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Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care
Nature & Environment

Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care

...think about operational carbon this doesn’t seem like an entirely foolish idea. Add embodied carbon to the mix however and the picture changes dramatically. Studies have shown that energy efficiency improvements to existing buildings are at least 4% and in some cases nearly 60% better in lifecycle terms than demolish and replace. Looks like we should keep those old...
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Article 10 mins
What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love
Health, Sports & Psychology

What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love

...Think outside the box As the research on gender roles suggests, outdated socio-cultural norms can structure the couple dynamic in heterosexual relationships resulting in imbalances in power and unfairness in the domestic division of labour. This is likely to cause resentment and conflict. LGBTQ+ couples, on the other hand, are more willing to think outside the box of what...
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Article 15 mins
Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work

...think about what characteristics and ways of behaving make you feel good? What’s important to you in life? What career would you change to if there were no constraints? What inspires you? And think about what disappoints you and makes you angry (may show that you value the opposite)? What would you most like to change? Read the lists of your top twenty values again. Are...
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Approaching poetry
History & The Arts

Approaching poetry

...Think about this first stanza of Thomas Hardy's ‘Neutral Tones’ (1867): We stood by a pond that winter day, And the sun was white, as though chidden of God, And a few leaves lay on the starving sod; – They had fallen from an ash, and were gray. (Gibson, 1976, p. 12) Notice that, in the last line, ‘oak’ or ‘elm’ would work just as well as far as the rhythm or...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?

...think of this image when thinking about clashes of understanding between cultures. [This is a cartoon-style drawing of two women walking in opposite directions. One woman is wearing a bikini and carrying a beach bag; she is wearing high heels, jewellery and sunglasses. The other woman is wearing a black burqa covering all of her body except for her eyes. Each woman looks...
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Article 20 mins
Introduction to Arabic
Education & Development

Introduction to Arabic

...system pronounce and write the Arabic alphabet understand the influence of Arabic on other languages...Week 1: Introduction to the Arabic alphabet: 1 Arabic alphabet - The first step to learning any language is to learn the alphabet. The Arabic alphabet consists of twenty-eight letters, which you will find in the following table with the English transliteration. Listen...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...think they want to do maybe sociology or psychology, and they will switch from the idea of having done that first foundation module. So that can lead you into areas you never thought you'd be interested in. SPEAKER 5 I think I like having that flexibility. I mean, that's what the Open degree is all about. SPEAKER 3 So students can pretty much study any modules they like,...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The world's busiest railway station - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai
Science, Maths & Technology

The world's busiest railway station - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai

...system control and automation. [Blurred hurrying commuters inside Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station, Mumbai] On top of that, to maintain the headway, commuters only have fifteen to thirty five seconds while the train stops to get on or off. Many jump out of the open doors whilst the train is still in motion. Tragically accidents are commonplace - nine people...
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