2,340 search results
Medical statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

Medical statistics

...health of populations. In this extract you will learn about some of the statistical methods used in epidemiology and more widely in medical statistics. The focus will be on statistical ideas, analysis of data and interpretation of results; this is typical of M249. It is relatively self-contained and should be reasonably easy to understand for someone with a good knowledge...
View course Medical statistics
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Betty Luckham: celebrating the activism of a pioneering Windrush woman
History & The Arts

Betty Luckham: celebrating the activism of a pioneering Windrush woman

...health. [This is a map of Guyana] Map showing the location of Guyana At 18, Betty entered the world of work, beginning in the Department of Transport and Harbours before joining the civil service in the Housing and Planning Authority. Here she took on the role of Women’s Housing Officer, interviewing families, and investigating and recording the conditions in the slum...
View video Betty Luckham: celebrating the activism of a pioneering Windrush woman
Video 10 mins
Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students
Education & Development

Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students

...health difficulties in indirect language (‘feeling tired’, ‘having a bad day’). Recognise that Black and minority ethnic students typically desire more contact with tutors and may feel anxious about assessments. Offer example assessments and clear explanations of marking decisions to increase transparency and reduce stress. Take extra care to pronounce students’...
View article Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students
Article 5 mins
People with dementia and meaning in music
Health, Sports & Psychology

People with dementia and meaning in music

...health and well-being benefits of singing for people with dementia and their carers, Dementia, 15(6) 1326–1339. Rubin, DC; Rahhal, TA; Poon, LW, (1998) ‘Things learned in early adulthood are remembered best’ Memory & Cognition, 26 (1), pp. 3-19. Särkämö, T. M; et al., (2014) ‘Cognitive, emotional, and social benefits of regular musical activities in early...
View article People with dementia and meaning in music
Article 5 mins
Mary Shelley: the expert view
History & The Arts

Mary Shelley: the expert view

...health, she was sent away for long periods to recuperate. During one memorable journey she hid her money carefully in her stays for safety; nevertheless it was stolen from her! From the age of thirteen she had terrible eczema, possibly triggered by her poor relationship with her stepmother. The poet Percy Shelley was already married when he became involved with Mary. They...
View article Mary Shelley: the expert view
Article 10 mins
IT in everyday life
Science, Maths & Technology

IT in everyday life

...public services will be accessible online, and billions of pounds have been spent to get computers into schools and local communities. The language used by politicians has drawn strongly on the inevitability of technological change and the need to be at the forefront of these changes in order to secure future prosperity. One of the discussions about IT concerns whether...
View course IT in everyday life
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around
Languages

Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around

...public spaces and how to get by in a Hispanic city...Do you want to improve your language skills and communicate more easily and effectively in Spanish? This free course, Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around, concentrates on Spanish as a tool for communication, but it also provides some insights into Hispanic societies and cultures through authentic printed and audio...
View course Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Collective leadership
Money & Business

Collective leadership

...public expect us to hold people to account for behaving in that way. So within Sussex police, I can set the standards and enforce those standards time and again and be able to support people in the challenging decision making that they make. And we are held to account externally by the IOPC. And sometimes it is their behaviour that's seen by officers that says, I feel...
View course Collective leadership
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs