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Skills for study
Education & Development

Skills for study

...Open University, or can help you improve your literacy, numeracy or digital skills at your own pace. Our badged open courses even give you a way to get recognition for your learning achievements with a statement of participation and digital badge for your online profile. Your first steps to success with study Are you ready to study in English? Check your language...
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Life with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might create its own problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Life with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might create its own problems

...source population. Many arguments were taken into account. Prevalence of diseases need to be known and selecting individuals for the translocation cannot negatively influence the source population. One of the guidelines for this is that priority should be given to a source population in close geographic proximity to the destination. Genetics are hugely important During...
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60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Event horizons
Science, Maths & Technology

60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Event horizons

...is the point of no return? German physicist, Karl Schwarzchild calculated the event horizon of black holes. And it can tell us more about the eventual fate of all the galaxies...Find out more about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read Stephen Serjeant on the speed of light Discover how you can study physics and astronomy with The Open University...
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60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Dark energy
Science, Maths & Technology

60 Second Adventures in Astronomy: Dark energy

...how Einstein was right all along about the expanding Universe. We never should have doubted him...Find out more about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses. Transcript Read Stephen Serjeant on what it means to equate the curvature of the Universe with the amount of stuff in the Universe Discover how you can study physics and astronomy with The Open University...
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Developing leadership in the voluntary sector
Education & Development

Developing leadership in the voluntary sector

...Open University's Social Sciences courses To stay informed about the work of the CVSL, please sign up to our quarterly newsletter. Click on this link to sign-up. [CVSL logo] On this page you'll find information about CVSL’s free courses, plus links to other courses and resources from The Open University, to help you develop your leadership practice and respond to...
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Sea level rise in Tuvalu, South Pacific
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Tuvalu, South Pacific

...source of fresh water, rainfall, at risk. In addition, groundwater has become contaminated by salt (UNDP, 2020). This leads to saline pollution affecting crops and fruit trees. Added to this is the additional problem of sea temperature rise, leading to coral bleaching and impacts on marine life. This is causing depletion of fish stocks, particularly tuna, on which the...
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Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment

...Open University...A lack of essential nutrients is known to contribute to the onset of poor mental health in people suffering from anxiety and depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and ADHD. Nutritional psychiatry is a growing discipline that focuses on the use of food and supplements to provide these essential nutrients as part of an integrated or alternative...
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The questioning human in an AI world
Education & Development

The questioning human in an AI world

...opens a conversation rather than closes one. In a world where generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is rapidly becoming part of everyday study and work, that mindset may be more important than ever. Across higher education, the use of GenAI is now widespread. Students are turning to AI tools to brainstorm ideas, check grammar, organise their thinking and, in some...
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