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Public health approaches to infectious disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Public health approaches to infectious disease

...free course, Public health approaches to infectious disease, reviews the current global burden of infectious disease, the public health strategies that are reducing the impact of some major infections and the challenges facing national and international organisations in preventing illness and death caused by bacteria, viruses and parasites...This free course, Public...
Galaxies, stars and planets
Science, Maths & Technology

Galaxies, stars and planets

...free course, Galaxies, stars and planets, is a general introduction, including scale of the universe from the very large to the very small; orbits and gravity; the Solar System; the Sun and other stars; galaxies and the composition of astronomical objects....Galaxies, stars and planets: Introduction - For millennia, people have speculated about our place in the cosmos,...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Making decisions
Money & Business

Making decisions

...free course There are more than 800 courses on OpenLearn for you to choose from on a range of subjects. Find out more about all our free courses. Take your studies further Find out more about studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus. If you are new to university study, you may be interested in our Access Courses or ......
Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
What do genes do?
Science, Maths & Technology

What do genes do?

...free course, What do genes do?, explores how information contained in DNA is used, explaining the flow of information from DNA to RNA to protein. Also introduced are the concepts of transcription (as occurs between DNA and RNA) and translation...This free course, What do genes do?, explores how information contained in DNA is used, explaining the flow of information from...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Metals in medicine
Science, Maths & Technology

Metals in medicine

...free course, Metals in medicine, focuses on the use of metals and their compounds in the production of images of internal structures in our bodies and on the role of metal-containing compounds as drugs in the treatment of disease...This free course, Metals in medicine, focuses on the use of metals and their compounds in the production of images of internal structures in...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...free course, Introducing ageing, will help you to think about this issue by introducing you to some key ideas in studying later life...Everyone is ageing, whatever their current age, and we live in a world where many people are living much longer than previous generations. This is often seen as a problem. But is it? This free course, Introducing ageing, will help you to...
Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Encouraging book talk in the school library
Education & Development

Encouraging book talk in the school library

...free course, Encouraging book talk in the school library, offers ideas and activities to engage pupils in discussing books. It is aimed at librarians, teaching assistants and other adults working with pupils in school libraries...As adults we sometimes struggle to justify our feelings about particular books, but children are quite clear about what they like and don't...
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...free course introduces you to critical thinking as a tool for psychology. As you work your way through the course you will learn what critical thinking is, and why it is important to use in the study of psychology. In particular, it will help you to think about how to use it when doing independent research. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open...