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London’s great smog prompts link with Delhi
Nature & Environment

London’s great smog prompts link with Delhi

...health consequences. Over 4,000 people are thought to have died in London’s 1952 smog. By today 8,700 people in London will have died prematurely in 2017 because of major air pollutants, with more than one person an hour dying before their time. Globally, premature deaths linked to air pollution are estimated to be more than 12 per minute, or about one every five...
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Free online courses for refugees
Society, Politics & Law

Free online courses for refugees

...health and wellbeing resources Support and resources from other organisations Statutory agency UK Visas and Immigration (GOV.UK) – Seek protection or asylum General resources for educational support and finance Cara (the Council for At-Risk Academics) provides urgently-needed help to academics in immediate danger, those forced into exile, and many who choose to work on...
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Ambiguous loss: what it is and why is it important?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ambiguous loss: what it is and why is it important?

...health and overall quality of life can be significant at times. It is for this reason that we need to take account of ambiguous loss and its implications. The more awareness we have of ambiguous loss and its potential consequences, the stronger a position we will be in to understand what is happening to us if ever we are experiencing such a loss or if we are called upon...
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Four weird ideas people used to have about women’s periods
History & The Arts

Four weird ideas people used to have about women’s periods

...health and in their absence, a loss of blood through another orifice was a fair substitute. In a classical Greek text linked to Hippocrates, the Aphorisms, it was written that “a nosebleed is a good thing if the menstrual period is suppressed”. So too was vomiting blood. And these beliefs lasted in western Europe until the middle of the 19th century. But what was the...
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Your journey of learning and discovery with us
Education & Development

Your journey of learning and discovery with us

...health and wellbeing hub. OpenLearn Create There are some extremely useful resources on OpenLearn Create which may support learners who need a gentler introduction to online learning, including the following: Everyday computer skills: developed in partnership with LEAD to equip people with the skills and knowledge they need to get started in a digital world. Essential...
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Understanding interstrand crosslink repair in Drosophila
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding interstrand crosslink repair in Drosophila

...health. When repair mechanisms are defective, humans become predisposed to a range of cancers. One kind of DNA damage for which effective repair is vital to humans, crosslinking of DNA. This occurs when various agents react with two different position in the DNA; in opposite strands of the DNA it is known as an interstrand crosslink (ICL). The presence of ICL results in...
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Butterflies tell us more than you might think about our natural world
Nature & Environment

Butterflies tell us more than you might think about our natural world

...health of the rest of ecosystem. Generally, if butterflies are declining, then it is likely that other species including ones that are hard to record or we don’t know much about are declining as well. Therefore, what we do for butterflies can be great for others as well. Finally, however sad it might seem, they are great food for other animals. You’ll often see birds...
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Upper intermediate French: discovering French cinema
Languages

Upper intermediate French: discovering French cinema

...public could enjoy at a screening in Paris in 1895, at the Salon Indien of the Grand Café, Boulevard des Capucines. Since then, cinema has become a crucial part of French culture. In this free course, Upper intermediate French: discovering French cinema, you will learn about the art, the industry and the distinctive nature of French cinema. You will find out about...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs