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Neighbourhood nature
Nature & Environment

Neighbourhood nature

...system) because the current climate is too cold for reliable seed production. Today, ancient woods cover only around 2 per cent of the UK and are often small, isolated fragments. Online maps are available to help you to find out if any of your local woods are ancient. Ancient woodland is under threat as most ancient woods are not in legally protected areas such as...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare
History & The Arts

Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare

...system. In Russia, neurasthenia was associated with a cultivated ‘western’ lifestyle (Goering, 2003)...Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare: 3.1 Introduction - Surrounded by the ever-present threat of ill health, not surprisingly, people expended a good deal of time and energy on trying to stay well. The late nineteenth century saw a new emphasis on promoting...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities

...system as they grow older. It has been developed from a cutting-edge research project that explored how to improve the care and support for older people with learning disabilities and their families...Do you care for an adult or a sibling with learning disabilities who is middle aged or older? Is the advice and support you need hard to come by? Do you have concerns and...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Studying mammals: The social climbers
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The social climbers

...systems and dentition. You will recall from the TV programme that bearded sakis can crack open seeds with their teeth, an ability that is described in more detail in LoM pp. 252-253. The degrees of specialisation, however, are minor compared with those found in other mammals, such as the panda, as all species are able to revert to other foods when their preferred food...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...system as it operated in Berlin in 1930. The ‘Untergrundbahn’ or ‘U-bahn’ was in fact an invention of the period before the First World War. Its construction began in 1897, some three decades after the London Underground but around the same time as the Parisian Métro. By the outbreak of war two lines had already opened: U1, connecting the east of the city with...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Discovering chemistry

...system. This ultimately led to one of the cornerstones of modern chemistry – the periodic table...Session 1: Atoms – the building blocks of matter: 2.1 Chemical periodicity - The chemistry of the elements is extremely varied. But amidst this variety there are patterns, and the best known and most useful is chemical periodicity: if the elements are laid out in order of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic

...system, the policy of on-train revenue protection was suspended to ensure conductors and ticket examiners did not have close contact with passengers that could put both at risk. Additional "barriers" and new practices were also brought in so that these same workers could maintain a 2-metre distance while on board. For example, on longer trains, coaches could be locked out...
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Article 10 mins
Building relationships with donors
Money & Business

Building relationships with donors

...systems to guarantee that supporters are thanked appropriately, then you cannot seriously expect to move anyone anywhere – be it up a pyramid, into a kite or round a matrix...Building relationships with donors: 3.6.2 Listening and responding to what donors and supporters say - People rarely behave exactly as you planned or expected; mass appeals and campaigns generate...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs