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The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...geography of the icon - In 1054, Christianity was divided into two distinct Churches: the Roman Catholic Church, with the Pope in Rome at its head; and the Orthodox Church, with the Patriarch in Constantinople at its head. One of the main reasons for the divide, known as the ‘Great Schism’, was a disagreement on the descent of the Holy Ghost. The Catholic Church...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...geography department and at one point, he posted a slide advertising for interns in his dendrochronology lab. And I was lucky enough to get that job. He came to me with a set of data with the task of turning it into a piece of music, and we wound up with "A Song of Our Warming Planet." In the piece of music, each note will correspond to a year. And then the pitch of that...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...Geographies of Film Consumption, London, British Film Institute. Jerram, L. (2011) Streetlife: The Untold History of Europe’s Twentieth Century, Oxford, Oxford University Press. Jones, E.B. (2001) ‘A new stage of life? Young women’s changing expectations and aspirations about work in Weimar Saxony’, German History, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 549–70. Kirk, D. (1969)...
The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...geography is complex, and may be linked to factors such as socioeconomic status. Additionally, differing diet in different geographical regions may have a significant impact and you are going to learn more about this next...The gut microbiome – balancing the body: 3.4 The impact of diet - As you learnt previously, the gut microbiota digest nutrients from the diet of the...
Veiling
History & The Arts

Veiling

...geography? Are they not inevitably closely intertwined? It is clear that there are many contrasting points of view on the issue of veiling within Islam, and many different motives behind the adoption of different veiling practices. For some, the adoption or rejection of different styles of veiling makes them ‘unwilling targets of attention’, while others use veils as...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...geography, or RS involved with project work, using books as well as online resources. And of course, you can have a vital contribution to sixth form study skills and support for International Baccalaureate or EPQ qualifications. The higher the profile that's given to information literacy in school, then the more that your role as librarian will be appreciated and valued....
Eutrophication
Nature & Environment

Eutrophication

...Geography, University College, London; Figure 2.1 Copyright © Sukurta Viliaus & Co.; Figures 2.2, 2.5a & 3.4 Copyright © Owen Mountford/Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; Figure 2.5b Copyright © Peter Gathercole/Oxford Scientific Films; Figure 2.6 Copyright © Alistair MacEwen/Oxford Scientific Films; Figure 2.7 Copyright © BBC Worldwide; Figure 2.18 With permission...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The search for water on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

The search for water on Mars

...geography and climate. [This is a photograph of a wood. In the foreground, the ground is covered in brown leaves with a few small green plants growing in it. In the middle ground a small body of standing water can be seen, with rings forming on the surface of the water from drops that fall into the pond. Behind and to the right of the pond are large trees, extending out...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs