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Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part I socio-economic and transport access inequalities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part I socio-economic and transport access inequalities

...resources to help us into ageing well. It is well noted that greenspaces enhance the health of those who engage with them. Benefits of Greenspaces Today, the benefits of interacting with nature for our health are well-known, from the physical; exercising our bodies outdoors, to the mental; taking time to relax and reflect in nature, to the social; engaging with others...
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Empowering communities
Money & Business

Empowering communities

...resources that exist in the community and build on the strengths and affordances of communities’. They further argue that ‘a strong assets-based approach that emphasises and values the experience of community members is an effective way to empower communities to make positive change’. Perhaps not surprisingly, therefore, community empowerment has come to be regarded...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list

...human characteristics) cannot and do not need to be consistently categorised as ‘female’ or ‘male’. By 2065, we might even question the use of these gendered distinctions altogether. Read at ESRC: Doubting gender. Or why it is best to leave certain questions unanswered For The Conversation, Penn State's Jaime Schultz asks whether worrying about an 'unfair'...
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Formulating research questions
Education & Development

Formulating research questions

...resources that enable the reciprocal involvement of seldom heard groups in health and social care research: A collaborative rapid realist review process’. Health Expectations, 22, pp. 298–306. Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hex.12865 (Accessed: 23 April 2025). Prinjha, S., Miah, N. and Ali, E. (2020) ‘Including “seldom heard” views in...
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Studying mammals: The insect hunters
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The insect hunters

...human (Figure 4a) with that of a bat (Figure 4b). The bat's finger bones - metacarpals and phalanges - are long and thin. The ulna is greatly reduced, almost completely lost. The clawed thumb remains free and is used for moving around roosts. You'll notice that the bones within the human and bat forelimb are identically named. This is because they are homologous, i.e....
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The power of infographics in research dissemination
Education & Development

The power of infographics in research dissemination

...resources that can help you produce effective infographics of your own, and critically evaluate the infographics of others...Infographics are becoming an essential tool in data representation and research communication. In this free course, The power of infographics in research dissemination, you will explore when and how infographics can be useful to your work. You will...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...resources to capture the wisdom of practitioners and other professionals who work in children’s services. There are activities that will help to deepen your knowledge and encourage you to consider how you can support children’s health. We consider the needs of all children, babies, young children, those with disabilities, those with chronic ongoing conditions. In...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Do sperm whales speak with local accents?
Science, Maths & Technology

Do sperm whales speak with local accents?

...human references to understand that culture. Sperm whales learn from others' habits, and dialects, which are going to shape their lives and influence the structure of their societies. Their culture is unique, so is ours, and the culture of bottlenose dolphins and chimpanzees.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original...
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