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Mind the Medicine Gap
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mind the Medicine Gap

...of The Open University investigates the idea that the patent system is too blunt an instrument to serve the interests of both pharmaceutical companies and the poor like Lemlem. There are smart solutions though; ways for everybody to win. Big questions. Fascinating answers... Mind the Medicine Gap An insight to why people in poor countries have less access to medicines....
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Audio 19 mins
Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations

...thinking and practice. Both courses have been written from a UK perspective and primarily with UK case study content. If you are studying from outside the UK, then we encourage you to reflect on differences and similarities in your own context. Take time to look for local case studies that illustrate (or challenge) key learning points, and compare and contrast sector...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Wales and rugby
Society, Politics & Law

Wales and rugby

...think Welsh rugby has a fairly unique nature certainly within the UK and possibly even at a worldwide level. There has from – almost from the very beginning been a strong, working class presence in the game in Wales, certainly started in the 1870’s and 1880’s when the game arrived in England from the English public schools and universities and it initially made an...
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Audio 20 mins
Exploring critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring critical social work practice

...think critically, balance professional judgment and respond ethically to uncertainty – skills that are essential across all areas of social work...This free course, Exploring critical social work practice, will support you to question assumptions and navigate complexity as a critical social worker. Through practice scenarios and reflective activities, you will be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Approaching language, literature and childhood
Education & Development

Approaching language, literature and childhood

...thinking about literature in terms of its purpose. You’ll start considering two novels written for children, Marianne Dreams and Tom’s Midnight Garden, and learn some introductory linguistic techniques to help you identify how these works achieve their intended effects. You’ll then consider diversity and inclusion, and at the end of the course, you’ll think about...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Dan Rees - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dan Rees - Earth in Vision

...think, for an awful lot of people who were around in 1979 when that came out, because it changed the game so radically, it was so new for everybody. I was only eight at the time, but I was still blown away by what I was seeing on the screen, so that was a massive, very powerful memory for me in terms of a natural history series. Environmental issues: What series inspired...
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Video 30 mins
Getting started with SPSS
Society, Politics & Law

Getting started with SPSS

...think about how SPSS works and how to carry out some basic statistical work. All the required work for this course takes place within each activity – nothing is downloaded onto your computer. Please note that the software package SPSS is not provided with this course. The course is designed as a series of activities that can be used to help you familiarise yourself with...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Meddylfryd mentora (A mentoring mindset)
Education & Development

Meddylfryd mentora (A mentoring mindset)

...system addysg Cymru, a bydd fersiwn Gymraeg o’r cwrs yn cael ei chyhoeddi yn ddiweddarach yn 2022. Mae’r negeseuon ynghylch egwyddorion mentora a hyfforddi effeithiol a’r rôl bwysig mae mentoriaid yn ei chwarae fel addysgwyr athrawon yng nghyd-destun ysgolion yn parhau’r un fath ar draws systemau addysg. Bydd y cwrs yn gwella eich dealltwriaeth am rôl mentor o...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs