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Microbes – friend or foe?
Nature & Environment

Microbes – friend or foe?

...Learn about microbes...Microbes – friend or foe?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate general knowledge and understanding of some of the basic facts, language, concepts and principles relating to microbiology and its importance and applications in biological and health sciences and environmental sciences understand the...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Evolution through natural selection
Nature & Environment

Evolution through natural selection

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand that by biological evolution we mean that many of the organisms that inhabit the Earth today are different from those that inhabited it in the past understand that natural selection is one of several processes that can bring about evolution, although it can also promote stability rather than...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Exploring how migration changes the places where we live
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring how migration changes the places where we live

...Learning and Partnerships at the Migration Museum focus on the role of local government. They ask what kind of narratives we can develop that are less polarised. What role does communication strategy play in constructing an inclusive narrative of migration? Who are the different people, organisations and sectors who contribute to the debate on migration and what can they...
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Nuclear power: friend or foe?
Society, Politics & Law

Nuclear power: friend or foe?

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the technical and political constraints on the development of alternative energy strategies reflect on the contemporary discourse of nuclear energy assess your own position in these debates...Nuclear power: friend or foe?: 1 The task - Although the context constantly changes, the arguments...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Drug development process: combating pain
Science, Maths & Technology

Drug development process: combating pain

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: appreciate the intrinsic difficulties associated with developing a drug molecule from conception into a medicine suitable for clinical use appreciate how molecular modelling can be used in the drug discovery process understand the historical background to pain control understand that opioids, steroids...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Studying medicine bilingually
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying medicine bilingually

...learning; for example the Baccalaureate Individual Investigation team-working skills; for example, through membership of a club. The important thing is demonstrating what you’ve learnt through these experiences, and being able to articulate what has motivated you to pursue a career in medicine...Studying medicine bilingually: Have you considered studying medicine...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Studying mammals: The insect hunters
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The insect hunters

...learn about these adaptations, along with survival strategies for when food is scarce. This is the second course in the Studying mammals series...From pygmy shrews to armadillos, a wide range of mammals survive on a diet made up largely of insects. Many of these have fascinating adaptations suited to catching or rooting out their prey. In this free course, Studying...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship
Money & Business

First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: examine personal pre-existing ideas and assumptions about innovation and entrepreneurship, and see how they compare to those of other people identify core innovation and entrepreneurship terms and categories, apply these categorisations to practical examples and recognise where boundaries between these...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs