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Beginners’ German: Places and people
Languages

Beginners’ German: Places and people

...adult who is not a very close friend or relative) Note that sie with a small letter means ‘she’, whereas Siewith a capital letter means ‘you’. Using kommen While listening to the interviews you may have noticed the different forms of the verb kommen (to come). The form kommen – which is the one you will find in a dictionary – is called the infinitive. In the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality Badge icon
Money & Business

Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

...adult skill development. Find out more here cpdstandards.com/research. By participating in this high profile research, you will be contributing to scientific knowledge about adult skill development and how we can develop successful future careers. Participation is confidential, voluntary and we will not pass on your details to others....Session 2: From idea to reality:...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Paul Williams - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Paul Williams - Earth in Vision

...and soul to it, there are so many more people who just don’t really care. And I think, through the footage that we get and through the stories that we tell and by working with conservationists, hopefully we can take their stories and their messages to a much bigger audience. And if we can influence just a handful of people to make a difference, it’s just worth it....
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Video 30 mins
Looking at population data
Society, Politics & Law

Looking at population data

...care system, what shape would you expect if the fertility rate was running at or around the replacement rate (2 children per woman)? What shape might you expect for a declining population (that is, one that is getting smaller over time?) Have a look at the population pyramids from different countries listed on the UN Demographic Profiles page to see if your predictions -...
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Video 30 mins
Organisations, environmental management and innovation
Nature & Environment

Organisations, environmental management and innovation

...care is needed about who is judging innovation and over what timescale. Returning to our dictionary definition, it is not always easy to distinguish whether something is completely new or has been simply altered. To help make the distinction clearer, innovation is often divided into three categories: Incremental innovation is focused on iteration and modification of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004
History & The Arts

The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004

...adults said they chose wine over other alcoholic drinks. This extra drinking helped push us to Peak Booze, but wine is also important because it’s mostly drunk at home. It’s one reason why the pub is no longer the sole focus of British drinking. “The popularization of wine represents one of the most significant developments in British drinking cultures over the last...
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Article 10 mins
Microbes – friend or foe?
Nature & Environment

Microbes – friend or foe?

...adults are thought to carry it in their gut. It rarely causes disease unless the natural population of microbes in the gut has been disturbed, such as during the administering of antibiotics, which kill off many of the natural gut microbes. In this case, C. difficile can multiply uncontrollably and release its toxins causing toxic shock syndrome (TSS), with a range of...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...adults all chatting amongst each other] Figure 2 Social psychology considers how people interact with others At the centre of social psychological research is the interaction between the influence of wider social factors that shape how we understand the social world (i.e. group dynamics, situational pressures and so on), and the cognitive processes through which we...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs