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Approaching literature: reading Great Expectations
History & The Arts

Approaching literature: reading Great Expectations

...world, is inevitably bound up with the different ways in which we have come to think about ourselves in relation to that world. Insofar as novels typically have a specific location in time and place, they are characteristically involved in the major upheavals of their societies, directly or indirectly: we are viewing the novel as a genre capable of registering in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Infection and immunity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Infection and immunity

...world: (a) Vietnam. (b) United Kingdom. By contrast, health problems that cannot be transmitted between individuals, such as heart disease, diabetes, lung cancer, arthritis and depression, are known as non-communicable diseases (or NCDs). However, a few NCDs also have an infectious component, for example: in most cases of cervical cancer there is evidence of infection...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Empires: power, resistance, legacies
History & The Arts

Empires: power, resistance, legacies

...world. They have shaped how we have seen, mapped and divided the world. They have profoundly affected how we have understood and represented each other. This free course, Empire: power, resistance, legacies, will help you to navigate the complex histories of empires through three key concepts which are central to understanding how empires were established, managed,...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...world. About 9 I saw the Doge at Mass in the chapel of the Palace with the Nobles, thence they went in procession to the Bucentaur or fine Galley, with flags displayed, the sword of state going after the Doge before the Procurators and head Nobles, the Popes Nuncio on the right of the Doge, and the Emperors Ambassador […] on the left […] the Doge went in to the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Hybrid working: skills for leadership
Money & Business

Hybrid working: skills for leadership

...world and what you can do to help them grow and feel secure. ...How does the hybrid world make you feel as a leader? Do you feel out of control? Do you trust your team and workforce to get the job done, or are you much more comfortable having them within your gaze in an office? Hybrid working is here to stay, and more than ever you will need to understand how this makes...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Bill Hare - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Bill Hare - Stories of Change

...World Bank Turn Down the Heat reports and the IPCC AR4. His work has been recently published in Nature Climate Change, Nature, Climatic Change, Regional Environmental Change, Climate Policy. Climate Analytics Climate Analytics - Facebook Climate Analytics - Twitter Transcript Bill Hare Interview Stories of Change Project Interview Transcript Key RH: = Roger Harrabin BH: =...
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Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?

...world in running, swimming and cycling, as well as triathlons. This increased popularity can be attributed to three significant factors (Datta and Bagchi, 2019). First, increased economic prosperity for some people, particularly in the Global North, has resulted in increased disposable income and time for participation in these activities. Second, this prosperity combined...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Will a new European law mean YouTube has to monitor your uploads?
Society, Politics & Law

Will a new European law mean YouTube has to monitor your uploads?

...world have recognized, laws like this threaten ordinary Internet users' rights, by giving private intermediaries incentives to delete perfectly lawful online expression. [Watching you: a giant picture of an eye on a stand above a bicycle rack] Eyes everywhere? The good news is that the Commission won’t revise the EU’s core intermediary liability law, the eCommerce...
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