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Forensic psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic psychology

...changes to the way police obtain eyewitness evidence can have a profound effect on its accuracy. Watch the following video and follow the instructions. GRAHAM PIKE You're about to see video footage of a staged crime. Please watch it carefully. Do you think you would make a good witness if you were now interviewed by the police? Would you be able to remember everything...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Learning how to learn
Education & Development

Learning how to learn

...changing the words round over and over again. I wasn't feeling very confident because I haven't written an essay for about 20 years. I started to panic a bit because I only had a couple of evenings put aside to do it. I thought that if I kept on writing, I'd get there in the end. It wasn't productive and I had no idea of what I was trying to do - a bull in a china shop...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Empires: power, resistance, legacies
History & The Arts

Empires: power, resistance, legacies

...climate justice have also been sought. * restitution The restoration of something that has been lost or stolen. Making amends for injury or loss. Making good. * Scramble for Africa A term used to describe the rapid colonisation of Africa by the major European powers, between roughly 1880 and 1914. The Berlin Conference (1884–1885), a major international meeting, was a...
Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration

...changed. The opportunities for ‘water cooler’ moments or to ask a colleague a quick question across the desk have become less frequent, and new ways of sharing information have developed. Not only did having to move to remote working at an organisational level change how many of us needed to work, it has impacted workplace culture and expected behaviours. During the...
The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

...change. This course is designed to help you understand that journey, whether in reference to a professional or recreational athlete, and the nature of support they may need at different times. The course also provides practical guidance, whether you support athletes as a coach or parent or whether you are an athlete yourself, and draws on a wealth of case study and...
Legal skills and debates in Scotland Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

...change. Opinions about law, lawyers, judges and the function of the legal system vary. The role and function of law is often in the news and much debated. Whether law is used to protect, regulate, uphold rights, challenge authority, resolve disputes or govern, it is central to society. In this week you are encouraged to explore your own thoughts and views about law and...
Studying mammals: Return to the water
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Return to the water

...changed in ways better suited to living and hunting in an aquatic environment. In particular, I shall explore the so-called 'diving response' (Section 3), and describe some of the problems involved in finding out how the animals behave on their dives. Finally, in Section 4, I shall look at what is now known about the evolution of the mammals that have made the most...
Child mental health: is it in crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Child mental health: is it in crisis?

...changed to ensure this young person and their family cannot be identified. Case study: Lily [A picture of ‘Lily’, a teenager who, based on her facial expression, appears to be distressed.] Lily is 14 years old and lives at home with her mother and father. She is worried that her family, especially her mother (June), will die in a natural disaster, like an earthquake...