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Richard Tol - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Richard Tol - Stories of Change

...business of the direction of travel, massively helps with long-term investment. The problem is it relies on government commitment - steady government commitment - unremitting over decades and that's something we'll never see. RT: That's exactly one of the problems with climate policy, right? The only solution to the climate problem is if we decarbonise the economy, right?...
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The many guises of the emperor Augustus
History & The Arts

The many guises of the emperor Augustus

...business suit. He wears a short beard.] Figure 7 Poster of King Abdullah in the commercial centre of the Jordanian capital, Amman. [This image shows the top half of a clean-shaven middle-aged man surrounded by other men in an enclosed courtyard. He is wearing nothing but a large white cloth draped around his body and over his left shoulder. He is leaning forward to touch...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Investigating a murder with forensic psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating a murder with forensic psychology

...busy white board behind him.] Many fictional depictions of investigations include a scene, often near the start, where the lead detective briefs their colleagues on the initial details of the case. Not only is this a very useful narrative tool for providing the audience with a useful summary but also something that is a routine part of real police investigations. You will...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...money if you received too much in change? Theft £5,000 and/or 6 months imprisonment 5 Have you kept money found in the street? Theft £5,000 and/or 6 months imprisonment 6 Have you taken ‘souvenirs’ from a pub/hotel? Theft £5,000 and/or 6 months imprisonment 7 Have you ever left a shop without paying in full for your purchases? Making off without payment £5,000...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Rounding and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Rounding and estimation

...money in hand and negative numbers to represent debts or payments due, but she could have done the reverse. Sharing among four people, she has used division by four. It is important that the total was calculated before the division by four. Example 9 (a) Suppose somebody in the party queries the fact that Ali paid 80p less than everybody else, saying that everybody should...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Exploring ancient Greek religion
History & The Arts

Exploring ancient Greek religion

...money, his personal name, and the name of his city, and display it in the sanctuary, writing it on a board for whoever wants to look. Men and women are to sleep separately in the dormitory, men in the part east of the altar and women in the part west [---] those incubating in the dormitory [---] (lines 36–44). What types of actions should you avoid during your visit? If...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Empowering communities
Money & Business

Empowering communities

...businesses, companies and other commercial organisations which provide goods and services in the economy and aim to make a profit. The ‘voluntary sector’ or third sector is neither government controlled nor is it focused on profit. Rather, it occupies a space between the public and private sectors and seeks to meet the unmet needs of society. These needs might be...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
People-centred designing
Science, Maths & Technology

People-centred designing

...business studies...Designed products surround us all and range from bus tickets to buildings. This free course, People-centred designing, focuses firmly on usability and the increasingly important phenomenon of people-centred design. It aims to inform consumers of design (i.e., all of us) about this crucial characteristic of design. In addition to stimulating interest in...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs