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Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...data used in Figure 3 do not include energy from ‘traditional’ biomass, as this is not normally traded...Week 1: Introducing renewable energy: 4.2 Energy supply and demand in the UK - In the UK, energy demand is categorised into four main sectors: domestic services (i.e. commercial and institutional) industry transport. As Figure 5 shows, almost one third of UK...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...analysis (SODA) soft systems methodology (SSM) critical systems heuristics (CSH). After studying this course, you should be able to: understand systems thinking as a relational activity in terms of being both systemic and systematic describe three STiP activities – understanding interrelationships, engaging with multiple perspectives and reflecting on boundary...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
Stefan Szymanski on the business of football
Money & Business

Stefan Szymanski on the business of football

...analysis of insolvency in English football.) [football shirts of Drogba, Eto'o, Ronaldo, Beckham, Messi, Ibrahimovic, Del Piero, Mancini and Kaká] In reality football clubs are more than just businesses – they are community assets. Local government usually will not allow a stadium to be sold off without providing a new one for the local club. As a result club managers...
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Article 5 mins
Hearing Race: Can language use lead to racism?
Languages

Hearing Race: Can language use lead to racism?

...analysis in West African Pidgin English - a mix of English and local languages. In Nigeria, it is estimated that some three to five million people use it as their first language in day-to-day interactions. This service acknowledges the importance of providing people with information in the language they speak rather than the language that they are expected to speak,...
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Article 10 mins
Black and Minority Ethnic students: Mental wellbeing and study support
Health, Sports & Psychology

Black and Minority Ethnic students: Mental wellbeing and study support

...analysis, and to preserve anonymity, we merged the findings into a series of personas which have been well received at numerous conference and workshop presentations. As a final application of the research findings, we have worked with Black students and a Black tutor to produce this animation as an accessible source of advice for all students (but particularly those from...
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Video 10 mins
Icarus: entering the world of myth
History & The Arts

Icarus: entering the world of myth

...analysis of ancient and later sources of myth...Icarus: entering the world of myth: 1 Ovid as mythographer and myth-maker - Publius Ovidius Naso, to give Ovid his three full names as a Roman citizen, was born in Sulmo (modern Sulmona), Italy, in 43 BCE and died in exile at Tomis on the Black Sea coast (modern Constanţa, Romania) in 17 or 18 CE. Ovid was a poet who wrote...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Training for endurance in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for endurance in sport and fitness

...analysis of their sport/event to determine how much endurance focus is needed in their training programme. Consider the duration and intensity of each sport/event that each athlete participates in, then answer the question: for which of the athletes is endurance relatively more important, and why? Discussion A water polo player is required to repeatedly sprint swim,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Making sense of mental health problems
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of mental health problems

...data ... For borderline personality disorder there was some research that looked at different ways of defining the disorder. And we chose the definition that seemed most valid. But for the other categories rarely could you say that there was research literature supporting the definition’s validity. (Spitzer, quoted in Davies, 2013, p. 29) If the definitions could not be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs