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Introduction to Planetary Protection
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to Planetary Protection

...physical form, is not carbon-based, but it is a complex system. So, AI could satisfy some of the criteria for life, especially as it becomes more sophisticated. You may have different levels of understanding of each of the examples and so have quite different notes to those here, but this will have made you realise that defining life is very complex and may even change as...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Coaching neurodivergent athletes
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coaching neurodivergent athletes

...physical energy required can lead to poorer mental health outcomes, alongside clinical diagnoses of depression and anxiety (Graf-Kurtulus and Gelo, 2025). Sport and exercise psychologist and former athlete Kristin McGinty-Minister describes her personal experiences of neurodivergence in sport as follows: I believed that my sensory challenges, masking, and confusion about...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Sound for music technology: An introduction
Science, Maths & Technology

Sound for music technology: An introduction

...physics behind travelling pressure waves as the physical manifestation of sound. You will also learn about the subjective perception of pitch and loudness, in particular their relationship to frequency and amplitude. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 2 study in Technology http://www.open.ac.uk/ courses/ find/ technology...Sound for music technology: An...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Software and the law
Science, Maths & Technology

Software and the law

...physical manifestation of that idea. Different countries may have enacted slightly different laws, but generally these kinds of laws have been thought beneficial and have been widely adopted, and have become the subject of international agreements. Activity 1 explores the different motivations for intellectual property laws. Activity 1: Why have intellectual-property...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Psychology around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychology around the world

...physical abilities, and experience and learn to cope with stress. People are still able to relate to those from different cultural contexts. Psychologists are still figuring out which aspects of the field are universal, and which vary across different cultures and contexts. This course may be your first introduction to psychology, or perhaps you have already studied some...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment
Nature & Environment

Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment

...physics. Apart from keeping us alive, water is used extensively in industrial processes, for recreation and for transport. It is something we can’t do without. The water we use for domestic purposes ought to be free from contaminants, yet water pollution is a major problem in many countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2002), about 1.7 million...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Accessibility and inclusion in digital health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Accessibility and inclusion in digital health

...physical and mental health. ...In this free course, Accessibility and inclusion in digital health, you will consider some of the ways that people can access digital health in the UK and how they are able to take more control over their physical and mental health. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K102 Introducing health and social...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...physical evidence used against Asbury in his trial in 1997. McKie testified under oath that she had not been at the crime scene, even though one of her prints was said to have been found there. The crucial point to note is that those who believed her denial asserted that the rest of the fingerprint evidence was undermined. Despite this Asbury was found guilty and...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs