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Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution
History & The Arts

Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution

...world, not a casual fact, irrelevant to a person’s core identity - any more than is being Jewish or black or old. Nor is being a woman simply a matter of one’s own choice: precisely how you are a woman may be up to you, but the fact that you are a woman and that this fact makes a great deal of difference is imposed on you by your situation. Here is clear that Beauvoir...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi
History & The Arts

John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi

...world in which it is taking place. Webster, it seems, is providing us with a dramatic context against which to respond to his representation of love and marriage. In the first section of this course, I will consider how Webster sets the scene for the Duchess’s forbidden marriage, before going on to examine his depiction of this important moment in the play...John...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe

...world of adventure, new countries and peoples, full of brightness and change; an unlimited expanse’. Similarly, John Ward, a ploughboy who went on to become a Labour MP, remembers reading Robinson Crusoe in 1878 when he was twelve: ‘I devoured – not read, that’s too tame an expression – Robinson Crusoe, and that book gave me all my spirit of adventure, which has...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
What is a virus?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a virus?

...World Health Organisation recommends a vaccination rate of 95% to eliminate the disease, something that the United Kingdom is presently struggling to achieve. At present there is no vaccine for COVID-19, which means that herd immunity could only come about by approximately 60% of the population becoming infected and developing immunity. For the United Kingdom, this would...
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Article 20 mins
The science of nutrition and healthy eating Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...world. The biology part of the course will focus on the digestive system and how the body uses the elements in our food to function. It is important to understand the macro and micro nutrients in the foods we eat and how our bodies use them. Some people follow food restriction due to choice or religious observation. Malnutrition is not just a concern for developing...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration

...world. As more organisations move to permanent hybrid working, being able to connect with others, manage your digital persona and use the digital tools and understand expectations is becoming more important...Communication and digital collaboration skills are now essential for new ways of working and thriving in a digital world. As more organisations move to permanent...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
An introduction to design engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to design engineering

...world around you is designed in some way. Modern living relies on the products, systems and services created to support how we live. Design comes from the ability to think creatively – to be able to imagine ‘what if …?’ and come up with something that didn’t exist before. Some of the greatest human achievements have come from creative design engineering,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Climate threat as grave a risk as nuclear war - Climate News Network
Nature & Environment

Climate threat as grave a risk as nuclear war - Climate News Network

...world’s nuclear powers is eloquent. It says the most important political decision is how much effort to exert on countering climate change, taking into account what we are doing to the climate, how it may respond, what that could do to us, and what we might then do to each other. The authors’ best guess, based on current policies and trends, is that greenhouse gas...
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Article 10 mins