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Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age
History & The Arts

Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age

...course will prepare you for the challenges of doing research in an increasingly digital world. It introduces the methods of digital humanities and explains how research methods in the humanities can be combined with digital media and technologies. After completing the course, you will be able to analyse, understand and use digital content, to assess information...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
IT: Information
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: Information

...course explores how information is gathered, stored and shared through technology. Learn about the evolution of IT in news reporting, compare different media sources, and develop a critical eye for trust and authenticity in the information you consume...BBC News 24, Sky News, CNN. We live in an era where news has become almost instantaneous. This free course, IT:...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
White dwarfs and neutron stars
Science, Maths & Technology

White dwarfs and neutron stars

...course, White dwarfs and neutron stars, you will learn about how stars die, and about the structure and composition of white dwarfs and neutron stars. Throughout, you will use mathematics to calculate their properties and behaviour...Stars live their lives for millions or billions of years but will eventually die. Low mass stars (like the Sun) will end their lives...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Dynamics
Science, Maths & Technology

Dynamics

...course is concerned with moving objects, that is, dynamics. Section 1 introduces concepts like position, velocity and acceleration, which describe the way an object moves. Section 2 discusses Newton’s laws of motion, which predict the motion of an object when the forces acting on it are known. Section 3 shows how Newton’s second law of motion can be used to predict...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Economics explains discrimination in the labour market
Society, Politics & Law

Economics explains discrimination in the labour market

...course, Economics explains discrimination in the labour market, will help you look at this problem from a new perspective: through economics. You will learn how economists have tried to understand what drives this distortion of the labour market and why women and those from minority ethnic groups seem to suffer the most...Discrimination in the labour market exists in many...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
The formation of exoplanets
Science, Maths & Technology

The formation of exoplanets

...course, The formation of exoplanets, you will learn about the challenges connected with efforts to reconcile the observed exoplanet population with current theories on how planets form. The two main theories for this, namely the core-accretion scenario and the disc-instability scenario, will be explored mathematically...Over the last few decades astronomers have...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
More working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

More working with charts, graphs and tables

...course, More working with charts, graphs and tables, will help you to develop the skills you need to do this, and gain the confidence to use them. This free course builds on our other free course 'Working with charts, graphs and tables'...When you encounter maths or technical content you'll need to know how to interpret this information, and possibly to present your own...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Building motivation and resilience in research
Science, Maths & Technology

Building motivation and resilience in research

...course is designed to help you stay motivated, handle setbacks constructively, and turn obstacles into opportunities. This course equips researchers across all fields and stages with practical strategies to enhance motivation and resilience. We'll explore both the psychological and practical aspects of staying productive and navigating research challenges. The course...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs