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Climate change: transitions to sustainability
Nature & Environment

Climate change: transitions to sustainability

...et al., 1999). The main currents of policy debate that have responded to these changes put citizens at the centre. They assume, at a rhetorical level at least, that citizens will be engaged in the democratic regulation of local, national, regional and global environmental governance. In other words, they will practise all sorts of citizenship. Activity 4 The citizen...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...et al., 2015). Hopkins and colleagues theorise that these social psychological processes are not especially exceptional or exotic; rather, they can be understood as continuous with our everyday ways of living in the twenty-first century. They demonstrate that events such as the Magh Mela both enhance well-being and revivify social identities. Attending the event enhances...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
The power of infographics in research dissemination
Education & Development

The power of infographics in research dissemination

...et al., pp. 242–61) of Data + Design. These chapters can be found in the ‘Visualising data’ section of the book. As you read, note: some of the ways in which an infographic can be made more impactful common errors to watch out for when consuming and preparing infographics and data visualisations. In the next activity you’ll draw on your reading of Data + Design to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
The science of nutrition and healthy eating Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...et al., 1999, Kojima, 2010). Ghrelin is often called the ‘hunger hormone’, although its name is derived from a different function – causing the release of growth hormone (Growth Hormone Release Inducing). It is released into the blood when the stomach is empty and travels to the brain. There, it acts on a control centre in the brain called the hypothalamus and makes...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Law and change: Scottish legal heroes Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Law and change: Scottish legal heroes

...profiles/david-i-of-scotland-6293.php Figure 2 Taken from handwritten copy of The Regiam Majestatem. Figure 3: Taken from handwritten copy of The Regiam Majestatem. Figure 4: National Gallery of Scotland. Figure 5: © Chronicle/Alamy Stock Photo. Figure 6: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_VI_and_I Figure 7: http://www.legislation.gov.uk Figure 8: Ronnie Leask, CC BY-SA...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship
Money & Business

First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship

...profiles Westmill Wind Farm, a community-owned wind farm that began operations in the south of England in 2008. [SOUND EFFECTS PLAYING] [ELECTRICITY CRACKLING] [TURBINE SPINNING] [MUSIC PLAYING] LIZ ROTHSCHILD Ready? GIRL Whoo! LIZ ROTHSCHILD What’s really exciting is when we come up here with actually adults and children. The first word you hear is ‘Wow!’ [TURBINE...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Teaching secondary music
Education & Development

Teaching secondary music

...style within which the performing and composing takes place. For example, whereas the classical music tradition sets much store by the capacity to use notation, in the majority of the world’s music the overarching skills are those of improvising and ‘playing by ear’. [Described image] Figure 1 Street band Levitin also describes ways in which people are musical other...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)

...styles how leadership is demonstrated how teamwork and successful leadership underpin each other...4 Teamwork and leadership: 4.1 The importance of leadership - [Described image] The growing emphasis on leadership is based on the premise that effective leadership leads to improved outcomes for children’s care, learning and development. Rost (1991) describes leadership...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs