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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France

...ou même encore chaude, et c’est pour cette raison que les Français vont à la boulangerie de leur quartier au moins une fois par jour. La baguette est toujours le type de pain le plus répandu, mais il en existe beaucoup d’autres. Il y a de nombreuses sortes de pains blancs. On les distingue grâce à leur taille, de la ficelle à la flûte, et grâce à leur forme,...
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Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud
Nature & Environment

Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud

...becoming less prone to the evolving software demands – thereby, extending their usable lifetimes. How much carbon in the cloud?We can begin to understand the carbon impact of data centres by analysing their energy use. Cloud technologies live in data centres, and data centres are estimated to account for 1% to 1.5% of global energy consumption. The data transmission...
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Seeing the internet
Digital & Computing

Seeing the internet

...OU student you'll be using the internet for your studies! But even in the case of people who don't have any of that technology – who don't own a smartphone or a tablet, and who, in the Global North, are more likely to be poor and old – a lot of what they do will be managed by digital technologies. The bus that runs into town will probably have a sensor on it sending...
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Making sense of mental health problems
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of mental health problems

...student lifestyle, throwing herself into the social scene associated with the Art Department and its students. Mandy was in a relationship with a fellow male student while at university. After graduating they stayed in the same city and moved in together, but neither of them was able to find a job that used their degrees; thus they regularly grew despondent and rowed...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Health and safety in the laboratory and field
Science, Maths & Technology

Health and safety in the laboratory and field

...students). It is the duty of every employee while at work to take reasonable care of himself (herself) and of other persons who may be affected by his (her) acts or omissions at work. The employees must cooperate with the employer with regard to health and safety procedures. This covers all types of employment within the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety at Work Act...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Get ready for beginners’ French Badge icon
Languages

Get ready for beginners’ French

...Becoming a polyglot: You might find one language is just not enough! Learning French will aid you with other Romance languages, such as Italian or Spanish. You will develop good language-learning skills to carry over to other languages too. Culture: Learning French will give you access to the great works of literature, films, theatre and music from around the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Methods in Motion: How do researchers know?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: How do researchers know?

...become mothers, we developed methods that — moving beyond discourse — were sensitive to affect, embodiment and practices. Maternal identity transition was specifically chosen as an extreme case of embodied affect. A mother grows a new life within her own, dependent on her care and, in the process, creates a unique affective tie that — necessarily beyond words — is...
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Park Hill Estate
History & The Arts

Park Hill Estate

...become architectural icons: the De La Warr Pavilion and Highpoint One are good examples. Conversely, there is more than a handful of buildings that have achieved iconic status for all the wrong reasons: buildings which are so widely loathed that they have come to symbolise what the public at large dislike about Modernist architecture: for years, Trellick Tower held this...
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