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Building motivation and resilience in research
Science, Maths & Technology

Building motivation and resilience in research

...energy, not just time. Engaging in hobbies, exercise, mindfulness, or meditation helps recharge mentally and physically. Setting boundaries between research and personal life prevents burnout and ensures consistent productivity. Tip: Even short, intentional pauses improve focus and productivity. In this video, Prof. Karen Olsson-Francis shares her perspective on...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...solar system with the sun at the centre while the planets revolved around it, proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543). The spread of these new ideas was aided by the development of printing using movable type, devised by Johannes Gutenberg (c.1398–1468) in the 1450s. There was also a significant change in the economy, with a decline in the number of people holding...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Exploring career mentoring and coaching Badge icon
Money & Business

Exploring career mentoring and coaching

...energy and attention to the task. For example, if you function better in the mornings, you might want to set your alarm earlier and complete a section or two before you start your daily routine. Alternatively, a person who is more energetic and motivated in the evening might find allocating time towards the end of each day more productive. Activity 5 provides a tool that...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Emotions and emotional disorders
Health, Sports & Psychology

Emotions and emotional disorders

...energy-rich foods were rare. Now, in an environment of easy availability and little energy expenditure, indulging this preference can lead to obesity and diabetes, with their often harmful consequences. Mentally and emotionally, too, many people, particularly in urban areas and the industrialised world, now live in a hugely different environment. For instance, many of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Understanding children: babies being heard
Education & Development

Understanding children: babies being heard

...energy. The hospital's delay in intervening to deliver him when his mother thought something was wrong and the guilt she seemed to feel at his condition when he was born will take time to work through. Chris's experience of the world so far is of something that is alarming and not a safe place. You can see his parents reacting anxiously to him, his appearance of...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Introducing public health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing public health

...energy levels and concentration … so keeping that ... that balance of a healthy way of living is imperative for me to be the best person that I ... or the best version of myself that I can be. Film 1 Views on health (© The Open University) Discussion Bernadette’s definition of health seems to be focused around the presence of disease. In contrast, Mary and Joanna...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
David Hume
History & The Arts

David Hume

...energy and in great pain, He lays down his load and ponders his misery. ‘What pleasure have I had since entering this world? Is anyone on this globe worse off? So often without bread, never any rest!’ His wife, his children, soldiers, tax officers, Debt, and drudgery Complete for him this image of misfortune. He calls on Death, who comes without delay, Asking what is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Advanced German: Regional landscapes
Languages

Advanced German: Regional landscapes

...Solar- oder Voltaik-Energie … Das reicht ja alles nicht aus, um eine Stadt und das Umland zu versorgen. Herr Preuss Es ist klar, dass, äh, eine höhere Luftbelastung viele Bürger Sorgen macht, dass sie sich vielleicht auch ängstigen. Aber ich kann sagen, wir haben im Vorfeld natürlich, selbstverständlich alle Möglichkeiten untersucht, und alle Gutachten sagen,...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs