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David Lucey
Education & Development

David Lucey

...Certificate [final exam of secondary school in Ireland] in 2005 and I’ve done a lot of further courses, both online and offline, since then and enjoyed them all,’ he explained. ‘I’ve learned lots about different things – wellness, fitness, creative writing, computer literacy, community participation, photography, healthy eating and mindfulness. My favourite...
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Your journey of learning and discovery with us
Education & Development

Your journey of learning and discovery with us

...certificates and/or digital badges, there is normally a minimum number of activities that need to be completed online. Useful guides We are currently working on a new interactive tool to support learners to get started on OpenLearn and create an individual learning plan. The following resources are still available while the tool is in development: Open pathways: This can...
Sara Kay Aloe
Education & Development

Sara Kay Aloe

...certificates] ‘My journey with OpenLearn began when I was looking for study resources in Welsh. It all started when I saw The Crown – some of the dialogue in the episode was in Welsh, it was about the Prince of Wales – and that was the first time I heard the language. The sound was so captivating that I decided I wanted to start learning it, so an interest in the...
Digital carbon footprints and remote working
Nature & Environment

Digital carbon footprints and remote working

...certification is stricter in this respect, requiring companies to declare their remote worker energy consumption. This can be rather complicated from both technical and moral perspectives. In a video interview with green web design and sustainable business pioneer, Tom Greenwood shares the story of how he struggled to motivate staff to provide their energy requirements as...
Why is the UK government proposing to bring 1950s values to online pornography?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is the UK government proposing to bring 1950s values to online pornography?

...certificates for films, would be able to investigate, fine – up to £250,000 or 5% of turnover – and potentially block websites that allow access to images and videos deemed obscene. This would have the effect of preventing adults from viewing sexual acts that are otherwise legal to engage in. The BBFC’s current pornographic R18 category is reserved for explicit...
What is it like for a doctor to pronounce a patient dead?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is it like for a doctor to pronounce a patient dead?

...certificate. I called the patient’s family, and they sobbed into the phone. Physical presence or absence was irrelevant, I realized. I felt like a stethoscope-wielding technician who offered stock condolences. I’m thankful for the algorithms so carefully outlined in my resident handbook. Their explicitness is exactly what a new intern needs. But pre-determination does...
Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond
Health, Sports & Psychology

Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond

...certification to include a field for ethnicity (2020) Chief Medical Officer for Wales: Special Report (2020) - overview of key health and wellbeing challenges. First Minister’s BAME COVID-19 Advisory Group Report of the Socioeconomic Subgroup (2020) Improving Race Equality in Wales (2021) Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) undertook a rapid review, past reports,...
Ten commandments of research
History & The Arts

Ten commandments of research

...certificates (from 1837) from the UK Government website. The census is available from 1801 to 1901 and is online from 1841 to 1901. But beware – there are pitfalls to using the internet. For example, many sites about the Holocaust are wonderful but there are some which are misleading, others that claim it never happened. Plan carefully. Planning is essential; contact...