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The greatest composers you’ve never heard of
History & The Arts

The greatest composers you’ve never heard of

...think of classical music, which names come to mind? Beethoven? Mozart? Bach? But how many women composers can you name?...Classical music has long been dominated by men – not because women weren’t composing, but because they were excluded from the classical music canon. The concept of a canon – from the Greek kanon, meaning ‘rule’ – refers to the so-called...
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General Election 2015 - 79Rewind
Society, Politics & Law

General Election 2015 - 79Rewind

...think the two election campaigns and the contexts against which they played out differ or seem to be the same? Countdown: 1 day: Tories won 1979 election with 43 seat majority. Jeremy Thorpe, leader of Liberal Party, lost his seat. And so our #79Rewind campaign comes to an end! If it's piqued your interest in politics, treat yourself to some free learning. Try one of our...
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Modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

Modern slavery

...system of human rights protection in relation to modern slavery, but also encourage an appreciation of the influence of International Human Rights Law on the development of the domestic system of human rights protection...This free course, Modern slavery, is designed to develop an understanding of the international system of human rights protection in relation to modern...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
EPQs: writing up your dissertation
Education & Development

EPQs: writing up your dissertation

...think is important. It is equivalent to an A-level qualification. These articles are designed to help you if you are enrolled on an EPQ. See previous article in series: Finding and using evidence Writing up your dissertation. Being able to communicate well is an essential skill for both university and working life. One of the aims of the EPQ is to help you develop your...
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Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century
History & The Arts

Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century

...thinking and practice in the nineteenth century give examples of many medical advances that were influenced by wider social, economic, political and cultural contexts understand how developments in medical education permitted women to qualify and practise as doctors appreciate that the laboratory had a limited impact on medical practice until the twentieth century...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
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Languages

Describing language

...think about what language is and how it works. This week you’ll have a chance to do just that. You’ll start by thinking about how words work and how they are made and you’ll consider whether something can be ‘putdownable’, just a ‘guesstimate’, or ‘googlicious’. You’ll have an opportunity to examine words closely and think about how they work. Like any...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Gene testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Gene testing

...think they are at risk of carrying the gene for a particular genetic disease. Screening covers wide-scale testing of populations, to discover who may be at risk of genetic disease. All these different kinds of test can bring benefits. But all three, i.e. pre-natal diagnosis, childhood testing and adult testing, have also been noted as requiring careful management because...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
EU Referendum - Economy
Society, Politics & Law

EU Referendum - Economy

...systems range from universal and generous in Scandinavia to selective and minimal in some ex-communist countries, and its central policymakers try to respect this diversity. The Remain campaign suggests they have succeeded, especially after February’s special-status deal for the UK which recognises that member states have “ the possibility of refusing to grant social...
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