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Migration
Science, Maths & Technology

Migration

...write down what you understand by the term 'adaptation'. An adaptation is a morphological, physiological, biochemical, developmental or behavioural trait that gives an organism a greater ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment. For selection to occur there must be variation within a population, because if every individual is identical, there is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...writing, they develop wider vocabulary and broader knowledge about the world. Reading can also make a significant contribution to the wellbeing of every individual and society as a whole. The advantages, however, of being a keen reader go far beyond educational attainment and functioning in society; as the International Literacy Association (ILA) states: Teaching children...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Rugby tackles homophobia
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby tackles homophobia

...writes Dr Helen Owton...With the Men’s Rugby World Cup in the news currently, the shining a light on the sport of rugby shows it appearing to be making strides to tackle homophobia in sport. The most recent TV advert from Guinness stars Gareth Thomas telling his story about coming out to his team. A longer video features an interview with him about how he felt as a gay...
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Article 10 mins
Student-Parents: It’s a juggling act
Education & Development

Student-Parents: It’s a juggling act

...writing by exploring helpful web resources (An example of a study skills resource at the OU), and was able to combine student-parent life much better than in my first year, with the support of my friends that circled round my daughter and me. Funding is often high on student-parent’s agenda. I recognise that the Higher Education landscape was quite different in 2005...
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Article 10 mins
Saving capitalists from themselves?
Society, Politics & Law

Saving capitalists from themselves?

...write about southern Africa, where former Mozambican president Armando Guebuza took an incredible $2 bn in secret loans. Credit Suisse was a main lender and Christine Lagarde called the loans "corrupt". Faced with such a shameless elite, voters have turned to Recep Erdogan in Turkey, Narandra Modi in India, and Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines - big men who promise to...
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Article 5 mins
Can you learn a language with an app?
Languages

Can you learn a language with an app?

...writing and speaking. Among the most popular language learning apps are Duolingo and busuu. Research has mainly found positive results on the use of both Duolingo and busuu. But most of this research concentrates on studies with learners who are also signed up to language courses – learners are using the apps for extra practice – so the results don’t provide a good...
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Article 10 mins
From space to laboratory in four days
Science, Maths & Technology

From space to laboratory in four days

...writing, there was still much to learn about the Winchcombe meteorite, with the bulk of the rock carefully curated at The Natural History Museum in London ready for further analyses. For Ross, it was certainly a whirlwind and surreal couple of weeks. Out of all the groups of meteorites, of which there are over 40 in our collections on Earth, the Winchcombe rock was almost...
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Article 10 mins
The importance of person-centred approaches to nursing care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The importance of person-centred approaches to nursing care

...writing for the Nursing Standard in 2006, ‘the term person-centred care is used…to indicate a strong interest in the patient’s own experience of health, illness, injury or need. It infers that the nurse works with the person’s definition of the situation, as well as that presented through a medical or other diagnosis’. There are a number of different frameworks...
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Article 5 mins