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Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression

...Law (Head of OpenLearn). We are grateful to Dawn Partner, Dale Harry and Sofia Maruzza for production assistance, Katie Meade for Rights and Debbie Roberts (engagevisually.co.uk) for creative assistance in developing the visual summaries for this course. Parts of the course were redeveloped from S826 Introduction to mental health science. Except for third party materials...
An introduction to exoplanets Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to exoplanets

...laws of physics and should help you to see how changing things like the mass of a star affects the properties we can measure. Turning it around, it allows us to see how once we’ve measured something, we can work out other things. In a way, planet hunting has a lot in common with Angry Birds persistence, practise, and learning from your mistakes brings success By the end...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Remaking the relations of work and welfare
Society, Politics & Law

Remaking the relations of work and welfare

...Law Amendment Act made the contingent nature of welfare-work relations more highly visible than they had ever been. The welfare system drew unemployed men, their families and unmarried mothers into workhouses as their sole access to welfare, and so established the principle that state welfare was conditional on commodified work. On the same principle, a century later in...
What can philosophy tell us about race?
History & The Arts

What can philosophy tell us about race?

...laws in some US states in the twentieth century that defined any individual with at least one Black ancestor as Black. This had a huge impact on people’s lives, in the context of a racially segregated society where someone’s race determined what school they could go to, what jobs they could have, where they could sit on the bus, who they could marry, and so on. This...
Introducing music research
History & The Arts

Introducing music research

...law or caused outrage, which begs the question what is it that makes grime different? Considering its association with young Black males, examining who the reception media is aimed at and the agenda of its authors form an important part of answering this question and understanding grime music and its position within British musical life. If this is your first exposure to...
Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
All my own work: exploring academic integrity Badge icon
Education & Development

All my own work: exploring academic integrity

...law students will face a task whereby they have to construct the answer, moving from source to source to ensure any updates are covered. This ‘trail’ requires such findings to be logged so that, at any given time, if prompted or challenged on what an authority for such a statement is, it can be shown accordingly. Developing this audit trail is imperative. Hopefully,...
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Society, Politics & Law

Working in the voluntary sector

...law Acting as a charity trustee when disqualified Failure to comply with statutory requirements such as health and safety, etc. Failure to deduct an employee’s PAYE (In some circumstances) the debts and other liabilities of the organisation Breach of Trust includes: Spending the charity’s money on activities outside of the charity’s objects Failure to prudently...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Risk management

...law Investing in volatile countries, markets or financial products New market technologies Safety of employees Recruiting and retaining talented people Environmental harm Bringing new products to market Safety of products Cyber security Protecting key facilities from natural disaster Changes to regulations, tariffs or access to markets caused by governments Zero: While...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs