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Exploring ancient Greek religion
History & The Arts

Exploring ancient Greek religion

...think about what religion means to you, and then you’ll consider what, if anything, you may already know about Greek deities. You don’t need any prior knowledge, though, so don’t worry if you don’t yet know anything about ancient Greece, or Greek religion! Activity 1 Timing: Allow around 5 minutes for this activity Take a few minutes to think about what the word...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Valuing death
Health, Sports & Psychology

Valuing death

...think about death, as the focus of attention and conversations are more likely to revolve around treatment options and trying to prevent death. Talking about death may be seen as being negative, tempting fate or giving up. We often see words around ‘fighting’ and ‘battle’ for those who have lost the war against their disease as if death was something you can...
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Article 5 mins
Defining your research methodology
Education & Development

Defining your research methodology

...think can make a difference but does not randomly assign participants to groups. For example, a researcher might compare the academic performance of students in a school that implements a wellbeing program with the academic performance of students in a school that does not. Qualitative methodologies have several strategies, far too many to list them all here, they may...
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Children and ethnicity
Education & Development

Children and ethnicity

...think of ethnicity in Britain as being mainly about ‘race’ and skin colour. However, there are many ethnic groups that are not distinguished primarily in terms of skin colour. These include, for example, groups defined mainly in terms of religion (i.e. Jewish people or Muslim people) or nationality (i.e. Scottish, Welsh, or Irish people). Moreover, if we look at...
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Article 10 mins
Understanding antibiotic resistance Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...system. But when they aren't, microbes also help us to fight back. Bacteria cause disease when they are able to reproduce in the body. They produce harmful substances called toxins, which damage tissues and organs. But in nature, microbes can also produce agents called antibiotics to protect themselves against competitors. PROFESSOR CHARLES COCKELL: It's a tough world out...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exercise and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercise and mental health

...think about stress and anxiety. And, again, there is evidence that exercise reduces general levels of anxiety over time and, also, … – on a transient level from each exercise session – there may be reductions in anxiety and, perhaps, also reactivity to stress. So, for example, to put that last statement into practical terms, if you exercise just before an interview...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration
Nature & Environment

World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration

...systems and their contribution to human well-being. How Nature is good for our health and happiness - BBC Earth, April 20, 2016. Taking it further Treezilla: the monster map of trees: A site where you can engage, map and also calculate the benefits provided by your local trees. iSpot – a friendly community of nature enthusiasts sharing their photos of nature and...
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How are tiny air pollutants causing massive storms in the Amazon?
Nature & Environment

How are tiny air pollutants causing massive storms in the Amazon?

...systems that are responsible for causing thunderstorms in the Amazonian tropics. “These tiny particles act [by] forming cloud droplets after all the larger particles in a warm and humid environment have already been used to form droplets,” says Machado in an interview with SciDev.Net. He explains that the low concentration of large particles contributes to high levels...
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Article 5 mins