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Camille Parmesan - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Camille Parmesan - Stories of Change

...research focuses on the current impacts of climate change on wildlife. Parmesan’s early research spanned multiple aspects of the behavior, ecology and evolution of insect/plant interactions in natural systems. The emergence of anthropogenic global warming as a major threat steered her research to focus on biological impacts of climate change in natural systems. Her...
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Religion and Violence
History & The Arts

Religion and Violence

...Research some examples of historical context where religion played a role in both violence and in promoting toleration. You could consider the extent to which one or more of the ‘Points for Consideration’ is relevant to your example. A good place to start for researching the role religion has in promoting toleration and contributing to violence is the website of the...
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Stakeholders in marketing and finance
Money & Business

Stakeholders in marketing and finance

...children) have over customers (in this case, parents). For example, marketers advertise tempting toys or food items during breaks in children’s television programmes or by placing sweets within reach of small children in supermarkets. They are thus attempting to use children’s ‘pester power’ to persuade parents to buy the goods in question. As a result they are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Why sportspeople convicted of violence against women forfeit their right to be 'stars'
Society, Politics & Law

Why sportspeople convicted of violence against women forfeit their right to be 'stars'

...children – who heard him threaten to make her “disappear” – was allowed to return to the ring where his legions of fans lionise him for doing in the ring what he was imprisoned for doing in his home. This sends altogether the wrong message on domestic violence. Or take the example of premier league footballer Danny Simpson, who served just 300 hours of community...
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Astronomy: images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy: images of the Universe

...centre. Such plots can be referred to as radial surface brightness profiles. The light is spread out over a number of pixels, despite the true angular size of the star being smaller than one image pixel. The way that light from a star is distributed across multiple pixels by a particular telescope is known as the telescope’s point-spread function (PSF). [Described...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Mental health: Tips for mates
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health: Tips for mates

...Research - Try to find out about the illness to enable you to understand it. Family and friends who live with someone suffering need to have a grasp on the problem - and, because any condition like this can affect the lives of those around the ill person, they need support too. There are lots of books and websites you can look at. Danger signs - If you think your friend...
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Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?
Society, Politics & Law

Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?

...researching systems thinking in practice for 50 years. Many of our staff and students have played significant roles in many different organisations and in many different settings. We have taught thousands of students and reached hundreds of thousands of learners. Many have found that systems thinking has profoundly changed their lives and the way they work. With the...
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Introduction to mental health science
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to mental health science

...research and employment in the fields of medical and psychological sciences (neuroscience, psychology, health sciences). It will develop the critical skills and knowledge that are relevant to employment within the health sector, life sciences, medical and related fields, and to inform and strengthen professional practice. These free courses are adapted extracts from the...
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