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Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity

...care of biodiversity because it has a positive effect on the function of ecosystems that we rely upon in our daily lives. Establishing Patterns and Proposing Hypotheses Owing to the importance of biodiversity for humanity as a whole, as well as an academic interest in why biodiversity is not uniform across the globe, scientists have built on the pioneering efforts of...
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Article 20 mins
A brief history of evolution
History & The Arts

A brief history of evolution

...cares about cells and metabolism, I feel uneasy when we rather glibly use that metaphor. I'm saying that genes are absolutely essential for the construction of brains but what the missing link was, was not just social and cultural history but also the developmental history of the organism which we construct ourselves, if you like, out of the raw material given by our...
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Article 30 mins
Introducing global development
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development

...care of global public health individually. Migration is a massive process where we have the movement of people. So we have a number of ways. We have the movement of goods, of people, across countries which really are fundamental to shaping both prosperity, but also inequality and poverty today. BEN LAMPERT OK, thanks, Rory. And the other thing I really picked up from the...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Extending and developing your thinking skills
Education & Development

Extending and developing your thinking skills

...careful consideration (reasoned judgement, evidence, values). We realise that intellectual development never stops, and that we are part of the process - thus, knowledge is created by us. Like any change, the journey of intellectual growth can be challenging, risky and painful but it is also extremely rewarding. Reflecting on critical incidents and turning points in our...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Diversity and inclusion in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace

...careful consideration. Activity 4 Reflecting on your organisational learning Timing: Allow about 20 minutes for this activity. Here’s a list of the activities you’ve already completed on your organisational journey: Week 1, Activity 3 – Indirect discrimination Week 1, Activity 5 – Organisation values Week 1, Activity 6 – Researching the benefits Week 3, Activity...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Data and processes in computing
Digital & Computing

Data and processes in computing

...care needs to be taken to ensure that the effects of (repeated) approximations are managed in a way that is well understood. This is especially true for safety critical applications, where people's lives may depend upon the behaviour of the software. However, in this course, we shall largely exclude further consideration of real numbers. Activity 3 If x and y may each...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner
Education & Development

Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner

...careful consideration of any belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of the grounds that support it’. This means that you will have a questioning approach; you will consider why things are as they are, and how they might be. Dewey went on to say that being reflective ‘enables us to direct our actions with foresight … It enables us to know what we are about...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Understanding mortgages
Money & Business

Understanding mortgages

...careful about your job status when applying. If you are on a temporary contract or even on a probationary period for a permanent contract this may count against you when the lender assesses your financial position. Think about the term of the mortgage. Typically, the first time people take out a mortgage the repayment term is 25 years. But if you stretch this to, say, 30...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs