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Never trust a pirate: Christiaan Huygens’s Longitude Clocks
History & The Arts

Never trust a pirate: Christiaan Huygens’s Longitude Clocks

...data from Holmes, but on the basis of conversations with one of his sea captains, he himself volunteered some significant corrections to the original account given: I am due to dine with Mr Holmes tomorrow, and it is my intention to try to get his account in writing, which he promised me when we last parted. However, I have spoken to another officer of one of the ships...
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Article 10 mins
Llywio drwy les: Edrych ar iechyd meddwl a lles
Health, Sports & Psychology

Llywio drwy les: Edrych ar iechyd meddwl a lles

...data gan y Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol yn dangos, ar gyfartaledd, bod pobl yn y DU wedi rhoi sgôr o 7.8 allan o 10 am y mynegai hapusrwydd. Yn ôl yr un gwaith ymchwil, roedd sgorau gorbryder, ar gyfartaledd, yn yr un boblogaeth yn 3.2 allan o 10. Gallwch chwilio am sut roedd pobl yn eich cod post chi yn teimlo drwy ddefnyddio’r mapiau lles personol rhyngweithiol. [Image...
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Using visualisation in maths teaching
Education & Development

Using visualisation in maths teaching

...data handling. Yes, as this is the main topic that it would be used for if it has been previously taught by another teacher. Also, when pupils (and teachers) are new to mental maths this is generally the easiest topic to grasp. It has a different role in other topics in providing analogies and contexts for concepts. There are probably more ways of using it for shape and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Exploring how migration changes the places where we live
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring how migration changes the places where we live

...data sharing between NHS and Border control. Jess thinks that healthcare should never be a site of border control. While there are activist networks documenting and resisting internal border controls, Rachel argues that there are also invisible effects of the hostile environment policy. Academic work can contribute to finding new solidarities. Transcript Abi Brunswick and...
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Article 15 mins
Studying medicine bilingually
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying medicine bilingually

...data. Our aim is to produce graduates who are confident with working in both Welsh and English. Take a look at the video below to find out about a student’s experience of learning medicine through the medium of Welsh. STUDENT: Well, being brought up in a Welsh household and going to a Welsh medium school and doing most of my GCSEs and A Levels through the medium of...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Geological processes in the British Isles
Science, Maths & Technology

Geological processes in the British Isles

...data based on BGS's published poster maps of the UK on this page. There are various downloadable formats available. They are referred to as Ten Mile Maps (N) or (S) throughout the course. Figure 1, below, is an artist's impression of what part of northern England looked like during different periods of the region's geological history. You can see that over a relatively...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Financial methods in environmental decisions
Nature & Environment

Financial methods in environmental decisions

...data...Financial methods in environmental decisions: 1 Financial assessment techniques - The for-profit sector survives by generating profits. Profits fund the development of the next generation of goods and services that a firm supplies. The shareholders, who are the owners of the business also demand that a firm makes a profit. If a company is unable to return a share...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action

...analysis, teaching assistants take on those whole-school and classroom duties that teachers feel they can delegate to a less qualified, but not necessarily less experienced, colleague. In theory, this should leave teachers with ‘spare’ time to do additional tasks of their choice, because another person is doing part of their work. Alternatively, perhaps teaching...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs