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Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...et al., 1999, Kojima, 2010). Ghrelin is often called the ‘hunger hormone’, although its name is derived from a different function – causing the release of growth hormone (Growth Hormone Release Inducing). It is released into the blood when the stomach is empty and travels to the brain. There, it acts on a control centre in the brain called the hypothalamus and makes...

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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs

Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to UK immigration law and becoming an immigration adviser

...et al., 2012)...Session 3: Human rights and immigration law: 5 UK immigration law, the 1951 Refugee Convention and other international treaties - Aside from the ECHR there are a number of other international instruments that are relevant to immigration law, including: 1951 Refugee Convention, discussed below Citizen’s Rights Directive (EU) – Directive 2004/38 EC (also...

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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs

History & The Arts

Introducing the Classical world

...et al., 1987). A second point to remember is that the names of places in the ancient world are usually different from place names in the modern world. So, for example, the site believed to be Troy is at the modern place called Hissarlik. In other cases, the modern name is recognisably related to the ancient name, so the modern Greek place name Sparti is the site of...

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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs

History & The Arts

What is heritage?

...et al., 2007, p. 40). Much of what motivates the involvement of the state and other organisations in heritage is related to the economic potential of heritage and its connections with tourism. The relationship between heritage and tourism is examined later in this course, but it would be remiss to neglect a mention here of the economic imperative of heritage for...

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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs

Education & Development

Як почати навчання онлайн

...et al., 2012) and The Cambridge History of the First World War (Winter, 2014). Анніка Тож, Вінсе, наше сьогоднішнє завдання — спробувати дізнатися, скільки людей загинуло під час Першої світової війни. Це не саме просте завдання, чи не так?...

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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs

Science, Maths & Technology

Discovering chemistry

...Le Système International d’Unites, abbreviated to SI) was developed in France during the 18th century in an effort to create a unified and rational system of weights and measures. The SI system was adopted as the world standard in 1960. Mass and volume (of liquids) are the quantities chemists most often work with and later in this session you will look at how these are...

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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs

Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

...et al. 2008). [A picture of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.] Figure 2The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Should you wish to read the UDHR in more detail a PDF version is available via this link: Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The UDHR is one of the world’s most translated documents yet it does not have the force of law, rather it sets...

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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs

History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...et al. (eds.) Pathways; Critiques and Discourse in Olympic Research. Ninth International Symposium for Olympic Research. Beijing: Capital University of Physical Education. Web links Olympic Dreams Introducing the Classical world This Sporting Planet The Ancient Olympic Games Olympic Movement virtual museum London 2012 official website British Olympic Association (BOA) NHS...

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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs

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