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In the night sky: Orion
Science, Maths & Technology

In the night sky: Orion

...system. Finally you’ll think about the Milky Way, the galaxy of which our solar system is but one small part, and consider the history of the universe from the Big Bang to the present. Requirements You do not need a professional telescope for this course, but you may find at least a pair of binoculars extremely useful. No prior experience of the subject is required....
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing International Relations

...think international relations means/covers. You can then reflect on you initial answer after reading the next section...Introducing International Relations: 1.1 The subject of international relations - Every academic discipline has a main focus, or purpose. For instance: geography as an academic subject focuses on space: how the place where things happen (the natural or...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Caroline Underwood - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Caroline Underwood - Earth in Vision

...think it’s come a long way since then, but I had a significant amount of feedback from the medical community about that show, so I think it did open a dialogue and that programme was certainly used a lot in schools and universities, as do most of our shows. And in the wildlife area I think it was a series, we ended up doing three different programmes, each one building...
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Video 30 mins
Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families

...think it’s something that really does need addressing within the system. So diagnostic overshadowing is a biggie. It’s not necessarily very well understood by the whole system. I should clarify when I say system, I actually, for all intents and purposes, mean health and social care. One anecdote, one example I can give from my personal practice is, again-- I was a...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills
Education & Development

Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills

...think I will do some more reading on that because that sounds quite good’ and so I was relatively easily distracted so I learned to pull that in. [EdD graduate] One of the things I didn’t realise that I was doing until far too late was that if I was reading something and I thought ‘that doesn’t fit, that doesn’t make sense’ … I put that on one side, as...
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Article 2 mins
A changing uniqueness – The changing ‘place’ of the West
OpenLearn Ireland

A changing uniqueness – The changing ‘place’ of the West

...think this affected Ireland as a whole?...Explore the articles in this collection . Social decline in the West of Ireland was not, however, just a local or regional problem. It was a national political issue. Although peripheral to modern social and economic development, the West was of central importance in the realm of Irish politics as the repository of cultural...
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Article 5 mins
The science of nutrition and healthy eating Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...think your digestive system is, if we were to open you up and stretch it all out? SPEAKER 1 What, specifically my intestines? [LAUGHTER] Um, yeah, well I did hear you could stretch your intestines round the world, but I’m not sure if that is an accurate assumption. SPEAKER 6 I have no idea whatsoever. I know it’s quite long. SPEAKER 2 I don’t know, 3 metres? SPEAKER...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Open sanctuary hub
Education & Development

Open sanctuary hub

This hub is a space of welcome for refugees, people in the asylum system and the wider community. It offers free courses covering a range of subjects.
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