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Social care, social work and the law
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care, social work and the law

...public and private law, children’s rights and independent services such as Childline. Race and rights These two interviews investigate both general and specific aspects of approaches to race and ethnicity, including policy from the Racial Equality Commission and the reality of working in the system. Parents against injustice What happens when parents are treated...
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Audio 2 hrs 40 mins
Beginners’ Chinese
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese

...public places and how professional titles are used as forms of address. Beginners Chinese interview: How do friends and colleagues address each other Interview in English: Discussion on how friends and colleagues address each other. Beginners Chinese interview: Tonal language Interview in English: Discussion on how best to learn the tones. Beginners Chinese interview:...
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Audio 43 mins
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

...health and mental health treatment. The course starts by exploring formal definitions of panic and panic attack. These are then contrasted with personal accounts of the experience of panic. It also presents some of the key understandings of why panic attacks happen, and provides an overview of the main ways people can get help and help themselves. ...Panic attacks: what...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Teaching the First World War
Education & Development

Teaching the First World War

...public address at the beginning of August 1914: Should all our attempts [for peace] be in vain, should the sword be forced into our hand, we shall go into the field of battle with a clear conscience and the knowledge that we did not desire this war. (Cited in Jarausch, 1973, p. 177) And the Kaiser declared in a speech to the nation that Germany ‘was attacked in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?
Society, Politics & Law

Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?

...public institutions (like schools and hospitals) and cleaners often work on various sites. Here, the focus is on the workplace where Kifibin worked in the mornings: a large event centre, where a big sporting event is organised every week. It has restaurants, cafés, stables, toilets and locker rooms. I followed Kifibin’s work there for nine days in the spring of 2013,...
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Article 5 mins
Why do some cities thrive?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do some cities thrive?

...public policy. “In these cases, everything to do with a new settlement could be thought about holistically – an argument perhaps for focusing on expanded cities in the future.” But what about old industrialised cities? “There’s a huge infrastructure in these cities and a lot of talent,” says Martin. “We found that whereas some cities are experiencing a...
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Article 5 mins
Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!
Nature & Environment

Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!

...public protests. Treezilla saw the entry of its one millionth tree record in the database which equates to annual benefits (e.g. air pollution, storm water filtration) worth £95 million. Insufficient urban tree data for monitoring reflects issues with land ownership, (many trees are privately owned and therefore not routinely monitored), and inconsistent data collection...
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Article 10 mins
What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?
Education & Development

What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?

...public consultation process (now open). Building on an earlier roundtable and new report, and some subsequent lively discussion, we hoped this new roundtable would replace confusion with clarity. As set out in our new report, some things are now clearer, and others are not. Let’s start with the former: First, in case it wasn’t already obvious, key human rights...
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Article 5 mins