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Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe
Nature & Environment

Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe

...de-regulation. They are cutting public and environmental safeguards and giving more leeway to powerful corporate interests. The EU-US trade negotiations (TTIP) are the perfect example: catering for business lobby groups while putting the public interest at risk. It’s no surprise that people are rebelling against the politics of the elite. But this rebellion is too often...
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Galaxies, stars and planets
Science, Maths & Technology

Galaxies, stars and planets

...table So attometres would be useful for measuring atomic nuclei and petametres for measuring the distances to nearby stars. Figure 3 shows how these units relate to the scale of the Universe. Figure 3 The scale of the Universe from atoms to galaxies. Each image is representative of the unit indicated. Each stage is 1000 times larger than the previous one. The smallest...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
What is Planetary Protection?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is Planetary Protection?

...table. That is, there must be confidence that the evidence found originates from the environment being explored and has not been taken there from Earth. We also have responsibilities to ensure that the environments we visit with spacecraft, and – in the future – with humans, are not damaged or contaminated by our actions, especially ones that have the potential to be...
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Understanding your sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...Table 1 has two examples to get you started – if you can think of several more, even better! Table 1 Remote events affecting the workplace EVENT IMPACT ON WORKPLACE TYPE OF EVENT Coronavirus pandemic Increase in working from home; procedural changes in workplaces (social distancing, hygiene measures), staff fluctuations, increased redundancies Social Global recession UK...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Advanced German: Regional landscapes
Languages

Advanced German: Regional landscapes

...des Ortes oder der Region, in der sie leben? Die Texte, Hör- und Videoaufnahmen in diesen Lernmaterialien liefern zu einigen Aspekten dieser Fragen Informationen und Gedankenanstöße. Sie erfahren mehr über die Menschen in Ostfriesland an der Nordwestküste Deutschlands und lesen über Natur-, Industrie- und Seelandschaften wie zum Beispiel das Bodenseegebiet, wo...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Everyday maths 2
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2

...tables, diagrams, charts and graphs collecting and recording discrete data, and organising and representing information in different ways finding the mean, median and range of a group of numbers. Finding the mean from grouped data using data to assess the likelihood of an outcome and expressing this in different forms working with area, perimeter and volume, scale...
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Free course 48 hrs
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Education & Development

English: skills for learning

...table below or on paper) about where you think each item can be found, before looking at the answers and comment below. In many cases it may not be a simple 'yes' or 'no', and the items could be found in numerous places. Table 1 LIBRARIES DATABASES INTERNET BOOKSELLERS THE MEDIA Books Journal articles References to chapters in books or journals Daily news Words: 0 Answer...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis
Money & Business

Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis

...table. A SWOT table looks like this (usually without the headings ‘Internal factors’ and ‘External factors’). Table 1 A SWOT table HIGHLIGHTEDINTERNAL FACTORS Strengths Weaknesses HIGHLIGHTEDEXTERNAL FACTORS Opportunities Threats Note that the categories ‘Strengths’ and ‘Weaknesses’ refer to internal factors affecting a business, while ‘Opportunities’...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs