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Society, Politics & Law
Solving the care crisis with public investment
Dr Jerome De Henau, Senior Lecturer in Economics at The Open University, presents research showing that greater public investment in care can complement other urgent policy objectives.
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Money & Business
My career goal: Hair and beauty
Do you have a passion for helping clients to look their best? These resources will help you to perfect your craft and make your mark in the beauty industry - perhaps by starting your own business.
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Nature & Environment
Trees: local heroes in the fight against global climate change
Raising awareness of local trees.
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Money & Business
The planet as the stakeholder
Following current environmental trends, sustainability has become a prominent social concern for businesses, but how does this translate to the strategies of large corporations?
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Money & Business
Developing career resilience
Do you sometimes wish you were more resilient when faced with changes at work? Do you have career plans but feel unsure about progressing with them? If you do, then this free course, Developing career resilience, will help you to build your resilience and approach career-related change with greater confidence and motivation.
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Money & Business
Systems explained by Russell Ackoff
Russell Ackoff talks about his career, systems thinking and operational research.
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Money & Business
Systems explained by Peter Checkland
Peter Checkland recalls how a shortage of management education led him to develop his theories.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role
Are you a carer? Or do you work with a carer, or know someone who one? This free course, Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role, is designed to give an insight into the demands, both physically and mentally, of the caring role and look at how taking part in physical activity can offer benefits to the health and wellbeing ...
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Money & Business
Economic incentives for countries to decarbonise
Acting alone is as important as acting together.
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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
Cost-of-living crisis, or just back-to-life blip?
Inflation is trending above 5% in 2022, driven by rises in fuel, food and transport costs, while taxes go up to cover the costs of the pandemic. The government promises matching increases in basic pay. But real income growth, already stalled since 2008, could now be knocked into reverse by the rising cost-of-living.
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Education & Development
Employability Hub
Welcome, in this hub you’ll find a range of FREE resources to help develop your employability. It is searchable by the ten components of the OU’s Employability Framework.