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Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision

...English zoologist, ethologist, broadcaster and author. He has a zoology degree from the University of Birmingham and a Doctorate from the University of Oxford on the reproductive behaviour of the ten-spined stickleback. In the 1950s he present Zoo Time on Granada ITV, and in the 1960s he wrote and presented the programme Life in the Animal World for BBC2. Morris brought...
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Video 1 hr 40 mins
A Europe of the Regions?
Society, Politics & Law

A Europe of the Regions?

...English regions (see Figure 1). [Figure 1] Figure 1 Regions in Ireland and the UK This is perhaps especially so in the central ‘Midlands’ area where there are no clear boundaries. But even in the relatively strong Northern Region there are problems: the ‘Campaign for a Northern Assembly’ was transmuted into a ‘Campaign for a North-East Assembly’ which now...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...English Nature Research Report 446. Heritage, G. and Entwistle, N.S. (2017) Proceedings 37th IAHR World Congress. Kuala Lumpur. Kraft, J., Kramer, J.K.G., Schoene, F., Chambers, J.R. and Jahreis, G. (2008) ‘Extensive analysis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, CLA, trans-18:1 isomers, and plasmalogenic lipids in different retail beef types’, Journal of...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Innovation, markets and industrial change
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation, markets and industrial change

...everyday language in high-income countries, it becomes more difficult to understand the demand side of the economy without taking account of society's norms and values. The expected future price of the good. Expectations about future prices may affect demand. People may buy non-perishable goods now because they think that prices will be higher in the future or delay...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Emotions and emotional disorders
Health, Sports & Psychology

Emotions and emotional disorders

...everyday emotions, their more serious manifestations can be hugely problematic for a significant number of people. National statistics compiled by the Government show that in England in 2007, 16.2% (around 1 in 6) of 7325 adults between the ages of 16 and 64 years met the clinical diagnostic criteria for at least one emotional disorder (or common mental disorder; McManus...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Obesity: balanced diets and treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

...everyday activities beyond the energy required for the BMR; this is called the total energy expenditure (TEE). TEE is directly related to the total amount of muscular activity but also to brain activity (the brain normally uses 20% of the available glucose and oxygen), age, environmental temperature (metabolism increases in cold climates to maintain body temperature),...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Introducing environmental decision making
Nature & Environment

Introducing environmental decision making

...everyday life, both as individuals and in groups. These range from simple – for example, choosing what to eat, which route to take to work, which products to buy in the shop – to complex decisions about changing jobs, moving house, choosing schools and participating as a member of a local community in planning decisions and improvements. What processes do we go...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...everyday functioning of our contexts, where we need to focus on what we can do and what the boundaries of our current actions are. Yet, an appreciative approach to inquiry asks us to move beyond the ‘right now’ realities, to identify where opportunities exist for different stories and images that can guide our actions. This isn’t to prohibit discussion of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs