work hub was created
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why the Applying Psychology to Work hub was created

...resources, such as employee assistance schemes and other services that can help in improving impacts such as mental health, wellbeing or communications problems impacted by COVID-19. A review of material already available on OpenLearn highlighted plenty of resources that could help address the considerable workplace changes, plus mental and emotional consequences, from...
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Article 10 mins
How to manage the digital-related stress of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to manage the digital-related stress of technology

...Human Behavior, 37, 290-297. Corcoran, K., Crusius, J., & Mussweiler, T. (2011). Social comparison: Motives, standards, and mechanisms. D. Charee (Ed.), Theories in Social Psychology, Wiley (2011), pp. 119-139 Deloitte (2017). There’s no place like phone. Consumer usage patterns in the era of peak smartphone.
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Article 10 mins