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Hybrid working: starting in the workplace
Money & Business

Hybrid working: starting in the workplace

...systems that help drive hybrid work, as you may be familiar with some of them already, and you are unlikely to need to use all of those shown in Figure 3. Many are fairly easy to get to grips with, so if you want to get a head start, many of the companies that developed them offer free access, user guides or tutorials on their websites; alternatively, you could search...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Migration
Science, Maths & Technology

Migration

...systems for studying the underlying processes, and the results have a much wider application to the study of migration than just bird behaviour. Studies on genetics, the influence of magnetic fields and physiological processes behind homeostasis illustrate general principles, but as birds have attracted so much scientific attention, they provide some of the best examples...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...Systemic Functional Linguistics or SFL – and shows how this deeper understanding can be applied to make everyday communication more effective. Halliday’s functional approach to the study of grammar is useful because it can enable us to better understand how written texts and spoken language work and how they relate to the context in which they are generated. In turn,...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...system with the sun at the centre while the planets revolved around it, proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543). The spread of these new ideas was aided by the development of printing using movable type, devised by Johannes Gutenberg (c.1398–1468) in the 1450s. There was also a significant change in the economy, with a decline in the number of people holding land...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them
Health, Sports & Psychology

Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them

...systems of psychiatric diagnosis (see Box 1): Panic attacks are extreme experiences of sudden and overwhelming anxiety and fear. Panic disorder is the regular experience of reoccurring panic attacks. Box 1 Psychiatric diagnosis Psychiatric diagnosis is the process by which mental health difficulties are ‘diagnosed’ or identified or labelled. There are two main systems...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Seeing the light
Science, Maths & Technology

Seeing the light

...system, increased susceptibility to disease and depression. g.One way to reduce the effects would be to spend more time outside in the open, where light levels are highest. A good walk is a cure for a lot of things!...Seeing the light: Measuring light - Activity 2 Measuring light Timing: Allow about 15 minutes Do you think the light levels in your home are above or below...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Electromagnetism: testing Coulomb’s law
Science, Maths & Technology

Electromagnetism: testing Coulomb’s law

...system, as described by the right-hand rule. Start by pointing the fingers of your right hand in the direction of the x -axis (indicated by the black dashed line in Figure 4). Then bend your fingers round to point in the direction of the y -axis, so that your hand is in the position shown in the figure. You might need to rotate your wrist to do this. Now your outstretched...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Getting started with Chinese 1
Languages

Getting started with Chinese 1

...system including tones, and how to pronounce some initials and finals. Whilst learning how to pronounce some syllables, you will also learn what Pinyin is and its relationship with Chinese characters. In the quiz section, you will have the opportunity to test yourself on what is covered in Week 1. Finally, in the consolidation and extension section, you will be shown how...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs