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What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love
Health, Sports & Psychology

What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love

...de-stigmatizing sex, sexual activity and sexual body parts. They start from a position of wanting to learn about a partner’s eroticism and desires rather than taking them for granted. And this sexual conversation style results in more satisfying sex – emotionally and physically. As sex writer Dan Savage says, gay couples often ask, “What are you into?” – these...
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Kimberly Nicholas - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Kimberly Nicholas - Stories of Change

...de Provence. RH: So we’ve got the wine now. Mine’s a Brouilly yours is a…Cotes du Rhone? KN: So when you’re tasting wine, I have learned that actually what we think of as taste is almost entirely smell. We can only distinguish five tastes, sweet, sour, salty, bitter etc. Umami, which is savoury. But our noses are exquisitely sensitive so we can...
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The trailblazers of 2024 launch women’s sport into an exciting 2025
Health, Sports & Psychology

The trailblazers of 2024 launch women’s sport into an exciting 2025

...de Motocyclisme (FIM) launched the inaugural Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship, marking the first global platform exclusively for female riders. Women’s sport often emphasises technical skill, strategic gameplay, and creativity, offering a fresh perspective compared to the power-driven approach that dominates some men’s leagues. For fans who value a balance...
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The greatest composers you’ve never heard of
History & The Arts

The greatest composers you’ve never heard of

...became the first woman to win France’s famous composition competition, the Prix de Rome (which women had only been allowed to enter since 1903), in 1913 for her cantata Faust et Hélène. Despite her brief career, Lilian Boulanger also composed dozens of compositions, including piano works, songs, and several large-scale works for choir and orchestra....
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Taking your first steps into higher education Badge icon
Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...class divisions and transvestitism. Does the medium used suggest a particular mood? The medium used in an artwork can also help to convey mood. For example, heavily applied oil or acrylic paint can suggest a more dramatic mood than the smooth finish of watercolour, which is often associated with the calm scenes of landscape painting Does the medium used prompt the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)

...class of students sit a test. 18 pass and 12 fail. What fraction passed the test? Answer Work out the total number of students by adding the number who passed to those who failed 18 + 12 = 30. Now work out the fraction that passed: 18 divided by 30 (18 out of 30 students passed) Now cancel down: 18 divided by 30 = three divided by five . So three divided by five passed...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Introducing mammals
Nature & Environment

Introducing mammals

...class) called the Mammalia. This free course, Introducing mammals, offers a starting point for the study of mammals. It will establish their rich diversity, while highlighting the common features that define the group...Mammals come in a bewildering variety of shapes and sizes, and yet all species have some characteristics in common. These similarities justify the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Cognition and gender development
Education & Development

Cognition and gender development

...variables, all of which influence each other: behaviour (e.g. activity patterns), person (e.g. expectations, intentions, goals), and environment (e.g. modelling, reinforcement). The emphasis is still very much on how children’s social experiences influence their behaviour, but SCT highlights the active role of children in their observational learning. They can attend...
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