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Money & Business
Retirement planning made easy
This free course on money and retirement planning has been produced by The Open University in collaboration with Legal & General.
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Money & Business
Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing
Introducing your Midlife MOT. Your midlife years – that is, when you’re between about 40 and 60 – will probably be a very hectic time indeed. You might have ended up in a challenging job, or you might be working hard to get one. You could be looking after the kids, your parents or maybe both. Maybe you’re putting time and energy into a whole new...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Five pillars of ageing well
Dr Jitka Vseteckova provides easy to follow advice on how to stay healthy in five steps.
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Engineering your dream career
Imagine spending time working on the things you love. Discover engineering careers which match your passions in this short interactive experience on women in engineering.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Introducing ageing
Everyone is ageing, whatever their current age, and we live in a world where many people are living much longer than previous generations. This is often seen as a problem. But is it? This free course, Introducing ageing, will help you to think about this issue by introducing you to some key ideas in studying later life.
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Money & Business
MSE’s Academy of Money
The Open University has joined forces with MoneySavingExpert (MSE) to produce this new free course to give you the skills and knowledge to master your finances. Packed with videos, audios, quizzes and activities the course covers all the key aspects of personal finance in six sessions of study that each take around two hours to complete.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
The Ageing Well Public Talks
Dr Jitka Vseteckova tells us more about the public talks she's giving on the five pillars of ageing well and outlines some free related resources on OpenLearn.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Your Wellbeing MOT
Do you consider yourself to be healthy? Check out our interactive quiz where you will get feedback on your lifestyle, diet and physical activity.
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Money & Business
My career goal: Business and administrative
Do you have business acumen just waiting to be tapped? Find resources below to develop your communication and strategic skills, maybe even an apprenticeship to begin your career in business.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What do we need to know about our memory?
Our brain changes as we age, but are there any ways we can improve our memory and thinking skills? This article explores...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Sport and Exercise
Welcome to the Sport and Exercise OpenLearn suggestions for YASS students.
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Money & Business
Business support for small and medium-sized enterprises
Many Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) faced challenges due to Covid-19, and continue to do so even several years on from its outbreak. With lives and livelihoods affected, many organisations were forced to reimagine the future. Studying our free business courses and interactives will help improve your skills and knowledge in business ...