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Introducing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...accountability for everything that happens. And knowing that, you have to be ready for things to go wrong, things to not go your way, for people to hurl abuse at you. I think knowing that before you decide to take something on is really, really important, because self-awareness should let you know whether or not you can hold that. SPEAKER 1: Boni took a risk and accepted...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Law and change: Scottish legal heroes Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Law and change: Scottish legal heroes

...account of Convention rights in all cases that come before them. This means, for example, that they must develop the common law in a way which is compatible with Convention rights...Week 1: Law making in Scotland: 6.2 The European Union - The UK joined the European Economic Community (EEC) on 1 January 1973. The UK was not one of the original founding members even though...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor

...accounts for 27% of total energy expenditure, torpor for 33% and arousal for 40%. However, if the time between periods of torpor is taken into account, the figures are 12% for entry, 17% for torpor and 19% for actual arousal with 51% for the euthermic periods between arousals. Entry into hibernation seems to cost little. Entry and the hibernation period together account...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...account the context, channel and medium in which the text is produced. The first activity in this section is intended to show how language is packaged in order to help the reader make sense of what is being talked about. Three key questions can be asked about any act of communication which help to determine how it is or needs to be organised: Is it planned or spontaneous?...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
A Europe of the Regions?
Society, Politics & Law

A Europe of the Regions?

...account of the regions. What is a model? Well, it is a simplified picture of more complex developments, showing their most important features. For instance, in debates about the EU's ‘democratic deficit’, is the answer a reassertion of liberal democracy in nation states, a return to a ‘Europe of Nations’ in the revealing misnomer of traditionalists opposed to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Aquatic mammals
Nature & Environment

Aquatic mammals

...account for their diving abilities. Part of the secret is that aquatic mammals use their lungs more efficiently: they extract more oxygen from the air they take in, and change a higher proportion of the air within their lungs with every breath. For example, we take in about a litre of air with each breath, despite the fact that our lungs can hold over four litres; a fin...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Introducing key global development challenges
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing key global development challenges

...accountant in the world, because they can afford to pay whatever to have the best. And small African countries, we have very weak tax collection systems. We don’t have the smart or fantastic lawyers and forensic accountants who can really challenge. If anybody is any good, they will get a job with the companies anyway. They wouldn’t work for the civil service. And so...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Human rights and law
Society, Politics & Law

Human rights and law

...account of the Convention and the jurisprudence upon it to help resolve any ambiguity in the statute. Third, where there was an absence of statutory provision, the courts could take account of the Convention and the jurisprudence to help develop the common law where it was uncertain or absent. Furthermore in the period following enactment of the HRA but before its...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs