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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...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Exploring evidence-based policing
Money & Business

Exploring evidence-based policing

...public expect or because it is “how it has always been done” even though there might be little evidence to support its continuation. Habit and intuition can play a crucial role in driving these behaviours as can perceptions of good judgement in terms of perpetuating behaviours. In recent years there has been a growing focus on the use of evidence-based approaches in...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The repute and reality of being a Roman emperor
History & The Arts

The repute and reality of being a Roman emperor

...public image of some of Augustus’ successors. Integral to this public image was the way in which the emperor treated and was seen to treat his subjects. Here you will focus on one key group – the provincials – but other key groups of subjects included the senatorial élite, the populace of Rome and the army. These groups sum up the major divisions of people with...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Hajj 2015: Balancing pilgrimage with consumerism
History & The Arts

Hajj 2015: Balancing pilgrimage with consumerism

...health facilities greatly mitigated the dangers and diseases that afflicted mass gatherings. Along with the involvement of commercial agencies offering organised tours, this made the journey much safer and more predictable. Growing economic resources, especially oil, in many parts of the Muslim world also provided increasing numbers of people with the money to embark on...
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Article 5 mins
Sea level rise in Looe, Cornwall
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Looe, Cornwall

...health services (Hansard, 2019). The community is concerned about the viability of its tourist industry and the fish market if the flooding continues. The estimate for damages in Looe over the past 5 years is £39 million (Hansard, 2019). How will Looe adapt? Cornwall and Looe see action to adapt to sea-level rise as a priority and local plans focus on the social and...
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Article 5 mins
Enduring Love
Health, Sports & Psychology

Enduring Love

...health. And when you went to that church and you got married you weren’t thinking maybe this might last five years or ten years, this was going to be for ever until you die. Title: the secret? Ann It’s got to be that instant chemistry. Owen I’d been looking for that for years, yeah. Ann And then I think it’s very important especially as you get older to have a...
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Audio 5 mins
Water: Managing the 1% in a climate changing world
Nature & Environment

Water: Managing the 1% in a climate changing world

...health and economic and social well-being. [Map catchments from CABA website, focus on Bedford and Ouse partnership] A map of catchment partnerships in the UK In Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Brazil, communities on the Pilcomayo River have collaborated to develop early flood warning systems, with knock-on positive changes in women’s roles and access to education. My...
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Article 10 mins
Should communities be expected to help in death, dying and bereavement?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should communities be expected to help in death, dying and bereavement?

...health and social care workforce? Moreover, is it acceptable to place the ‘burden’ of providing help on those who may not have had opportunities to develop confidence in supporting others? It could be suggested that any expectation on the part of the State promotes a ‘them and us’ situation, which sets up the notion that communities can provide support in place of...
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Article 5 mins