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The science of genetics
Nature & Environment

The science of genetics

...health, including susceptibility to certain diseases, such as heart disease. Human genome sequence When genetics is explained in the news there's usually a graphic of a whole string of lettering. This is the human genome sequence. What you see on the news is an alphabetic representation of the molecular structure of DNA. The information is stored in the DNA as a series of...
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Article 10 mins
Young children, the outdoors and nature Badge icon
Education & Development

Young children, the outdoors and nature

...health and wellbeing. Froebel particularly emphasised the importance of time spent from birth in natural outdoor environments. Indeed, nature is identified as ‘the chief point of reference’ for human development: [The quote reads: ‘Life in and with nature, and with the clear, still objects of nature must be fostered at this time by the parents and members of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Assessing risk in engineering, work and life
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing risk in engineering, work and life

...health and safety or environmental protection; there are a variety of other risks which could be economic, societal or political. In addition, the failure of a project might itself be ‘risky’. The important thing is to recognise what is meant by risk and, as a result, plan for it as much as possible. Section 1 examines what is meant by risk and why it is important....
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
An introduction to the Social Work Hub
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to the Social Work Hub

...course such as Introducing social care and social work? Alternatively, you could look at an interactive such as The caring manager in health and social care. If you are interested in learning more about studying a qualification such as a degree or Certificate of Higher Education, you can find out more about the OU’s social work and social care programmes here....
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Article 5 mins
Business ethics
History & The Arts

Business ethics

...mental state of organisations to be plainly metaphorical. The literal talk to replace it is to be talk of mental states of individual members of an organisation. Nigel: But surely that idea isn’t so absurd. How can a group of individuals have some kind of composite mental state like that? The basic unit of action is an individual human being. So there’s a sense in...
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Audio 15 mins
Self-managed abortion in the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

Self-managed abortion in the UK

...health professionals and those seeking abortion to be aware of. The factors identified relate to how someone self-managing abortion might be best supported; as well as the importance of effective communication about pain and other effects of the medications that might be experienced in the course of medical abortion. A key advantage of self-managed abortion is that it...
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Article 5 mins
5 benefits of giving up alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 benefits of giving up alcohol

...health' is embedded on the right.] 1. Health In just one month of avoiding alcohol, you should notice a drop in blood pressure and an improvement to your immune system, helping you to fight against any cold or flu – perfect as you enter the colder months. And your liver will thank you for the nice break; this hard-working organ is so vital, aiding over 500 of your...
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Article 10 mins
Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems
Nature & Environment

Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

...health’, the idea that our growing exploitation of the resources of ecosystems is endangering their ability to support themselves … and us. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Environment & Development...Introducing the environment: ecology and ecosystems: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: construct a...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs