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The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series
Money & Business

The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series

...management, such as saving and investing. George and Martin also invite Barney to explain more about what he sees as the key to changing our money futures – behaviour. Barney encourages us to be more aware of our agency and autonomy around money – and around life. Transcript Barney, aka The Escape Artist, can be found here. [Portrait of Jonquil]Podcast 4: Jonquil Lowe...
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Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver
Society, Politics & Law

Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver

...manage customers. From requests to complaints and injuries, we were considered, along with the conductors, as part of the frontline staff. We then had a week of handling training at my home depot of Inverness, learning how best to carry out our duties with the challenges of a moving train. I enjoyed the job and was soon promoted to a hospitality steward trainer. Working...
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Building motivation and resilience in research
Science, Maths & Technology

Building motivation and resilience in research

...manage stress and practical activities designed to help you overcome research obstacles. Whether you are a PhD student, an early-career professional, or an experienced researcher, this course offers valuable tools to maintain productivity, resilience, and well-being throughout your research journey...Facing setbacks and demotivation in research? Progress is rarely linear,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Commercial awareness
Money & Business

Commercial awareness

...Introduction - Developing better commercial awareness has a lot to do with looking outward to the external environment and your organisation’s place within it. However, this free course, Commercial awareness, encourages you to look within your organisation and at your place within it. It considers how getting different perspectives and widening existing ones within your...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Gene testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Gene testing

...Introduction - This course looks at three different uses of genetic testing: pre-natal diagnosis, childhood testing and adult testing. Such tests provide genetic information in the form of a predictive diagnosis, and as such are described as predictive tests. Pre-natal diagnosis uses techniques such as amniocentesis to test fetuses in the womb. For example, it is commonly...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Crimes of the powerful
Society, Politics & Law

Crimes of the powerful

...Introduction - This free course examines crimes of the powerful, examining the complexities and barriers associated with setting new criminological research agendas by considering the difficulties associated with conducting research on crimes of the powerful. It asks you to think critically about how knowledge is constructed and contested, how we define what is...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Presenting information
Digital & Computing

Presenting information

...Introduction - Requires that Windows desktop be used in parallel with reading the book. Tables and charts are a great way to present numerical information in a clear and concise form. This course explains how to use the Windows calculator to carry out basic operations and calculate percentages. You will then learn how to use charts and tables to represent and interpret...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development
Health, Sports & Psychology

Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development

...Introduction - Welcome to this free course on child and adolescent biological, psychological and social health. This course is primarily aimed at people working in health and social care but may be useful to others with an interest in child health and wellbeing, such as those who work in early years or education. In this course you will explore childhood development and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs