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Climate change is triple risk to Europe
Nature & Environment

Climate change is triple risk to Europe

...studies confirm climate change’s triple risk to Europe. The heat is on, lives are at risk and the floods are arriving earlier...[Emergency pumps at work on England’s River Parrett in the 2014 floods.] Emergency pumps at work on the River Parrett in the 2014 floods. Researchers have just issued three separate climate warnings to the citizens of Europe on the same day,...
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Exploring educational leadership
Education & Development

Exploring educational leadership

...Studying this short course will give you a flavour of what to expect if you decide to progress to postgraduate study on EE811...Exploring educational leadership: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: discuss different views of leadership identify key concepts related to leadership (e.g. agency, power) explain what ‘agency’ means...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Sustainability
Education & Development

Sustainability

...study what interests you from a wide range of subject areas. I have always been a keen environmentalist and been fortunate to support and work alongside the OU academics who author the Environment curriculum. In the current climate emergency, I have selected courses related to sustainability to explain both what is happening to the environment and also look at what we can...
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Hidden Maths
Science, Maths & Technology

Hidden Maths

...studying or not, you’ll find our free resources useful in working out everything from VAT to how much grass seed to order to re-do the lawn this summer. If you’re interested in studying Maths and Stats specifically, or taking a course that involves an element of these subjects, visit The Open University's Mathematics courses to find out more. Free courses and...
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The caring manager in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The caring manager in health and social care

...skills. I first began to use the technique when I was studying and working, and had been amazed by the way it put me back in charge of my life at a time when I was under considerable stress. The great thing was that the idea of a work–life balance was built into planning and I thought this would help Lakshmi, but wasn’t sure how to broach the subject as Lakshmi was so...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Scale your business with the Eagle Labs Academy
Money & Business

Scale your business with the Eagle Labs Academy

...skills, or you're at the exciting stage of raising capital. Eagle Labs Academy can help with all of this and more. It is free, you don’t have to be a Barclays customer and it’s available to all founders and their team to register for. Eagle Labs has partnered with experts across the UK’s entrepreneurial ecosystem who have contributed content and inspirational...
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TESSA: Dealing with Sensitive Issues
Education & Development

TESSA: Dealing with Sensitive Issues

...skills to cope with difficult situations. In these short dramas teachers encounter a number of incidents: 'Aduja’s Predicament'– potential abuse; 'The Notorious Fighter' - an aggressive pupil; and 'The Chase and Where do Babies' come from - misunderstandings and classroom myths. Each drama poses a dilemma for the listener to discuss... TESSA - Where Do Babies come...
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Audio 15 mins
The trailblazers of 2024 launch women’s sport into an exciting 2025
Health, Sports & Psychology

The trailblazers of 2024 launch women’s sport into an exciting 2025

...skill, strategic gameplay, and creativity, offering a fresh perspective compared to the power-driven approach that dominates some men’s leagues. For fans who value a balance of finesse, athleticism and heart, women’s competitions are unmissable. Women’s sports stories can go beyond the action on the field – they tell stories of resilience, empowerment and...
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