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Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...Mental Health Needs of Asylum Seekers in Glasgow, Stirling, University of Stirling. Gillan, A. (2001) ‘That won't do nicely’ in Wollaston, S., Katz, I. and Williams, R. (eds) Welcome to Britain: A Special Investigation into Asylum and Immigration, The Guardian, June. (Originally published in The Guardian, 22 May 2001.) Holden, K. (2004) ‘Personal costs and personal...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...wellbeing of the suckling and some (collectively called antibodies) help the youngster withstand infection. Fat is another key constituent of milk. You'll know that the fat content of milk can vary over time [p. 32], and the variation in milk composition between species is even greater. For example, rhinoceros milk contains hardly any fat, while seal milk is almost 50%...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Influenza: A case study
Science, Maths & Technology

Influenza: A case study

...health...Influenza: A case study: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define and use, or recognise definitions and applications of, each of the glossary terms in the course describe influenza viruses, their structure, how they are transmitted, how they infect cells and replicate and how they produce their damage in the host outline the...
Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...health reasons, are on diets involving restricted sodium intake. In spite of the problems encountered when boiling and using soap in hard water, the dissolved solids may give hard water a pleasant taste and have various medicinal benefits. The extent of hard water in Britain tends to follow a north to south-east gradient; the softest water is in Scotland, northern England...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
The science of alcohol Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of alcohol

...wellbeing of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. Completing a course will require about 24 hours of study time. However, you can study the course at any time and at a pace to suit you. Badged courses are available on The Open University’s OpenLearn website and do not cost anything to study....
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Making creativity and innovation happen
Money & Business

Making creativity and innovation happen

...mental flexibility that could be learned. In the 1970s, the role of relevant experience was more fully appreciated by researchers and in the 1980s attention was drawn to the key role of intrinsic motivation (doing things because you want to). These theories focused on creativity at the level of the individual; however, more recently managers and researchers have turned...
Cloning
Nature & Environment

Cloning

...Health Report on Human Cloning (1998) This report is the Government response to the report by the Human Genetics Advisory Commission and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority on cloning issues in reproduction, science and medicine Department of Health. Cloning for medicine I. Wilmut ( Scientific American, 279, pp 58-63, 1998) A personal account of the cloning...
Article 30 mins
Gene testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Gene testing

...Health Service (NHS) or its equivalent, only after patients have undergone genetic counselling. This is defined as the provision of information and advice about inherited disorders, and includes helping people to: Understand medical facts; Appreciate the way in which inheritance contributes to the disease in question; Understand the options for dealing with the disorder;...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs