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Health and wellbeing in the ancient world
History & The Arts

Health and wellbeing in the ancient world

...Care. Welcome. MATHIJS LUCASSEN Thank you. HELEN KING It's really good to have you here, because what we want to talk about today is health. What do we mean by health? How has that changed over time? And also we want to have a little look at a particular disease, which was known in the ancient world and which I don't think is known today-- lovesickness. So that's quite a...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Dan Rees - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dan Rees - Earth in Vision

...care. And also I think when I started off I felt very much like it was the environmentalists against the world, but I’ve got lots of friends who work for big corporations and they’re all very good people, they’re all aware of these issues and they all care. And you see more and more corporations embracing sustainability, not perhaps because it’s good for their...
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Video 30 mins
Scottish nurses striking out
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish nurses striking out

...care. A newly qualified registered nurse would see their salary increase by just over £1,300 to just under £27,500 while the highest paid senior managers would receive an increase of almost £5,500 to over £113,000. Scot's nurses 'sick of living on poverty line' gear up for strike action. The second big change is that for the first time, following a change to their...
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Article 5 mins
Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?

...adult shorthairs – of an indiscriminate breed commonly known as an ‘Indian dog’ – appear from nowhere. Pointed ears pricked with curiosity, they howl as if sounding an alarm throughout the neighbourhood: the ‘catchers’ are here. The catchers’ van travels the tree-lined, mostly residential streets to the next area. On the way, a couple of dogs seem to...
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Article 10 mins
LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters

...adults, to have this conviction expunged from their record – and the removal of the ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood and the introduction of the FAIR system for blood donations in 2022. LGBTQIA+ civil rights movement in Northern Ireland - achievements and challenges One of the key achievements of the LGBTQIA+ community over the last 25 years has been the...
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Article 5 mins
The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series
Money & Business

The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series

...adult life Pushpa is a university teacher, researcher, and practitioner around money education. She leads personal finance policy discussions both domestically in New Zealand and with an international audience. In this interview, we hear about how early life experiences shaped her money story, including the importance of budgeting, why cash has an important role to play...
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Audio 5 mins
Women in sport: stories from grassroots cricket
Health, Sports & Psychology

Women in sport: stories from grassroots cricket

...adult game, too few existing women’s teams mean not enough competitions/leagues leading to only a handful of fixtures taking place, often being played by teams that are large distances apart. It is not a particularly attractive prospect for prospective players. Diversifying the decision makers Perhaps one of the reasons why women’s grassroots cricket faces so many...
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Article 10 mins
Sustainable innovations in enterprises
Money & Business

Sustainable innovations in enterprises

...care. The course also evaluates three methods for measuring the societal impacts of sustainable innovations. Learners are encouraged to reflect on their own experiences of cases where sustainable innovations drive success or failures in enterprises and how the positive impacts on society can be evaluated and sustained...This free online course, Sustainable innovations in...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs