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Interdisciplinary Learning – getting the most out of multi-subject degrees
Education & Development

Interdisciplinary Learning – getting the most out of multi-subject degrees

...think in different methods or styles and opens your mind to the different means by which knowledge is created or presented. The academic practice and knowledge which surrounds each subject can also be called a ‘discipline’ (see figure 1 here for related terminology around studying more than one discipline). It is worth remembering that many academic disciplines are...
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'Can anybody hear us?' The Day After, 40 years on
History & The Arts

'Can anybody hear us?' The Day After, 40 years on

...think there is a tendency to think that Reagan was especially influenced by the film, having been a Hollywood actor before turning to politics. In The Reagan Diaries, he wrote that the film was ‘very effective and left me greatly depressed.’ From the autumn of 1983 onwards, he did adopt a much more conciliatory approach towards Moscow, especially after Gorbachev came...
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Why do we need free speech?
History & The Arts

Why do we need free speech?

...think what we wish – within limits – is defended in modern British law...[Person holding a sign for free speech] But that wasn’t always the case. And in many parts of the world today, like China, Russia and Turkey, governments are cracking down on free speech and protest through censorship, surveillance and mass detention. Meanwhile in the West, there have been...
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Exploring anxiety
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring anxiety

...think critically about issues, models and frameworks and their application in different contexts, to take a proactive ‘questioning’ approach, to put forward your views, and to argue a case convincingly backed up with evidence that supports your view. These are skills that you will continue to develop if you move on to postgraduate study. But before we broach these...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Babylonian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Babylonian mathematics

...system and a sexagesimal one; appreciate the advanced understanding of mathematics in Ancient Mesopotamia in relation to anyone in medieval Christian Europe 3000 years later...Babylonian mathematics: 1 Babylonian mathematics - In Mesopotamia, the scribes of Babylon and the other big cities were impressing on clay tablets economic and administrative records, literary,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Studying medicine bilingually
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying medicine bilingually

...think about when applying to study medicine, and outlines some of the particular advantages of studying medicine bilingually at university...Are you interested in studying medicine at university? Then if so, this unit is for you. It introduces a number of the factors that you need to think about when applying to study medicine, and outlines some of the particular...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Exploring stereotypes in STEM
Education & Development

Exploring stereotypes in STEM

...thinking and how we perceive our own position within the STEM disciplines. If you take a few minutes to visualise who you think would be a ‘typical’ STEM professional, what images and/or words come to mind? Were they male or female? White or racially marginalised? Able bodied or disabled? LGBQT+ or straight? It is not uncommon to think of STEM professionals as being...
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Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?

...thinking about killing himself. [Man looking out over a town as clouds gather above him] Impulsivity, brooding rumination, low serotonin, poor social problem-solving abilities – there are many vulnerabilities that can heighten the risk of suicide. Professor Rory O’Connor, President of the International Academy of Suicide Research, has been studying the psychological...
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