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Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities

...research project that explored how to improve the care and support for older people with learning disabilities and their families...Do you care for an adult or a sibling with learning disabilities who is middle aged or older? Is the advice and support you need hard to come by? Do you have concerns and questions about the future care of your family member? Whether you are...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Teaching citizenship: work and the economy
Education & Development

Teaching citizenship: work and the economy

...children often have part-time evening, weekend or holiday jobs of their own. They are all likely to spend some time on work-experience programmes. Their parents will normally have to engage with work to support their families. But do they know much about their rights and responsibilities at work? This free course, Teaching citizenship: Work and the economy, explores...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre
Science, Maths & Technology

Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre

...centre. Aperiodic tiles are also used in the study of material with naturally aperiodic structure, known as quasicrystals. Quasicrystals have unique material properties and applications are being investigated. But since the discovery of Penrose’s two tile sets, mathematicians have wondered, is it possible to create an aperiodic set of tiles consisting of just one tile...
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Article 5 mins
Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change
Education & Development

Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change

...research environment...Universities – whose name derives from the Latin ‘universitas’ meaning ‘the whole’ – must foster inclusive environments where diverse perspectives are valued, and all academics receive equal support regardless of gender, background or identity. Despite institutional efforts to address inequity as populations have become increasingly...
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Article 5 mins
Complex Systems
Science, Maths & Technology

Complex Systems

...researcher Jeff Johnson talks of the importance of the Science of Complex Systems as a means to unravel real-world, complex problems that cannot be tackled by conventional reductive methods. Using Bird Flu as an example he demonstrates how complex systems thinking allows researchers to approach problems in novel ways... Complex Systems Open University researcher Jeff...
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Video 2 mins
Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday
Education & Development

Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday

...children understand war, build empathy and create inclusive communities...Remembrance Sunday is an important event in the UK calendar. It takes place on the second Sunday in November, and many schools design activities to teach children about its significance. Approaches to teaching about Remembrance can support the development of peaceful communities that foster...
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Article 5 mins
The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...researchers tend to focus on distinctly progressive, left-of-centre gatherings rather than, say, neo-Nazis. While significantly absent in the Magh Mela case (yet, as mentioned, having a large impact on it, precisely due to its absence), you will now turn to an event where politics is conspicuously present: a manifestation of the Israel/Palestine conflict in British public...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Stamford College
Education & Development

Stamford College

...centre ‘There are some really good courses that work well with what we’re doing.’ Caz shared, ‘Succeed in the workplace was a really useful award and we’ve used Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market as well. ‘There's a lot in that course. The interview information, job applications, networking – it is really valuable and it links strongly with...
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Article 5 mins