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Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...health hazards or social injustices. In practice, few energy sources come close to these ideals, but renewable energy sources are generally more sustainable than fossil or nuclear fuels: they are essentially inexhaustible, and their use usually involves fewer health hazards and much lower emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants. So, where do renewable energies...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Drug development process: combating pain
Science, Maths & Technology

Drug development process: combating pain

...health and treatment of diseases. One of the most important tools for drug discovery is molecular modelling. Before high-speed computers became commonplace, medicinal chemists could only build physical models of possible drugs. However, the development of both hardware and software has meant that the medicinal chemist can: create visual images of a drug and manipulate...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
The global pursuit of equitable football coaching legacies from Africa and The Caribbean to the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

The global pursuit of equitable football coaching legacies from Africa and The Caribbean to the UK

...health-sports-psychology/sport-fitness/qatar-2022-must-impart-positive-coaching-legacy-africa-and-the-caribbean-member-associations Fadoju, O (2020) Black lives matter in sport too what is the racially minoritised experience of sport in the UK. Available at:
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Article 10 mins
Diversity and inclusion in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace

...health issues. In fact, in their study of nearly 30,000 employees from the Finnish public sector, Clark et al (2021), found a direct association between workplace discrimination and an elevated risk of long-term sickness absence due to mental disorders. You’ll explore personal fear as a result of discrimination in more detail in Week 4. Activity 4 Diversity and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective

...public entertainment for the village, marking a particular celebration. Yet the event is also intended to have another level of meaning and significance, for instance through the moral teaching expressed through the mythological stories. The dalang (puppeteer) is a highly respected member of the community, partly because of the special knowledge to which he has access....
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
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Education & Development

Succeed in the workplace

...Health publications that might put this into context? [8] What does this mean? What skills are required? Info that I have on them. [9] What might this involve? Will my degree qualify me for any exemptions? [10] Greater Glasgow Health Board is enclosed in a Charles Rennie Mackintosh type motif. Subliminal messages in the use of this motif, new image for NHS, proud to be in...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Managing my investments
Money & Business

Managing my investments

...health and retirement savings. For a government faced with various challenges ranging from poor public finances and national debt, through to high unemployment and an ageing population, all within the backdrop of a recent global recession, the ability to influence the public’s behaviour quickly and relatively cheaply is a compelling proposition...Week 6: Investment and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Picturing the family
History & The Arts

Picturing the family

...publications that offered advice to photographers. Of course, there was cross-fertilization between the various applications and of course ideas and practices developed over time. But to explore the meaning conveyed by an image to its contemporary audience, we must try to understand the ideas and practices that shaped it. Our subject is domestic photography and the family...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs