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Exploring immortality
History & The Arts

Exploring immortality

...creatively about these questions. SUZANNE Absolutely, the clarity that your philosophical thinking brings can be really useful as we explore religious beliefs and practices as scholars, and as we make personal and cultural value judgements about the ethics of various beliefs and practices and what we do or do not find acceptable as a society. I find looking at what might...
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Heroes and villains: the presentation of the outlaw in early twentieth-century American folk music
Health, Sports & Psychology

Heroes and villains: the presentation of the outlaw in early twentieth-century American folk music

...creative reinterpretation of history is evident in Woody Guthrie’s explanation of how Pretty Boy Floyd became an outlaw. According to Guthrie, Floyd accidentally killed a deputy sheriff after the latter swore in front of his wife. Well, a deputy sheriff approached him In a manner rather rude, Using vulgar words of language And his wife she overheard. Pretty Boy grabbed...
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Home education as a provocation for the future of education
Education & Development

Home education as a provocation for the future of education

...creative thinking and social competencies among children? Home schooling in Israel’, Journal of School Choice, 16(1), pp. 136–63. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/15582159.2021.1977584 Wheeler, L. (2023) ‘Widening access for home-educated applicants to Higher Education Institutions in England’, International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions, 2(1),...
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The trailblazers of 2024 launch women’s sport into an exciting 2025
Health, Sports & Psychology

The trailblazers of 2024 launch women’s sport into an exciting 2025

...creativity, offering a fresh perspective compared to the power-driven approach that dominates some men’s leagues. For fans who value a balance of finesse, athleticism and heart, women’s competitions are unmissable. Women’s sports stories can go beyond the action on the field – they tell stories of resilience, empowerment and progress. Female athletes are often...
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Learning Design resources to support embedding sustainability competencies and learning outcomes in course materials
Education & Development

Learning Design resources to support embedding sustainability competencies and learning outcomes in course materials

...creative commons licence. They can be found and downloaded from the Learning Design Blog. There are also crib sheets which provide guidance on possible ways to use several of the resources. Connecting with the HE community Another way to gather and adapt existing sustainability practices is by connecting with the wider HE community. Learning from and collaborating with...
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Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...write-off requests in the first two months of the 2005/06 financial year. Dawn Primarolo, the paymaster general, who provided the answers, admitted last month that the system needed to become more sensitive to the needs of low-income families. David Varney, chairman of Revenue and Customs, admitted that the tax credit structure may need to be overhauled if problems...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Introduction to adolescent mental health Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to adolescent mental health

...Write down a list of bullet points which reflect the stigmatising experiences these young people describe. You can write these as a list of words or phrases. [MUSIC PLAYING] SPEAKER 1 My mental health problem means that I go through many highs and lows which I struggle to control. SPEAKER 2 Sometimes I just want to hide away. SPEAKER 3 I feel that I have to make everyone...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
White dwarfs and neutron stars
Science, Maths & Technology

White dwarfs and neutron stars

...write this for electrons just as easily as for nucleons: n sub e equals rho times cap x sub e solidus m sub e . However, it is more convenient to write cap x sub e identical to cap y sub e times m sub e solidus m sub cap h where Ye is the number of electrons per nucleon. This leads to the expression n sub e equals rho times cap y sub e solidus m sub cap h full stop...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs