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Technology, innovation and management
Money & Business

Technology, innovation and management

...business practices, workplace organisation or external relations. Open source software is organised very differently from conventional software development and has become an important source of software such as the Linux and Android operating systems and a wide range of applications (including the Firefox browser and Zotero reference management system). The OECD...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Developing high trust work relationships
Money & Business

Developing high trust work relationships

...business environment. Understanding trust from both an organisational and individual perspective will help you to develop as a leader within your organisation and can impact on the bottom line. Improving levels of trust in the workplace has become increasingly recognised as key to long-term organisational effectiveness and success. In this free course, Developing high...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Information security
Science, Maths & Technology

Information security

...business transactions or their intellectual property, information is – almost casually – shared when it shouldn’t be. In this free course, Information security, you’ll explore what it is about information that makes it so valuable. Given that information security is critical in organisations, this course assumes that you have an organisation that you can study....
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Newry: Frontier town or border city?
Society, Politics & Law

Newry: Frontier town or border city?

...business, while decreasing the journey time between Belfast and Dublin would encourage shoppers to continue en route to their final destinations. Initial predictions, however, are positive. The reduced journey time to Newry from Belfast and Dublin is encouraging shoppers to travel to Newry, safe in the knowledge that the level of traffic congestion within the city has...
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Article 15 mins
Essential for what? A global social reproduction view on the re-organisation of work during the Covid-19 pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Essential for what? A global social reproduction view on the re-organisation of work during the Covid-19 pandemic

...business closures. Around the world all but essential workers stayed at home. But what exactly is “essential work”? Employers and authorities were slow to ensure adequately safe working conditions for many of them...This content is associated with The Open University's Economics courses and qualifications. On 22 June 2022, OU Economics hosted a seminar with Dr Sara...
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Video 5 mins
Are things changing in world rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are things changing in world rugby?

...business, although England’s early departure does upset the geographical axes of power of world rugby. The southern hemisphere, and especially the Commonwealth nations of Australia and New Zealand retain dominance however, although maybe we should wait and see if there are any more upsets to our expectations. [Welsh rugby fans] Rugby is a very traditional sport in many...
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Article 5 mins
Why would you want to make a bee wear a backpack?
Nature & Environment

Why would you want to make a bee wear a backpack?

...business. This presents a substantial challenge to tracking their movements and quantifying the major causes and effects of population declines. Current studies tend to count the number of bees that do not return to a hive as lost or dead, for example. And any attempt to determine a cause of death is lost in the wider environment as we don’t know where the missing bees...
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Article 5 mins
Additional efforts: Why we need to be better at maths
Education & Development

Additional efforts: Why we need to be better at maths

...business. It calls for a renewed focus on literacy and numeracy skills to ensure we are able to address economic needs. Does this mean teachers aren’t spending enough time on literacy and numeracy, or are there other issues? The mere mention of mathematics within a social situation often strikes fear into the hearts of young and old. A lack of confidence with basic...
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Article 5 mins