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A Black feminist approach to explore the policing of Black youth
Society, Politics & Law

A Black feminist approach to explore the policing of Black youth

...de-individuation can lead to a Black officer thinking themselves ‘Blue’ first and not Black which is how communities regard them. A more diverse police force, although a step in the right direction to distilling it, is not the answer to institutional whiteness and systemic racism. Watch a related presentation given as part of Black History Month 2021: [Unknown title]...
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The mother of the American Athens
History & The Arts

The mother of the American Athens

...classes. Being out of term the school was closed to its pupils, but we found a contractor there removing the old stoves and putting in a system of hot-water heating, which he said was better fitted to resist the cold of the Boston winters. He was not a very conversable man, but so much we screwed out of him, with the added fact that the tuition of that school was no...
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Sustainable Scotland
Nature & Environment

Sustainable Scotland

...class people who don't understand the economic situations of those whose livelihood depends on a particular industry. Take the fishing industry for example. Fishing quotas are seen by environmentalists as a chance for regeneration of fishing stock, whereas the fishing folk see it as unemployment and an economic decline in the local area. This particular issue is revisited...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
General principles of cellular communication
Science, Maths & Technology

General principles of cellular communication

...classes of G-proteins – trimeric and monomeric. As their names suggest, trimeric G-proteins are composed of three subunits (α, β and γ). Monomeric G-proteins consist of only a single polypeptide that is analogous to the α subunit of trimeric G-proteins. Trimeric G-proteins interact with a class of receptor known as G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). In their...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Rights and justice in international relations
Society, Politics & Law

Rights and justice in international relations

...de Tocqueville put it, the idea of rights ‘removes from any request its supplicant character, and places the one who claims it on the same level as the one who grants it’. Rights: a definition A right is a justifiable entitlement to something (the object of the right), by virtue of the possession of a relevant attribute, against an agent or agents with the...
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Level 3: Advanced 13 hrs
Aeroplane Design and Engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Aeroplane Design and Engineering

...Las Vegas and got stuck on a runway you will know what that feels like!). The insulation also ensures that passengers don’t come into contact with any cold metal structures and helps to reduce external noise from the wind and engines. You may sometimes have noted that your luggage is quite cold and this because some of the luggage holds are not as highly insulated as...
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Activity 20 mins
Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing

...feedback and suggestions for future improvement, in our end-of-course survey35235. Participation will be completely confidential and we will not pass on your details to others. This course is accredited by the CPD Standards Office. It can be used to provide evidence of continuing professional development and on successful completion of the course you will be awarded 24...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Childhood in the digital age

...classes to help parents come to grips with the challenges of this modern age?...Week 1: How different is a digital childhood?: 2.1 Introducing ‘digital natives’ - [Described image] Figure 5 Digital natives and digital immigrants. The idea of a generational divide between children and adults has been a popular topic among psychologists and sociologists. This has...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs