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Children are at risk from junk food advertisements on social media
Society, Politics & Law

Children are at risk from junk food advertisements on social media

...code adopted by Ireland’s Department of Health, even if it is voluntary, rather than mandatory. The code contains a potentially disruptive new provision stating that “marketing Communications for HFSS [high fat, salt and sugar] food by means of social media shall not target children under the age of 15”. This is a significant advance on recent UK online junk food...
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Article 5 mins
Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care
Nature & Environment

Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care

...simple. There are several stages to consider, explained in this short animation. Transcript All of these processes take energy and this energy will have associated carbon emissions which together equals the embodied carbon. A home needs energy and carbon to heat, light and live in it, this is known as the operational carbon. The hope is that the new windows will reduce...
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Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision

...simple ways, with direct actions that they can understand and they can be motivated through… to go through awareness, to motivation, to action, I think it can change. And also to take a slightly more different example, look what Breaking Bad did for chemistry, sometimes it just requires a slightly different approach and I think it requires a lot of creative thinking to...
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Video 30 mins
Free digital, numeracy and employability courses to build your skills
Education & Development

Free digital, numeracy and employability courses to build your skills

...coding, programming or digital marketing. These are a small selection of free courses to boost your skills from The Open University. Many others are available by exploring OpenLearn. You might like to visit The Skills Toolkit from the National Careers Service, where you can find many more courses to help you learn new skills or change jobs. Once you’ve finished...
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Article 5 mins
Thailand: The Politics of Blood
Society, Politics & Law

Thailand: The Politics of Blood

...the arresting symbolism and imagery, issues of democracy, welfare, education and human rights are at stake - in a political crisis that is not going to go away. Perspective: The Politics of Blood Join the BBC's Asia correspondent, Alastair Leithead, and author and historian Chris Baker, for an insight into the colour coded protests and political problems facing Thailand....
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Video 16 mins
Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...simple, even oversimplified. However, in this free course, Exploring books for children: words and pictures, you will learn how children’s books use words and pictures together in remarkably sophisticated ways to communicate both to young and older readers, drawing on examples from the classics, such as Beatrix Potter’s Tales of Peter Rabbit, and from contemporary...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Explainer: What is autophagy?
Science, Maths & Technology

Explainer: What is autophagy?

...simple unicellular organisms (such as yeast) to complex multicellular organisms (such as plants and animals). How does autophagy work? [A human cell treated with a compound which induces autophagy] Figure 1: A human cell treated with a compound which induces autophagy. Autophagosomes are visible as small bright green speckles. The general mechanisms of autophagy are...
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Article 10 mins
Coronavirus: The Lowdown
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coronavirus: The Lowdown

...simple yet effective: cover your mouth and nose with a tissue, or even your sleeve, when you cough or sneeze do not cover sneezes with your hands throw used tissues in the bin straight away (catch it, kill it, bin it) wash your hands with soap and water often – pop hand sanitiser gel in your bag for when soap and water are not available avoid close contact with people...
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