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Health, Sports & Psychology
How Healthy Are You?
How healthy are you? Have a go at this interactive quiz on diet, physical activity and lifestyle choices and see if you need to make some personal changes.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Music, culture and dementia
Music can give people with dementia a voice when they find talking difficult or communicate via alternative means. Geraldine Boyle explores this subject.
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History & The Arts
Heaven: What might it be like?
What might heaven look like, sound like, feel like?
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Society, Politics & Law
The dilemmas facing the Labour party
The EU withdrawal agreement will only make Labour’s Brexit difficulties worse, says Dr William Brown, and the party needs to urgently find some greater clarity.
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Money & Business
Coming soon: Personal branding for career success
This upcoming free course will help you to make the most from marketing yourself or your business.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Science for everyone as £1m pledge supports new Open University courses
People from all walks of life with an interest in science have been able to access a range of new courses by The Open University completely free of charge, thanks to a pledge in 2013 of more than £1m from Dangoor Education, the educational arm of The Exilarch’s Foundation.
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Money & Business
Coming soon: Working in diverse teams
This upcoming free course will help you to consider and develop your team work skills – a key competency that's highly valued by employers.
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Money & Business
5 tips on financially thriving
If you are like most people, then you're likely feeling the financial squeeze this month. Here are 5 tips on how to financially thrive all year.
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Society, Politics & Law
How time and place matter for migrants’ social mobility
Dr Umut Erel, a Senior Lecturer at The Open University, explores how migrants’ cultural, social and economic resources impact on their settlement in the countries of destination.
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