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Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges

...college experience’, Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 18, 3 pages 142 – 150. Meddings, S., McGregor, J., Roeg, W. and Shepherd, G. (2015) ’Recovery colleges: quality and outcomes", Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 19, 4, pages 212 – 221. Southern Health NHS http://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/health-and-wellbeing/recovery/college/frequently-asked-questions/...
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Magical Modernity in a Muggle World? Witchcraft, Spirituality and Everyday Enchantment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Magical Modernity in a Muggle World? Witchcraft, Spirituality and Everyday Enchantment

...social theorist Max Weber - has been to trap us in the ‘iron cage of modernity’; stripped of magic and superstition we are prevented from contemplating what might lie beyond this lacklustre façade. For the rational minded, just as for Uncle Vernon, the world experienced by Harry, Hermione and Ron is kept firmly at arm's length, presented as completely unachievable...
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Art and the Business of Taste
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Art and the Business of Taste

...social role? A significant, but often forgotten, element of art is promotion. The ability to not only create something new and inspiring but also share it with the world. Great artists of the past such as Dali and Warhol were renowned self-promoters. This speaks to the affinities between art and marketing. Namely, the skills needed to properly and effectively market your...
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What happens to our brain as we age and how can we stop the decline?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to our brain as we age and how can we stop the decline?

...social and cognitive stimulation. [Mediterranean diet. Fruit, vegetables, grain, nuts olive oil and fish on wood] Increasing moderate exercise is very beneficial especially if we can get outdoors (more on green and blues spaces here). Aiming for healthy nutrition, especially a Mediterranean style diet, provides protection against cardiovascular disease . Good hydration...
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Professor Lord Nicholas Stern - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Professor Lord Nicholas Stern - Stories of Change

...working on economics and development all my professional life, starting in the late sixties, so energy in relation to development has always been an important subject for me, but focussing on energy is really dating from about ten years ago when I started to work on the Stern Review which I began that work in 2005 and it was published in autumn 2006. RH: Whose idea was...
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Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?

...work. Apprentices new to distance learning say they may not feel confident with the skills they already have; this free course will help to support you in becoming a confident distance learning apprentice. It will guide you through five simple interactive steps to refresh your approach to learning. You will explore useful study skills, time management, assessments,...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
How to be a critical reader
Languages

How to be a critical reader

...social sciences will debate the theoretical aspects of a range of topics. Whether you are studying humanities, social sciences, science or technology, you will need to judge whether a text is an appropriate and reliable source. Some texts will be more factual than others and some will attempt to influence your opinions. The purpose of the questions you ask in this course...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Music in Code
History & The Arts

Music in Code

...works, producing specific musical effects such as vibrato and trills. Musical Box The manufacture and repertoire of a 19th century cylinder musical box. Pin Disk Musical Box Experts compare disc versus cylinder design. The Paper Roll: Reiterating Piano The piano melodica. How book music is made, how the mechanism works and how to add expression to the music. The Paper...
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