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Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

...work? How did you travel? Did you go out with friends? Did you visit family? Did you visit your doctor? Did you go away? Have you visited an exhibition? Did you take part in sport? Did you buy a coffee or take-away meal? Did you use the internet to search for information or contact friends? Have you watched catch-up TV? Have a look at the suggestions that follow, as some...
Camille Parmesan - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Camille Parmesan - Stories of Change

...work on butterflies to synthetic analyses of global impacts on a broad range of species across terrestrial and marine biomes. She works actively with governmental agencies and NGOs to help develop conservation assessment and planning tools aimed at preserving biodiversity in the face of climate change. Parmesan has received numerous scientific awards, including being...
Does cancer treatment increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and why?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does cancer treatment increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and why?

...work by slowing the growth of rapidly dividing cancer cells. Chemotherapy is used to treat cancer (both cure or prevent recurrence) and ease cancer symptoms (used to shrink tumours that might be causing pain). However, some forms of chemotherapy can damage other healthy tissues that also divide rapidly. For example, it can kill the white blood cells that are an essential...
Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?
Nature & Environment

Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?

...worked hard to keep them out. There was a sense of triumph all around, and the body was tied to a pole, squeezed through the gathering crowds and loaded into the back of a pick-up truck. It was then paraded around for all to see; hundreds of mobile phone cameras clicked away. The post-mortem revealed that the tiger had injuries, probably from a fight with another tiger....
Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance
Health, Sports & Psychology

Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance

...worked for the men. In the same weekend that Brigid Kosgei broke the women’s marathon record, Eliud Kipchoge performed a feat some never thought possible as he broke the 2-hour barrier for running a marathon. To achieve this Kipchoge had been part of the ‘Breaking-2’ project developed by Nike. Years in the making, the project scrutinised every aspect of human...
Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...work, study and everyday life...Would you like to improve your current English skills or perhaps remember areas you may have forgotten? This free course serves as good preparation for studying the formal English Essential Skills Level 1, which is available in Wales. Whilst the course does not cover all aspects of the current English Functional Skills Level 1 curriculum,...
Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Ralph Waldo Emerson on Shakespeare's craft
History & The Arts

Ralph Waldo Emerson on Shakespeare's craft

...worked for him, and he enters into their labors. Choose any other thing, out of the line of tendency, out of the national feeling and history, and he would have all to do for himself: his powers would be expended in the first preparations. Great genial power, one would almost say, consists in not being original at all; in being altogether receptive; in letting the world...
AI fluency
Digital & Computing

AI fluency

...work, accessibility, and society. The course also introduces Microsoft Copilot, showing how AI tools can support creativity, productivity, and everyday problem solving. Suitable for students, professionals, and leaders alike, AI fluency helps demystify AI and equips learners with the knowledge to engage with AI technologies thoughtfully, responsibly, and effectively...AI...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs