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The problem with crime
Society, Politics & Law

The problem with crime

...world. Delegations came from North American cities like Chicago, New York and Philadelphia to inspect Glasgow's colossal shipyards and foundries and marvel at the scale of its municipal enterprises. The self-confidence of the city was clearly signified by its external image and was also reflected in its literature. Moira Burgess is the pre-eminent bibliographer of Glasgow...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Basic science: understanding numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding numbers

...world and make sense of everything from atoms to oceans...This practical, hands-on free course will help you to start thinking like a scientist, by using numbers to describe and understand the natural world. It might be the size of the Greenland ice sheet, the number of molecules in a raindrop, or the latest set of mind-boggling numbers about climate change presented in...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Hybrid working: planning for the future
Money & Business

Hybrid working: planning for the future

...world and technology. Often when you are asked to imagine the future the first reaction is to talk about technology. The video highlighted the human impact of an evolving world and as future planners you have to balance both organisational and people’s needs. This requires you to be open to collaborating with others and to draw on examples from other industries and...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship
Money & Business

First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship

...world and at different scales, including: technological and social innovation; commercial and social enterprise; independent and corporate entrepreneurship. It also helps learners to develop subject-related skills, knowledge and understanding as they participate in activities including preparing a ‘visual essay’, taking part in online negotiations and developing their...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...heritage, in many ways it is typical of the experiences of people who have periods of mental distress. Psychophobia leads to prejudice and discrimination. This may be something you have experienced yourself or have witnessed first-hand. Being seen as someone with mental health problems may result in discrimination, often of a severe kind, as many people have found to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour
History & The Arts

Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour

...world held such fascination for elite European culture at this time, for example, and explore how visitors conveyed that fascination through art and literature. We can also ask how the experience of other groups, such as women and children, might have compared to those of the typical male Grand Tourist. In this free course, you’ll have the opportunity to explore some of...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Learn 40 hand signals used by the Aboriginal people of the Western Australian Desert
Languages

Learn 40 hand signals used by the Aboriginal people of the Western Australian Desert

...cope with the changing world. A peoples’ own Law and Culture is the glue that holds life together. By teaming up with local producers committed to helping them tell their own story in their own language, they are ensuring that this wealth of knowledge is shared with the next generation. This article was originally published by Global Voices Online under a CC-BY licence...
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Article 10 mins
It's 1892, and the future's bright for gas lighting
Money & Business

It's 1892, and the future's bright for gas lighting

...world, just £4000 in three years; while the increase of rental in the company's district last year alone was £92,000. As the the distribution of the electric light, there were 2600 consumers who used it, and of these 2151 were in the western district. These facts proved as conclusively as figures could prove that the electric light was light of luxury used by people who...
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Article 5 mins