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Introducing public health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing public health

...everyday life, then provides a healthier outcome for those children as they grow up. And they maybe become used to having activity, used to eating healthily. So as they become adults they make those choices for themselves, as well. Shelley Davies It’s no good working with just the child if you’re not working with their environments – their family, their friends....
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...English Dictionary sees things in a more complex light than the legal definition of crime. The OED defines crime as: An act punishable by law, as being forbidden by statute or injurious to the public welfare … An evil or injurious act; an offence, sin; esp. of a grave character. But this definition begs a whole host of questions. Ones that come immediately to mind are:...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...everyday practice, including assessment feedback and curriculum design. This week you will be introduced to some general approaches that can be used ‘in the moment’ to support learners who you think may be struggling. [A group of people with their thumbs up.] A key thing to remember is the need to be patient when someone is experiencing poor mental health and, where...
Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work
Society, Politics & Law

Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work

...English and relatable examples. As Anvar discusses in the video, policy research can take many forms, and you will look at these later in the section. However, when starting your policy research, it is important to have a clear aim or research question which will then guide your research and analysis. You will learn more about this in the next two sections: research...
Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention
Money & Business

Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention

...ENGLISH SINGING] So there’s been such an upsurge in manual drilling. This probably is a reflection of the fact of population growth and the demand, and as well as, because the municipal water supplies from the state’s water agencies and corporations are not keeping up with the demand, so that a lot of people, most middle income households, now have to provide their...
For some people, staying awake might help fight depression
Health, Sports & Psychology

For some people, staying awake might help fight depression

...English, which she’d claimed not to speak. By dawn, Angelina’s telling me about the family history she’s started writing, which she’d like to pick up again, and inviting me to stay with her in Sicily. How could something as simple as staying awake overnight bring about such a transformation? Unpicking the mechanism isn’t straightforward: we still don’t fully...
Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...everyday activities. Activities that involve high impact movements, such as running and jumping, rely on the pelvic floor being able to withstand the forces placed on them, or else the result is leakage of urine, or urinary incontinence (UI). Oestrogen plays a key role in maintaining the pelvic floor and this is affected by the reduction in its levels. Also this reduction...
Minerals and the crystalline state
Science, Maths & Technology

Minerals and the crystalline state

...everyday objects and living things possess it. There are two main types of symmetry: reflection symmetry, where one side of an object is the mirror image of the other side (e.g. insects, birds and spoons) rotational symmetry, where an object looks the same after a certain amount of rotation (e.g. many flowers, starfish and bicycle wheels). Many complicated patterns such...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs