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Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons
History & The Arts

Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons

...care is not available and hospitals do not specialised in cancers this is the motive in the establishment of the association and we asked in many meetings on the issue of nuclear explosions because they are very dangerous and dangerous that these radiations will be lost in our region for up to 24,000 years and billions of years and remain in rocks, plants and groundwater....
The body in antiquity
History & The Arts

The body in antiquity

...adult-themed – beware!) insight into this, listen to the audio ‘The art of insult’. (please note that this audio contains language that some students may find offensive) ‘The art of insult’ audio Presenter It’s worth pointing out as we begin that five hundred years ago epithets like the dreaded ‘F’ word, ‘C’ word and the rest were not as unspeakable as...
Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...care at all. And that’s unacceptable That was true 40 years ago and it’s even more so today Working yes. Destroying our health no. Bosses not caring, no. This was their work: their sorrow. “Christophe” “Vincent” “Francoise” “Marie” “Jacques” Monique Bobeche Henri Chevolleau Joseph Rocher To whom we are sincerely grateful As well as: Yvonne Boulic...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Watching the weather
Nature & Environment

Watching the weather

...careful calculation of the amount of IR radiation expected to be seen at a whole series of frequencies for a particular distribution of temperatures all the way along the line of sight. That distribution of temperatures is then adjusted until the IR spectrum predicted from it matches the one observed by the satellite, to within a reasonable tolerance. This laborious...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach
Education & Development

Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach

...care needs to be taken to check the actual qualification on offer. Table 3: ITE qualifications QUALIFIED TEACHER STATUS ONLY UNDERGRADUATE QUALIFICATIONS+QTS POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATIONS+QTS You have met the required standards for you to work as a teacher in your nation. You have met the required standards for you to work as a teacher in your nation and have demonstrated...
Digital forensics
Science, Maths & Technology

Digital forensics

...careful examination, however, yields some extremely important insights. The ‘science’ part alludes to scientific method and how it might apply both generally and in terms of a specific investigation. The ‘forensic’ element refers to how courts make their decisions. One of the most important lessons is that forensic scientists acting as witnesses are not allowed to...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Step up to leadership
Money & Business

Step up to leadership

...Caring for subordinates Driving and managing change Problem solving (Adapted from Pearson-Goff and Herrington, 2013, pp. 20–21) To put this in some context, it is worth considering comments made by Edward Flynn, a former chief of police in Milwaukee, and noted scholar Victoria Herrington, who argue that: Leaders require a blend of management skills (e.g., planning,...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Veiling
History & The Arts

Veiling

...careful negotiation of dress codes pose everyday dilemmas for many people and are clearly not limited to Muslim women. What to wear or not to wear is a decision most people face on a daily basis across the world within very different contexts, and this decision can be influenced by a vast range of different factors and can provoke a wide range of different reactions....
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs