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Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Tim Scoones - Earth in Vision

...becoming much more diverse, so I don’t think they’re polar opposites anymore and I think there’s a lot more in between. And again I think that natural history broadcasting needs to work on a number of levels at the same time, not necessarily the same programme working at a number of levels, some do, but across the piece it can work at a number of levels. There’s...
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Introducing philosophy
History & The Arts

Introducing philosophy

...become a philosopher. You will also have an opportunity to debate with fellow students online. Writing. Writing is an extension of the discussion process described above. When you sit down to write about a topic you will be doing much the same thing as when you discuss it in a tutorial. You will be interpreting, evaluating, and constructing arguments. But now you will be...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Strangers on a train platform: Refugees feel the hostility of Hungary
Society, Politics & Law

Strangers on a train platform: Refugees feel the hostility of Hungary

...become the latest unexpected frontline for the humanitarian crisis unfolding across Europe. The political atmosphere in Hungary isn't exactly welcoming...After being blockaded for days, Budapest’s main rail terminal has been reopened to migrants and refugees desperate to settle in the EU. An estimated 3,000 people had been camped outside the station, and once it was...
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Will Brexit force British retirees to return from Spain?
Money & Business

Will Brexit force British retirees to return from Spain?

...become elderly and are in need of additional care and support. They had been getting by with support from friends or voluntary organisations that operate in Spain. However, since the EU referendum, their lives have become fragile and uncertain. Health and pensions By and large the main concern for these pensioners is healthcare and whether they will still be able to...
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Are we about to be at the mercy of superslugs?
Nature & Environment

Are we about to be at the mercy of superslugs?

...become female. This means they can dispense with normal mating requirements, and this is where the consequences of “La difference” between British and continental species becomes significant. Why British slugs are different When slugs colonised the UK after the last ice age, they found an island recently covered with ice sheets, where the biological diversity remained...
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Labour to the marrow: Exploring the party's ethos
Society, Politics & Law

Labour to the marrow: Exploring the party's ethos

...becomes faith: Connected, but separate to debates about theoretical underpinning, is a debate about the line between particular policy and the party’s mission in Labour’s ethos. This sees, across the doctrinal spectrum, policy become more akin to faith. The Parliamentary Labour Party as leaders and as delegates: Closely linked to policy discussions are debates about...
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Millennial burnout: building resilience is no answer – we need to overhaul how we work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Millennial burnout: building resilience is no answer – we need to overhaul how we work

...becoming more complex, with new technologies being introduced, without the necessary training to use them. They worked long shifts without breaks and had poor environments to work in. Their hours and rotas were challenging and could be unpredictable. These characteristics probably look quite familiar to millennials and anyone working in the gig economy. Opposite effect...
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Introduction to Green Social Prescribing — Mental Health and the Workplace Environment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to Green Social Prescribing — Mental Health and the Workplace Environment

...become an ever-growing concern. ‘A staggering 70 million workdays are lost each year due to mental health problems in the UK, costing employers approximately £2.4 billion per year.’ Source: ‘Mental Health at Work’ (2021) Of course, we also know that the need to focus on workplace wellbeing lies deeper than simply being a cost-saving exercise. Healthier...
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