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Working in the voluntary sector Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Working in the voluntary sector

...types of organisation within the voluntary sector? The concept of role is key to understanding organisations. Many of the topics covered in this course are issues or activities that are relevant to other areas of life beyond a job or formal volunteering. You may have attended a public meeting and asked a question, or had an opinion afterwards about how the meeting was...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The science of nutrition and healthy eating Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...types of food available at a meal can lead to a higher intake. You have probably experienced the feeling of ‘fullness’ after eating a large main course and yet, somehow, there is still room for a tempting dessert. Social. This is linked to habit. We eat because other people are eating at the same time and we use the time to chat with them. We may also use food to...
COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology

...type that is used to detect antibodies against COVID-19 infection. The samples in the assay correspond to serum-samples from the UK population in August 2021, when a minority of population had been infected with COVID-19 and 70% vaccinated. Antibody detection (serology) can distinguish people who have been vaccinated from those previously infected. The course also...
What is poetry?
History & The Arts

What is poetry?

...phrases, those first little bits of ideas, those first colours, those first rhymes that might start something off. I believe that it’s an essential tool for all writers. I don’t think that anyone should ever rely on their memory for creativity. I think if you’re not doing that as a writer then you’re not doing your five-finger exercises; you’re not practising...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introduction to polymers
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to polymers

...types - Traditionally, the industry has produced two main types of synthetic polymer – plastics and rubbers (Figure 3). The distinction is that plastics are, by and large, rigid materials at service temperatures while rubbers are flexible, low modulus materials which exhibit long-range elasticity. Plastics are further subdivided into thermoplastics and thermosets, the...
Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Why is Croatia adopting a more welcoming approach to the refugees?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is Croatia adopting a more welcoming approach to the refugees?

...type of extremism and prides itself on representing the most successful example of integration of Muslims within a European culture. Of course conservative and right wing circles argue that the military should be deployed to the borders but the government has bluntly refused this suggestion because Croatia is not “in a state of war”. While the immediate Croatian...
Will burnt food give you cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will burnt food give you cancer?

...type of food that counts. Acrylamide is also formed when smoking tobacco. A “golden rule” has been suggested: cook food until it goes yellow, not brown or black. This restricts acrylamide formation, though if you cook at too low a temperature you are less likely to kill off bacteria, so there is more risk of food poisoning. While scientists have identified the source...
Methods in Motion: Is Q still the answer?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Is Q still the answer?

...is not the preserve of critical researchers but the clarion call of corporate managers. It should not surprise us, perhaps, if at this juncture we see researchers articulating more explicitly processual forms of thought and types of method which take the notion of motion – and the possibility of stability within motion – ever more seriously. More on Methods in Motion...