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Economics explains discrimination in the labour market
Society, Politics & Law

Economics explains discrimination in the labour market

...social norms about women with young children working. Increased financial pressures on families and a change in employers’ attitudes have also contributed. The evidence indicates that women with job protected maternity leave have significantly higher earnings than women who do not, other things equal. Significant improvements in the earnings of women have also been...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Understanding service improvement in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding service improvement in healthcare

...work in healthcare, or if you are involved in healthcare in some other way, for example as a volunteer, campaigner, relative or service user. The concept of service improvement is important because it is usually at the centre of discussions around change, particularly when resources are limited and difficult decisions have to be made about healthcare priorities. In such...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Achieving public dialogue
Science, Maths & Technology

Achieving public dialogue

...social and ethical dimensions of their work. (Wilsdon et al., 2005, p.35) What is certain is that engagement will only be effective if sound and attractive means of engaging the public are developed. There is a high premium therefore on developing new means of engagement and we'll end this course by looking at just one novel example that reflects the innovative thinking...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
The research and modelling of COVID-19
Science, Maths & Technology

The research and modelling of COVID-19

...working as an Assistant Professor in the Operations Management & Quantitative Techniques Area at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-Indore). He has a PhD in Statistics from North Carolina State University and worked as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center before joining IIM-Indore. His primary research interests include...
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Article 10 mins
Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision

...works as hard as it could to engage a contemporary audience he is currently series producing Savage Kingdom with Icon Films and NHFU Botswana for National Geographic Wild - a ground-breaking six-parter about the dangerously interconnected lives of competing clan predators in a kingdom far, far away. Transcript Earth in Vision Project My name is Dominic Weston, I’m a...
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Video 30 mins
Goya
History & The Arts

Goya

...works of Goya and the influences of the times in which he lived. Anyone with a desire to look for the influences behind a work of art will benefit from studying this course...What influenced Goya? Did Napoleon's invasion of Spain alter the course of Goya's career? This free course will guide you through the works of Goya and the influences of the times in which he lived....
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
How is Khat adding to the food crisis in Yemen?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is Khat adding to the food crisis in Yemen?

...social, cultural and economic aspects of addiction. The spread of khat cultivation is affecting food security in the country, at a time when Yemen is standing on the brink of famine, whose signs have already appeared in a number of provinces. The recent figures released by the ministry indicate that khat has become the real crisis, increasing the severity of the worsening...
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How have the Conservatives overtaken Labour for the British Indian vote?
Society, Politics & Law

How have the Conservatives overtaken Labour for the British Indian vote?

...social democratic model of political economy – high taxes funding an all-encompassing welfare state designed for mass wealth redistribution – is unlikely to command much support among aspirational British Indian voters. The reality is that if many had reservations over the interventionist nature of the economic policies promoted under Ed Miliband’s leadership, they...
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Article 5 mins