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The law-making process in England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The law-making process in England and Wales

...research and critical thinking skills by introducing you to different forms of legislation. The activities included in this course provide you with an opportunity to locate an Act of Parliament and consider the layout (structure) of a statute. You will consider how legislation controls certain types of behaviour or social interaction in society, such as excluding certain...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...research priorities...This free course, An introduction to floodplain meadows, explores how these traditional landscapes can deliver a range of nature-based solutions that will improve our environment. The course will help you to learn about this unique environment, increasing your ecological knowledge, developing your skills in critical reasoning, and offering you an...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Living the Legacy
Science, Maths & Technology

Living the Legacy

...on a variety of projects in Jamaica, looking at contemporary responses to Darwin and Into the historic role of Jamaica in providing material for his research. Darwin for young people Several 'Darwin Now' projects have focussed on bringing young people together to discuss Darwin and his legacy. Events and conferences have been taking place both in Britain and in Egypt....
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Audio 26 mins
The relativistic Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The relativistic Universe

...how different phenomena affect space-time General relativity predictions The evidence for gravitational waves and black holes. Gravitational wave astronomy could drive the cutting edge research of future The “dark sector” Examining the concepts of dark matter and dark energy. Ideas about dark energy have led to a theory of the end of the universe called the Big Rip...
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Audio 32 mins
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...Centre, which means getting up soon after five. I leave home at about half past five -- always depends on what time I get up, really. I go to bed quite early -- between half past nine and 10 o’clock. So I try and get six, seven hours’ sleep. I start the morning with the swim, because I think it stimulates the brain, gets me thinking. The Leisure Centre opens at six,...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
The mother of the American Athens
History & The Arts

The mother of the American Athens

...children, that the officers of Boston took from their vessel. "Pathetic but splendid figures," my brave "R. N." calls them, and he tells how, after a month's jail, they were "sent home broken men, to endure the scoffs of their neighbors and the rigors of ecclesiastical discipline." VI The dungeons which remain to witness of their hardships in Boston are of thick-walled,...
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Article 5 mins
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...children. There is a large body of research which suggests that identical twins, when compared with non-identical twins, are much more likely to display similar tastes, talents and patterns of behaviour, not least known criminal offending (Christiansen, 1977). (Identical twins share the same genetic make-up as opposed to non-identical twins who share a womb, but possess...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
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Education & Development

Teaching and learning tricky topics

...research on threshold concepts and the causes of student misconceptions has focused on the sciences and mathematics. For example, research has highlighted that ‘intuitive beliefs’ lie at the bottom of many misconceptions. Intuitive beliefs are assumptions that students make about the world around them. Sometimes these beliefs are mistaken, yet they are so engrained...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs