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Introduction to ecosystems
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to ecosystems

...health of the forest depends on fungus – decaying branches and leaf litter are rich with nutrients, and fungi can ferry these back to living plants. Unearthing the woodwide web NARRATOR Luxurious timber in the luxuriant rain forest. Economics inextricably bound with ecology. Now, biologists are unearthing a new set of relationships fundamental to the forest. Lessons...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Scottish courts and the law Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish courts and the law

...Mental Health Tribunal and in 2005 we took over responsibility for hearing appeals in licensing matters from sheriffs. Sheriffs principal also hear fatal accident inquiries where the circumstances of the case raise significant issues of public interest. At lunchtime today I am meeting the area procurator fiscal to discuss two forthcoming inquiries which will be held in my...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...health and defended. It is engineering that puts all this in place. All the material things – from containers of shower gel to satellites – that enable us to live our everyday life are the products of engineering (Figure 1). [Described image] Figure 1 Engineers make all the cool things in the world! (a) Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge; (b) Hubble Space...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...health workers. In remote rural areas of some countries, doctors can make use of computer networks or even mobile phones to make a diagnosis if they are unable to see the patient in person. However, this is by no means universal, and even where such facilities exist they aren’t always available. Information for travellers is also increasingly being made available...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The search for water on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

The search for water on Mars

...health as soon as rain arrives. On Earth, there are also regions that are much drier than the UK. Look at photographs in Figure 6 and Figure 7. Both were taken in January and show differences in the availability of water depending on geography and climate. [This is a photograph of a wood. In the foreground, the ground is covered in brown leaves with a few small green...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Quantitative and qualitative research in finance
Money & Business

Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

...health or financial circumstances. Question 5 What, if anything, can participants reasonably expect in return for their participation? Add your notes here and then compare them with the feedback provided. Discussion Again, this is impossible to answer in the abstract. Like many other issues surrounding research ethics, what judgements we make will depend upon the context....
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Napoleonic paintings
History & The Arts

Napoleonic paintings

...mental and physical anguish (cowering in a corner, tearing their hair, desperately reaching out, etc.). They are also enveloped in shadow, as if to suggest that what they are going through is too horrific to be shown in the clear light of day; their blood-shot eyes stare out crazily through the darkness, and the blankets in which they are wrapped look rather like shrouds....
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Start writing fiction: characters and stories
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction: characters and stories

...health, assets, flaws, sexuality, gait, voice. Psychological: intelligence, temperament, happiness/unhappiness, attitudes, self-knowledge, unconscious aspects. Interpersonal/cultural: family, friends, colleagues, birthplace, education, hobbies, beliefs, values, lifestyle. Personal history: major events in their life, including the best and the most traumatic times....
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs