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EPQs: why give a presentation?
Education & Development

EPQs: why give a presentation?

...work independently on a topic that really interests you or that you think is important. It is equivalent to an A-level qualification. These articles are designed to help you if you are enrolled on an EPQ. See previous article in series: Writing up your dissertation Why give a presentation? Giving a presentation on the results of your work is a requirement for the EPQ. You...
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Getting started on classical Latin
History & The Arts

Getting started on classical Latin

...works’ – its grammar and sentence structure – and gain a useful impression of what learning Latin actually involves. The material which follows is designed to be studied in small sections. In all, it will probably take about 8–10 hours to work through. But even if you have only a small amount of time available, you will find it useful to work through the early...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...work in school libraries, whatever their level of qualification, will benefit from learning about ways in which they can ensure their library provision is current and relevant. By ensuring your library’s strategies and policies are aligned with those of the school itself, you will be better placed to support your school, your colleagues, and your stakeholders’ needs...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook
Science, Maths & Technology

Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook

...work colleagues whose views differ from theirs, but whose friendship they wish to maintain. And finally they talk of making a particular effort to put forward a positive persona on social media, which again stops them from engaging in debate which might lead to argument. The idea that algorithms are responsible for filter bubbles suggests it should be easy to fix (by...
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Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage
Society, Politics & Law

Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage

...work. I think the most pressing issue when we think of identity is economy because economy overrides everything else: race, class, gender, sexual identity all become secondary to capital. This issue is exemplified when it comes to the praxis of citizenship – the complex process whereby an individual is able to acquire citizenship in a precisely justified praxis, becomes...
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Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war
History & The Arts

Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war

...work by historians on other intoxicants, including alcohol, cocaine and amphetamines, and their use in wartime. Some historians sideline tobacco though, because it has pretty much always been permitted (making it a ‘soft drug’, alongside tea and coffee), as opposed to generally illicit ‘hard drugs’ which have been subjected to tighter control regimes in many...
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Introducing the Classical world
History & The Arts

Introducing the Classical world

...work in this course. It should also whet your appetite for further studies in this fascinating area! Activity 1 Watch the video clips below. Click below to view part 1 of the course introduction. Paula James voice-over The Classical world is a world of the past. But in numerous ways it's still present today. Exploring the Classical World is a course about the past of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?

...working at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in London, and coincidentally at exactly the same time by three other groups working independently in the USA and France, and led by Arnold Levine, Lloyd Old and Pierre May. p53 is a tumour suppressor. Its job is to protect us from cancer by making sure that, when our cells divide as part of routine growth and maintenance of...
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