Does glass flow downwards?
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 08 Apr 2011
Is it true that glass is a liquid, slowly trickling downwards - and is this why old stained glass panels are thicker at the bottom?
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Rewriting history - the failings of a common memory
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 31 Dec 2007
What we think of history is skewed by what our grandparents, and theirs, thought was important.
Statistics: What is it or what are they?
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 10 Jan 2005
How can we hope to understand statistics if we can't even be sure if they're singular or plural? Kevin McConway has an answer
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How to be a critical reader
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Intermediate Level
Duration 7 hours
Updated 20 Jun 2013
In this unit you will focus on how to be a critical reader. Reading critically is an essential skill at university. It means being aware...
Summarising text
Introductory Level
Duration 1 hour
Updated 20 Jun 2013
In this unit you will learn how to summarise. Summarising is useful both when completing assignments and while studying.
Paraphrasing text
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Intermediate Level
Duration 1 hour
Updated 20 Jun 2013
In this unit you will focus on paraphrasing text. This is really a process of turning what you are reading into ‘your own words’, which...
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Design essentials
Intermediate Level
Duration 600 hours
Updated 19 Jun 2013
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Gain the skills for research, planning and development of a design project as well as the ability to translate your design ideas into well-specified products.The...
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