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Environment: treading lightly on the Earth
Nature & Environment

Environment: treading lightly on the Earth

...education, defence and capital investment, for example, in railways. This residue, which arguably can’t be allocated directly to households, amounts to 30% of the total UK carbon footprint (DEFRA, 2023). This means that consumption decisions by individuals and households are responsible for creating or triggering about 70% of the UK’s carbon footprint. This proportion...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...technological capabilities in offshore operations. Having been incorporated as the downstream producer of energy for direct consumption, Sinopec is ahead of the rest in terms of refining and downstream activities. For now, all three should be viewed as competitors who in many ways still retain their unique characteristics and advantages. You saw earlier how China began...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...Education programmes in schools, the French baron Pierre de Coubertin campaigned for the revival of the Olympics. The Ancient Games had been banned in the 390s CE by Theodosius I (along with all other expressions of non-Christian cults), and, except for a few re-creations dotted through history (e.g. events held at the Hippodrome of Constantinople during the Byzantine...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Protest Banners: Hillsborough
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Hillsborough

...education study or returning after a break? You may even be able to study for free. ​ Our 'Arts and Languages Access module' – designed to develop the key skills required for successful university study – is an ideal starting point. You will be introduced to a range of absorbing subjects to prepare you for a wide range of qualifications in the humanities, including:...
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Video 5 mins
Raymond Williams and Leonardo Sciascia: Intellectuals At the Margins
Society, Politics & Law

Raymond Williams and Leonardo Sciascia: Intellectuals At the Margins

...Education informed their respective interrogations of wider cultures. Williams’s writing on culture was influenced by the students in his extra mural classes in Sussex as much as his younger, more affluent Cambridge undergraduates. Some of the best work of both was produced in the late 1950s and early 1960s when post-war European societies were defined by the growth of...
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Article 10 mins
Ageing well by connecting and learning about nature outdoors
Science, Maths & Technology

Ageing well by connecting and learning about nature outdoors

...education programme where we lead individuals of all ages on outdoor adventures in their local park. We also lead talks on specific subjects and can visit you in your location to deliver talks to community groups. On our website we also host a range of free, downloadable resources for learners of all ages, prompting engagement with the outdoors. These range from games to...
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Article 5 mins
Exercising at 50
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercising at 50

...educating on the correct posture whilst strengthening the core musculature that surrounds and protects your spine. As strength-based exercises, training should be performed at least twice a week. However, you can work on achieving good posture by thinking about it more regularly. In summary, as we get older we need to focus more on physical activity to increase our life...
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Article 5 mins
Freud: The Expert View
Health, Sports & Psychology

Freud: The Expert View

...education, a distinguishing characteristic was its breadth. He studied classics and history at school; philosophy and biology at university. He was equally at home in the worlds of literature and science. And one of the great features of his theory is that it links our biological being with the meanings that constitute our experience. Becoming a great scientist was...
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Article 10 mins