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Managing complexity: a systems approach
Society, Politics & Law

Managing complexity: a systems approach

...worked through previous courses? Many courses follow a fairly steady pattern of a bit of theory, followed by an example of what the theory means in practice, followed by an exercise where the learner applies what they have just learned to another situation. Do you recognize this pattern? Have you experienced it? Have you experienced variations on this theme? What were...
Introducing the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematical
History & The Arts

Introducing the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematical

...work...[Sir Isaac Newton after John Thornhill] Sir Isaac Newton Since the ancients (as we are told by Pappus) made great account of the science of mechanics in the investigation of natural things; and the moderns, laying aside substantial forms and occult qualities, have endeavored to subject the phenomena of nature to the laws of mathematics, I have in this treatise...
Five tips for relaxing during difficult times
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five tips for relaxing during difficult times

...working life in NHS mental health services, here are five tips that I believe will help in terms of relaxing. 1: Remember it is different strokes for different folks… [A zero to ten gauge registering at ten - isolated on a white background] Firstly, there is no one relaxation technique that will work effectively for everyone. That is why facilitated relaxation sessions...
Children's University - Free online courses
Education & Development

Children's University - Free online courses

...Work through the course at your own pace. When you finish the course, you can download a certificate or a digital badge to prove you have completed it. Send this certificate or badge to your Children's University provider. You should also state how many hours the course took in order to determine how many stamps you should receive. Find out more about Children's...
Influential women scientists in chemistry
Science, Maths & Technology

Influential women scientists in chemistry

...work at the Curie Institute in Paris developed the technique of implanting a small radioactive material into a tumour which is known as brachytherapy and is used to treat certain cancers. It is noteworthy that in 1935 their daughter Irène along with her husband Frédéric Joliot were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for their synthesis of new radioactive...
Why do a project as part of your study?
Education & Development

Why do a project as part of your study?

...work independently. By putting some of the control in your hands, we create a different study experience and a different way to learn some very valuable skills. But it can take some getting used to. Projects take different forms. You will probably do some small projects as an assignment in a module, either on your own, or working together with your fellow students. You...
Florence Nightingale on what makes a good nurse
Health, Sports & Psychology

Florence Nightingale on what makes a good nurse

...work. To be a good nurse one must be a good woman, here we shall all agree. It is the old, old story. But some of us are new to the start. What is it to be "like a woman"? "Like a woman" - "a very woman" is sometimes laid as a word of contempt: sometimes as a word of tender admiration. What makes a good woman is the better or higher of their nature: Quietness Gentleness...
Midlife MOT
Money & Business

Midlife MOT

This collection of resources will help you take your Midlife MOT learning further, building on the areas of wealth, wellbeing and work to create a happy and secure future.