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10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn

...out more about The Open University's Open Degree qualifications. 1: Eye witness identifications have led to 77% of wrongful convictions [Photograph, black and white. Five Caucasian men in a police line-up.] Many of us might think we would make a reliable witness and be able to identify a criminal if asked by the police, but chances are we wouldn't as our memory for...
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Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences

...out of reading Social Science materials? This free course, Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences, looks at how reading skills are developed and provides three questions that should be kept in mind when working through Social Science texts and extracts...Have you ever wondered what skills are needed to get the most out of reading Social Science...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Happy birthday Shakespeare!
History & The Arts

Happy birthday Shakespeare!

...out the FREE resources below. Dig into the details of Shakespeare's work Explore various Shakespearean texts and genres The The first collected edition of Shakespeare’s works, referred to by critics as the ‘First Folio’, appeared in 1623, seven years after his death. The Folio splits Shakespeare's plays into three categories: comedy, tragedy and history. You can...
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Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...burn-out are avoided with this approach as you work across a range of different specialised fields. Buzz words include: self-directed, independent and entrepreneurial. If you prefer stability and routine, or involve yourself in your interests for amusement only, then the Einstein Approach might be for you. This is where you have a single job or business that meets your...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Northern Ireland Science Festival 2023: Astronomy and Poetry with Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell
OpenLearn Ireland

Northern Ireland Science Festival 2023: Astronomy and Poetry with Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell

...the talk, local science commentator Emer Maguire hosts an informal Q&A session where we find out more about the life of the Armagh born astrophysicist, discuss some of the challenges she faced and how we can work together to break the biases affecting women in science. [Astronomy and Poetry with Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell] Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell - transcript.pdf...
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Euro 2022 Championships
Health, Sports & Psychology

Euro 2022 Championships

...a mother, plus learn about the new course Supporting female performance in sport and fitness, which will be released soon. A game of two halves Read more football related content, including can you train for penalty shoot-outs? The beautiful game(s) Coach an athlete to sporting glory in our Medal Quest game, or discover your perfect sport in our Olympisize Me interactive....
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iSpot: your place to share nature
Nature & Environment

iSpot: your place to share nature

...out and about? To help you with identification, the iSpot website aims to help anyone identify anything in nature. Once you've registered, you can add an observation to the website and suggest an identification yourself or see if anyone else can identify it for you. You can also help others by adding an identification to an existing observation, which you may like to do...
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Britain's Great War: The darkest hour - guide & clips
History & The Arts

Britain's Great War: The darkest hour - guide & clips

...out on lobsters in Mayfair. Fear of moral corruption prompts the government to police the nation's bedrooms. A full-length documentary film of fighting in the trenches breaks all box office records—but will it push a shocked British public into demanding peace at any price? The Great War from the OU & the BBC This episode was first broadcast on Monday February 10, 2014...
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