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Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?

...World, such as in our British society where there are inequalities in pay between men and women. Surely, Muslim women have the human right of freedom to choose what we wear and what we do, just like everyone else, as long as we all abide by the law and do not hurt anyone. Swim away! I will never forget my first experience of swimming! At school we had swimming lessons...
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Article 20 mins
Microgravity: living on the International Space Station Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...world, but ever since I learned to ride, and probably when you learned to ride as well, we learnt that when we go around the corner on our bicycles, we have to lean into the corner so that we don't fall over. And that's all about balancing forces, something we do very naturally when riding our bikes. And this next practical is all about motion in a circle and learning...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Approaching prose fiction
History & The Arts

Approaching prose fiction

...worlds and engage us with the power of their invention. They provide us with more than the immediate interest of narrative – of something happening – and more than the pleasures of imagination: they enlarge our understanding of ourselves and deepen our appreciation of life. (p. 27) Did your own answers to the question of why we read touch on any of the reasons DiYanni...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Sustainable innovations in enterprises
Money & Business

Sustainable innovations in enterprises

...world over. Plastic does have environmental concerns. Yes, it's lighter to transport, but it's also very easy to throw away. And, from a sustainability point of view, it's something that's quite important to us. I'm a sailor at heart. And I do travel, and you do see plastic all over the place. And I think glass is the way forwards. One of our biggest constraints, at the...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Critical criminology and the social sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Critical criminology and the social sciences

...world. Criminology is often studied alongside other social science disciplines, most commonly: psychology, sociology or law. This course will help you to make sense of some of the key differences between criminology, psychology, sociology and law, while illustrating how certain topics might be approached and understood by someone from these different disciplinary...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing
Education & Development

Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing

...world exclusively through a professional lens. Undertaking original research using methods she was unused to and subjecting her data to rigorous, systematic analysis reveals contexts and influences to which as a professional she was completely oblivious. Kathy illustrates well the value of looking at the everyday familiar with fresh academic eyes. One thing that happens...
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Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...world of mental health. These preferences often stem from the desire to express, or have recognised, a more nuanced, more social and less medicalised view of what mental ill-health involves, and how an individual experiences them. They also imply a particular role for the practitioner. Someone who may be medically oriented might use the term ‘patient’, while someone...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts
History & The Arts

Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts

...World War. You’ll explore Woolf’s views on the role of this novel, and the wider significance of literature and language. As well as reading about the novel, you will read several extracts from it, which will have audio readings accompanying them, and you’ll be asked to analyse these extracts, and determine how Woolf achieved her aims by depicting images, memories,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs