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The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...out system’ in a semi-domestic setting, with female spinners and male weavers manufacturing cloth. This image, titled ‘The art of stocking-frame-work-knitting’, comes from volume 7 of the Universal Magazine (August 1750). Many historians and sociologists believe that industrialisation in Britain between about 1760 and 1830 brought profound changes in household...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Supply chain sustainability
Money & Business

Supply chain sustainability

...out some common thoughts on what sustainability refers to in a business context. Crandall et al. (2015, p. 602) use the following definition: ‘sustainability, for a business, is the ability to keep operating successfully’. To these authors, a sustainable business is a business that can keep on doing its business. Anderson (2006) defines sustainable development as...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Everyday maths 1 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Wales)

...out, or converting fractions to decimals. To complete the activities in this course you will need some notepaper, a pen for taking notes and working out calculations and a calculator. Session 1 includes many examples of numeracy from everyday life, with lots of learning activities related to them that involve whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios and...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...out more about how to critically explore as a psychologist understand the importance of critical thinking in psychology and research...Critically exploring psychology: 1 Different schools of thought in psychology - Psychology as we know it today is a far-ranging and diverse field with many sub-disciplines and specialist areas. It is represented in the British...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Blue Monday: An OpenLearn reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Blue Monday: An OpenLearn reading list

...out a press release in 2005 announcing that a psychologist called Dr Cliff Arnall had discovered the equation that tells us the most dismal day of the year. The equation he formulated took into account the weather, the amount of debt a person has after Christmas and their ability to pay it off on payday, the time elapsed since Christmas, levels of motivation and the need...
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Article 5 mins
Kickstart your health and fitness with OpenLearn
Health, Sports & Psychology

Kickstart your health and fitness with OpenLearn

...to improve our health and fitness but sometimes we need a bit of help and inspiration. It's easy to put off making changes in lifestyle when you don't know how to take those important first steps to a better diet and exercise. So we've compiled some free courses and articles to inform and motivate you. ...Find out about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses....
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Article 5 mins
How to quickly sharpen up your study skills
Education & Development

How to quickly sharpen up your study skills

...has a host of short content to help you improve your study skills and learn useful knowledge and information. Take a look at our selected animations, interactives, videos and articles to take your learning further..._Find out more about The Open University's Open degree. _ Learn in one minute Learn in under five minutes Learn in five to ten minutes Learn in ten to 15...
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Article 5 mins
Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)

...out the correct answer. If you’re not successful in getting 70% in the end-of-course quiz the first time, after 24 hours you can attempt it again and come back as many times as you like. We hope that as many people as possible will gain an Open University badge – so you should see getting a badge as an opportunity to reflect on what you have learned rather than as a...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs