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Health, Sports & Psychology
Stress Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month is held every April to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for stress. We've put together some of our top FREE related wellbeing tips, courses and and other learning resources.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Neurodiversity Celebration Week
Neurodiversity Celebration Week was created to challenge misconceptions about neurological differences. Through our articles and free courses, we aim to celebrate neurodiversity and advocate for an inclusive world.
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Education & Development
Elective Home Education Hub
A collection of free resources from The Open University - articles, videos, audio and courses tailored to support home educators, home-educated young people, and other stakeholders.
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Society, Politics & Law
Detecting Deception: Can you spot a liar?
Some money has been stolen - everyone denies taking it but some people are lying. Can you work out who is telling the truth and who is being dishonest? Find out in our interactive...
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Languages
Open Centre for Languages and Cultures
The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures: your learning hub for communication in an interconnected world.
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Education & Development
English: skills for learning
Develop the English reading and writing skills needed for university success.
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Languages
Test your language skills: Spanish, French, Italian and German
How are your language skills? Heading off on a trip to Spain, France, Italy or Germany and want to know how you'd fare getting by? Find out with our virtual, interactive adventures and test your language skills on the way!
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Languages
How to learn a language
Learn about the concepts and skills required to learn languages successfully. This free course, How to learn a language, introduces the skills and strategies for language learning, setting realistic goals when learning languages and keeping motivated, practise speaking skills and vocabulary learning strategies. It will enable you to evaluate ...
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