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'A Rose By Any Other Name...': The Importance of Words when it comes to Race
Education & Development

'A Rose By Any Other Name...': The Importance of Words when it comes to Race

...Social Sciences courses and qualifications. 1969 was the year that a human first landed on the moon. It was also the year that I first saw a Black person on the telly. Both events were equally stellar for me. I was allowed to stay up late, even though it was a school night (I was only seven), to watch the grainy but miraculous pictures on our small black and white TV. It...
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The science behind why we drink alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science behind why we drink alcohol

...social behaviour – coming more under the control of midbrain dopamine neurons. This leads to the loss of self-restraint that people report when drinking. One noticeable effect – after just a few drinks – is an increase in sociability . But the loss of inhibition probably also underlies risk-taking behaviour while under the influence and goes some way towards...
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Opening up history: religion and politics in the Elizabethan era
History & The Arts

Opening up history: religion and politics in the Elizabethan era

...social circumstances and with different ideas and objectives and wishes – deal with each other to influence events and produce the outcomes that we can observe. Within that, partly due to the major debates being conducted by other historians in the field, I’ve focused a lot on warfare and the effect of religious change on early modern politics, despite not being...
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Opening up history: teaching transatlantic slavery in British schools
History & The Arts

Opening up history: teaching transatlantic slavery in British schools

...social, cultural, political and economic afterlives of slavery within the present. I find the way that this history connects people, places, and ideas over time fascinating – it gives meaning to the work, even if that meaning can sometimes be difficult and complicated to grapple with. 4. What is your research project about? My most recent project focuses on the teaching...
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Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...social contact for those of us connected to suitable networks. Some people may find it difficult to imagine not having access to the information and services that play a crucial part in their daily lives. Others may feel that they have no part to play in the digital world because their network access is very limited or even non-existent. Some simply don’t care about the...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Introducing International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing International Relations

...Social and cultural issues: These issues involve cultural exchanges, identity conflicts, and social norms. IR examines how globalisation impacts local cultures, religious identities and migration patterns. Social issues often overlap with political issues, as seen, for example, in debates over human rights or refugee protection. Consequently, each issue area can...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...social relationships, when you negotiate a contract, or handle calls in a call centre. All these roles and tasks require flexibility and dexterity with language, and perhaps especially oral language. There is an implicit assumption in what Lise says that a dedicated study of grammar will provide someone with the understanding they need to develop such skills. The second...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
What do historians do?
History & The Arts

What do historians do?

...social historian specialising in the Victorian era and in the history of broadcasting in Britain. Briggs graduated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, in 1941, and served in the Intelligence Corps at Bletchley Park (1942–45) before becoming a fellow of Worcester College in 1945 and embarking on an academic career. What, then, do historians actually do? Asking the...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs