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Exploring how migration changes the places where we live
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring how migration changes the places where we live

...public as one of the most important issues facing the UK. Most debate on migration focusses on national policy decisions in relation to how many people should be allowed into the UK and the role of the Home Office in controlling the border and, recently, in terms of the so-called ‘hostile’ or compliant environment and its impact on communities including the Windrush...
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Article 15 mins
Crimes of the powerful
Society, Politics & Law

Crimes of the powerful

...health and safety violations, illegal collaboration with multinational corporations criminality at cultural and societal levels, including: material immiseration of sections of the community, institutional racism, cultural vandalism. Family violence Forms of physical or mental violence in the life cycle of family members: it can include physical abuse and neglect of...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver
Society, Politics & Law

Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver

...public in 1976. These class 43 HSTs, which had been earmarked for museums, had been given a new lease of life under Scotrails’ ‘Building the best Railway Scotland’s ever had!’ campaign. This campaign is still ongoing, as Scotrail try to introduce shorter journey times and more comfortable trains for the public. I did discover, however, that the public were not...
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Article 5 mins
Approaching leadership with care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Approaching leadership with care

...Health NHS Foundation Trust in whose care he died. … There was a lack of leadership, focus and sufficient time spent in the Trust on carefully reporting and investigating unexpected deaths …’ (Mazars, 2015, pp. 7–16) [Described image] Figure 1: Connor Sparrowhawk, who drowned in a bath at Slade House residential unit. Slade House is just one of thousands of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Self-managed abortion in the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

Self-managed abortion in the UK

...health professionals and those seeking abortion to be aware of. The factors identified relate to how someone self-managing abortion might be best supported; as well as the importance of effective communication about pain and other effects of the medications that might be experienced in the course of medical abortion. A key advantage of self-managed abortion is that it...
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5 benefits of giving up alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 benefits of giving up alcohol

...health' is embedded on the right.] 1. Health In just one month of avoiding alcohol, you should notice a drop in blood pressure and an improvement to your immune system, helping you to fight against any cold or flu – perfect as you enter the colder months. And your liver will thank you for the nice break; this hard-working organ is so vital, aiding over 500 of your...
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Introducing research in law and beyond
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing research in law and beyond

...public, private and personal knowledge. The middle flow diagram shows the research activities. The bottom flow diagram identifies the process through which the research activities are enabled or facilitated. [Described image] Figure 1 Outcomes, research activities and enabling processes The difference between public and private knowledge is that public knowledge is...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems
Nature & Environment

Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

...health’, the idea that our growing exploitation of the resources of ecosystems is endangering their ability to support themselves … and us. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Environment & Development...Introducing the environment: ecology and ecosystems: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: construct a...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs