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Diversity and inclusion in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace

...manager to lead projects and grow, etc., this helps the new manager to feel valued and respected. It delivers a sense of belonging.’...Week 8: Next steps: 6 This week’s quiz - It’s now time to take the Week 8 compulsory badge quiz. It’s similar to previous quizzes, but this time, like Week 4, instead of answering five questions there will be 15. Open the quiz in a...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The Speed of Extinct Organisms
Nature & Environment

The Speed of Extinct Organisms

...introduction to palaeobiology and how the speed of movement of extinct animals can be calculated...via GIPHY The speed, and gait (how the legs move) of animals can be calculated from trackways. The speed of an animal, such as a dinosaur or a spider, can be calculated when two factors are known. Stride length The first factor is stride length, or the distance between two...
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Article 5 mins
The dot.com bubble
Society, Politics & Law

The dot.com bubble

...introduction to this album What are economic bubbles? Bubbles are when a products value continues to rise beyond its true value. But what happens when the bubble inevitably bursts? Types of economic bubbles Intrinsic bubbles, informational bubbles, classic bubbles and fads are all the results of over valued products. The dot.com boom Tom Hadfield was only 12 years old...
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Audio 39 mins
Exploring babies' and young children's development and learning
Education & Development

Exploring babies' and young children's development and learning

...introduction to this album Entering social and cultural worlds Dr Dorothy Faulkner of The Open University sets the scene for the first set of interviews on the album Early relationships In this archive interview, Professor Rudolph Schaffer explores the significance of relationships as part of early infant development Cultural environment and individual development In this...
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Audio 1 hr 56 mins
The banking crisis: cause and effect
Money & Business

The banking crisis: cause and effect

...introduction to this album. The collapse Banks were once the corner stone of modern British society, but by September 2005 banks stopped lending to each other overnight. What happened? What caused this credit crisis? Casino Banking As banks were pressured to increase returns, the age of casino banking was born. Along with it came ever more complex forms of securitised...
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Audio 42 mins
Viento en popa: upper intermediate Spanish
Languages

Viento en popa: upper intermediate Spanish

...introduction to the history of the Inca people and their influence, which extended through an enormous area of Latin America. Inca architecture Description of the particularities of Inca architecture and methods of construction, which have withstood earthquakes over the centuries. Inca society Explanation of the organization of Inca society. Inca agriculture and beliefs A...
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Video 26 mins
Introducing professional practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing professional practice

...introduction to this album. A day in the life of a hospital ward: Ward Sister A Ward Sister describes a typical day for her A day in the life of a hospital ward: Senior Registrar A Dave Senior Registrar in medicine describes a typical day for him A day in the life of a hospital ward: Care Assistant A Ann, a Health Care Assistant, describes a typical day for her A day in...
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Audio 54 mins
The pensions timebomb
Society, Politics & Law

The pensions timebomb

...introduction to this album. The history of the pension Why has there been such sever shocks to the pension system that over the last three decades? Final salary pension schemes Nowadays many people are forced to work beyond retirement age, how did this occur and where did it all go wrong? Occupational pension scandals How did £440 million go missing from The Mirror Group...
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Audio 46 mins