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National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840
History & The Arts

National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840

...classes, behind a single cause. However, not everyone living in the United Kingdom could enjoy the spoils of this victory. The Reform Act mainly benefited the middle classes. The vast majority of adult males, and indeed the vast majority of working-class men in Britain’s industrial towns, were still not able to vote as they did not meet the required property...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...de France. 1968 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) issues a list of banned substances. First ever testing at Mexico City Olympics results in Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, a member of the Swedish modern pentathlon team, being stripped of his bronze medal. 1972 Blood doping method is invented in Sweden: removing blood, increasing the concentration of red blood cells in a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
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Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...feedback and suggestions for future improvement, in our optional end-of-course survey. Participation will be completely confidential and we will not pass on your details to others. This course is accredited by the CPD Standards Office. It can be used to provide evidence of continuing professional development and on successful completion of the course you will be awarded...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...feedback of stakeholders. Moreover, the collection of evidence will enable you to engage in the validation of the direction taken. This iterative process is meant to reduce the risk and uncertainty of the initial idea...Week 1: Discover the drone industry: 3.1 Sources of ideas - In this section you will think about possible sources of ideas and innovations for your...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Vaccination
Science, Maths & Technology

Vaccination

...class switching), which increases the protection in the blood stream; the affinity of the antibody binding sites for the target antigen is generally higher, so they bind more strongly. In a small number of infectious diseases, active vaccines can also be given therapeutically to people who are already infected, to stimulate their immune system to eliminate the pathogens,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
STiP@50 Celebrations
Society, Politics & Law

STiP@50 Celebrations

...De Montfort University Second-order perspectives on learning and practice under complex conditions May 25: Glenda Eoyang, Human Systems Dynamics Institute (Minnesota, USA) Scale-free dissemination: local behaviours to systemic results June 22: Mike Jackson (Hull) Systems Thinking and Practice: What has been done and what needs doing. July 27: Sharon Pollard, Association...
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Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...with philosophy”. Transcript References Hobbes, Thomas. (2017 [1651]). Leviathan. Harmondsworth: Penguin. Spinoza, Benedictus de. (2016 [1670]). “Theological-Political Treatise”, in The Collected Works of Spinoza. Volume II, trans. Edwin Curley. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Discover more articles like this Study a free course on human rights and politics...
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Tarddiad Celtaidd yr iaith Gymraeg
Education & Development

Tarddiad Celtaidd yr iaith Gymraeg

...de, y gorllewin a’r gogledd, gan ehangu eu teyrnasoedd a chreu holltau rhwng siaradwyr y Frythoneg. [Dyma fap o ogledd-orllewin Ewrop, gyda saethau’n dangos symudiad o ogledd yr Almaen a Denmarc heddiw i Northymbria a Mersia (yr Eingl), Dwyrain Anglia (y Sacsoniaid) a Wessex (y Jiwtiaid). ] Dyma fap o ogledd-orllewin Ewrop, gyda saethau’n dangos symudiad o ogledd yr...
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