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Globalisation and health
Society, Politics & Law

Globalisation and health

...play a crucial role in determining publid health policy Global partnership The role of the private sector in the public health arena. Working in global partnerships Partnerships require both strict accountability and a spirit of compromise from the various participants. The next big challenge: mental health Mental health issues as the next big public health challenge....
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Audio 24 mins
The Arch Never Sleeps
Science, Maths & Technology

The Arch Never Sleeps

...Hooke's theory of arches, and explains that the forces at work witin an arch are the same as those in domes. Flying Butresses at Chartres The butresses at Chartres Cathedral are examined. Mathematic models describe how and why the top tier of butresses was added. Beauvais Cathedral A look at what happens when the forces in stone structures are not kept in equilibrium....
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Audio 30 mins
Water supply and treatment in the UK
Science, Maths & Technology

Water supply and treatment in the UK

...they think. The panel outline what we can do to help ourselves. Fresh water filtration The multi-stage treatment process river water goes through before it comes out of our taps. Waste water filtration The processes at a sewage works and the types of waste water treated. Background to the case studies Dr Suresh Nesaratnam explains the choice of case studies in the video....
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Audio 52 mins
An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language
Education & Development

An informal and friendly introduction to British Sign Language

...working through these videos and that it gives you some confidence to communicate with a deaf person. The alphabet Right handed finger spelling Days of the week Months Colours Weather Greetings Animals Emotions Five Ws and one H Summary We hope the short videos have been a useful resource and inspire you to go on and learn more. Additional resources and acknowledgements...
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Video 20 mins
Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...and weaving methods to the local people and how they incorporate new designs into their work Ghana: Kumasi Market John Picton goes to the market in Kumasi to look at factory printed cloth to see how it is still influenced by traditional designs. He also looks at the history of the modern printed cloths and how manufacturers try to keep pace with changing societies...
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Audio 48 mins
Introduction to adolescent mental health Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to adolescent mental health

...work your way through Activity 4. Activity 4: The impact of mental health problems Timing: Allow about 15 minutes Select the answer for Question 1a here Think of a young person you know, who you think may have a mental health problem, or you are generally concerned about. If you can’t think of anyone, consider a fictional character, or someone older that you know. [Six...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Voices from the Global South: an international field trip
Society, Politics & Law

Voices from the Global South: an international field trip

...working out why you might initially disagree, and then deciding what the right questions to ask are. Those questions can be informed both by what you hear in the videos and the geographical thinking you may already have about the local and the global, social justice and inequality, and power and knowledge. In this way, you are joining and progressing the conversation, and...
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Article 5 hrs
Lord John Browne - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Lord John Browne - Stories of Change

...working for the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in Iran, and I went on holidays and I was taken round oil rigs by drillers and I met the amazing Myron Kinley - who was putting out a blowout at Ahwaz 6 and it seemed to me to be an extraordinary activity. I put it out of my head, let me say, and I went to Cambridge and I thought I’d do something entirely different, simply to be...
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