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Postgraduate study in psychology and criminology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Postgraduate study in psychology and criminology

...world problems in the home, the workplace and society. The wide range of topics from cognitive, social, counselling and forensic psychology includes leadership and distracted driving, motherhood and monogamy, psychotherapy and counselling, and policing and witness interviewing. DD804 Crime and global justice This module is separated into six subject blocks and builds...
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The Next Big Thing: Nanotechnology
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The Next Big Thing: Nanotechnology

...world. Introducing the Electron and Scanning Tunnelling Microscopes in Cambridge. Quantum Mechanics How we can re-position atoms one by one to build a structure, and the tools needed to do it. Robots in Our Bodies? How we can begin to engineer nano-particles to fix medical problems inside the body. The New Machine Age The future of nano-technology; this mechanical...
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Earth's physical resources: extracting coal and oil
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Earth's physical resources: extracting coal and oil

...sands and from Colorado oil shale - among the world's largest deposits of oil. Hidden oil reserves Describing what the Athabasca oil sands look like and the unique conditions that led to their formation. The North Sea oil bonanza Drilling in the north sea for rocks that could hold billions of barrels of oil. Exploring how these rocks were formed in the Jurassic period....
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Cannabis, Consciousness and the Imagination
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Cannabis, Consciousness and the Imagination

...world could have been made without the human capacity for imagination. Evolutionary anthropologists use the example of tool-making, showing that humans started to develop this brain capacity 50,000 years ago. Scientists can demonstrate that musicians and artists use an unusual amount of imagination for their creativity; and, lastly, the audio tracks 9-11 look at the...
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Starting with Maths
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Starting with Maths

...world’. This material forms part of the course: Y162 Starting with maths... Starting with Maths A short introduction to this album. A brief history of numbers Starting in Africa 20,000 years ago, trace the history of numbers through time, including Egyptian use of fractions and the problems of Roman numerals. Today numbers help us learn solve complex problems. But what...
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Portales: beginners' Spanish
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Portales: beginners' Spanish

...world. The City of Arts and Sciences All about La Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias (Arts and Science Museum) in Valencia: one of the most visited attractions on the Mediterranean Coast of Spain. Public Sector Employees What public sector employees do in Spain and their reputation. Emblematic Buildings in Valencia A description of some of the most emblematic buildings in...
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Darwin Now
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Darwin Now

...world. © The British Council 2009... Darwin Now A short introduction to this album. Darwin's key theory Steve Jones and Fern Elsdon-Baker outline Darwin's theory of evolution and explore its continued relevance. Darwin's anniversary celebrations Fern Elsdon-Baker discusses how Darwin will be celebrated in the UK this year. Evolution and Humanity Steve Jones explores how...
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Ebusiness technologies: foundations and practice
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Ebusiness technologies: foundations and practice

...world. What systems enable big business to keep in touch with latest sales information from their stores? How are Internet and Web technologies and their associated applications used in practice? This album explores how these technologies are changing the way businesses operate internally and externally. The seven video tracks examine a Tesco supply chain and present an...
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