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How old is a mountain range?
Science, Maths & Technology

How old is a mountain range?

...work out how a mountain range has grown through time is via a science called geochronology. Geo- relating to the Earth, and -chronology relating to the timing and duration of events. Geochronology is the science of dating geological events and processes and in particular, we can use geochronology to calculate when a mineral first grew. I am applying this science to rocks...
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Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?

...workings of the mind and how early childhood experiences had an impact on later life. The first psychiatrists, such as Emile Kraeplin (1856-1926), came to see certain mental health problems as having their origins in the physical pathology of the brain (Burns, 2006). One early indication that mental health problems could have a social origin arose from the work of the...
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Happy New Year
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Happy New Year

...Working in the voluntary sector Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online Get fit You can also get healthy by taking up more exercise; it doesn't have to be strenuous - it can be a brisk 20 minute walk everyday. Take a look at the boxes below for some inspiration and learn about the importance of recovery and rest before and after exercise. Learn a language Feliz...
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David Bowie: identity is creativity
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David Bowie: identity is creativity

...work] A poster advertising a celebration of Bowie's work He seems to have seen identity as something constantly on the horizon of our perception, always becoming, never merely being – an arrival that always included its departure: ‘When the kids had killed the man / I had to break up the band’ as he sang of his most famous creation, Ziggy Stardust in 1972. This...
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A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish
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A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish

...artists plan the painting of a mural. Creating a Mural Argentinian artists Cristina Terzaghi and Edgar de Santo lead the painting of a mural in La Boca. Artists in search of inspiration Argentinian artists Cristina Terzaghi and Mariana Siedlarek talk about the creative process in their work. Creating Sculptures Argentinian sculptor Beatriz Soto explains her work....
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Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

...work as a remedy to all ills. The immediate and critical needs of the UK aerospace and automotive sectors, and the downstream foundation industries – such as steel – that support these sectors are manifest. They will drive innovation, R&D and good jobs, especially in the context of Brexit. It would not have been difficult to develop a narrative in today’s...
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Welsh history and its sources
History & The Arts

Welsh history and its sources

...works and what it contains - This unit has been designed to help anyone with an interest in the history of Wales to find key information and to begin understanding the way that historians of Wales do their work. It is aimed both at those who are generally interested in the subject and may have a good knowledge of Welsh history already, and at those who are relatively new...
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Level 1: Introductory 25 hrs
What does an engineer look like?
Science, Maths & Technology

What does an engineer look like?

...worked as a General Practitioner while attending graduate engineering classes in Los Angeles. She was named an astronaut candidate in 1987, and flew her first flight as a science mission specialists on STS-47, Spacelab-J, in September 1992, logging 190 hours, 30 minutes, 23 seconds in space. In March 1993, Dr. Jemison resigned from NASA, thought she still resides in...
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