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Nine days' wonder in York
History & The Arts

Nine days' wonder in York

...educated accent, though with few and wandering aspirates in it. Him I visited every morning to buy for my breakfast one of those Spanish melons which they have everywhere in England, and which put our native cantaloupes to shame; and we always fell into a little talk over our transaction of fourpence or sixpence, as the case might be. After I had confided that I was an...
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Health and safety in the laboratory and field
Science, Maths & Technology

Health and safety in the laboratory and field

...education authority was prosecuted for not having produced written risk assessments. For field-work, the Boy Scout motto ‘Be prepared’ is important, as one of the major hazards is inclement or changeable weather. One may start up a mountain in bright sunshine, but the weather can quickly change to a blizzard; this can result in a dangerous situation because of loss of...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Language in the real world
Languages

Language in the real world

...educated and was having a considerably easier time of things if you like. And so, I then could take this as this is only London this is happening, speculate about other, say, urban environments in Europe, and also connect this up with the general issues around globalisation and migration that are taking place. So, for example, somebody from Colombia is specifically from...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective
Society, Politics & Law

The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective

...technological advances offer the means for more extreme reconstructions of the body. Jackson's apparently personal body project is both socially rooted and produces social effects. His choice, to become white skinned and narrow nosed, is not, therefore, only due to personal eccentricity, but is linked with the racialised power relations current in Western societies. The...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?

...technologies, images, identities and markets’ (2012, p. 23). The AIC today is dominated by the agrifood industry, which in turn is dominated by transnational corporations (TNCs). TNCs may originate and be formally headquartered in one country, but operate in many, often on a global scale. In her analysis of the political economy of agrifood, Almiron highlights that the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
The First World War: trauma and memory
History & The Arts

The First World War: trauma and memory

...technology exposed civilians to greater risks than ever before. War at land, at sea and from the air turned civilians, including women and children, into targets. The blurring of distinctions was particularly apparent in smaller states like Belgium, which relied on a citizens’ militia for its defence, making it harder for the invading German army to distinguish between...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Everyday maths 1 (Wales)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Wales)

...Education’s Flexible Learning Fund, the Higher Educational Funding Council for Wales and with the kind support of Dangoor Education, the educational arm of The Exilarch’s Foundation. This free course was written by Kerry Lloyd, Frances Hughes and Tracy Mitchell at Coleg Cambria, in partnership with Addysg Oedolion Cymru | Adult Learning Wales, Coleg Gwent, the NPTC...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Everyday maths 1
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1

...Education’s Flexible Learning Fund 336 and with the kind support of Dangoor Education337, the educational arm of The Exilarch’s Foundation. [Funders logos] This course was written by Middlesbrough College in partnership with Bedford College Group, West Herts College and The Open University, in collaboration with Coleg Cambria, Adult Learning Wales, Coleg Gwent and the...
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Free course 48 hrs