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History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe

...English language, with nearly 1,200 separate editions up to 1979. It also attracted imitations, which were produced in such large numbers that they form an identifiable genre known as the Robinsonade. Among the most famous of these Robinsonades were works like The Swiss Family Robinson by a Swiss clergyman Johann David Wyss, translated into English from German in 1814,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course

...ENGLISH PHRASE IN TAMIL PRONUNCIATION Hello வணக்கம். Vanakkam Are you well? நீங்கள் நலமாக இருக்கிறீர்களா? Neenkal Nalamaka Erukkirirkala? Yes, I’m fine ஆம், நான் நலமாக இருக்கிறேன். Aam, naan nalamaka erukkiren Thank you நன்றி. Nandhri You are welcome...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...English, essay writing, revision and exams, and other areas of study skills. As a student, the amount of numerical information that you will have to deal with varies greatly from course to course. Many courses with no mathematical, scientific or technical content still require you to be able to interpret and draw conclusions from tables and graphs, and understand basic...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development

...everyday school life. Their first step in establishing their ways of working was to develop routines where staff regularly collaborated. They set up teams of five to seven-people who regularly met and developed plans for change. The principals looked for quick wins and small steps, rather than focussing upon what they viewed as bigger issues. At the heart of their...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Jury Decision-Making: What’s the Story?
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Decision-Making: What’s the Story?

...everyday decision making and specialist research into decision-making in the legal context that people make mistakes and they are sometimes subject to influences that we find objectionable. One way to identify such shortcomings is to do empirical research where we manipulate the counterfactuals (eg, by having one scenario with the item of interest and one without) and to...
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Article 5 mins
Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part Two
Education & Development

Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part Two

...everyday examples of human beings helping others when they are in trouble, from small acts of kindness like offering advice on directions when someone is lost to attempts to rescue other unknown people when their lives are imperilled (with the classic example of given here of the people who in flimsy lifeboats in coastal towns across the UK would risk life and limb in...
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Article 12 mins
Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics
Science, Maths & Technology

Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics

...everyday applications demonstrate the growing presence of bioplastics in our lives, offering a subtle yet impactful way to reduce our reliance on conventional fossil fuel-derived plastics. As society embraces bioplastics, it's important to consider their preservation, particularly in museum collections where preservation is key. Many bioplastics degrade faster than...
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Article 5 mins
Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology

...everyday life. According to Ofcom’s 2017 figures, 94% of adults in the UK own a mobile phone; and over three-quarters of those are smartphones. And while mobile phones were originally designed to facilitate phone calls on the go, Deloitte’s mobile consumer survey (2016) suggests a third of smartphone users don’t actually make traditional voice calls at all. Instead,...
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Article 10 mins