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The science of alcohol Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of alcohol

...history of alcohol manufacture will be explored and you will have the chance to make your own drinks, through an optional home-brew experiment. All these aspects will be explained, so don’t worry if they seem unfamiliar at the moment. There are vivid videos examples to help with this and you’ll get plenty of opportunities to demonstrate your new understanding and...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
AI fluency
Digital & Computing

AI fluency

...history. You’ll explore what AI is, how it differs from human intelligence, and how data is the key that unlocks AI’s potential. By the end of this session, you’ll understand the fundamentals of AI, the different types of AI, and how it interacts with human language. Finally, you’ll see AI in action through various algorithms and real-world applications in...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...history and period drama you might have found that your chosen villain is one who stalks the corridors of an old stately home. It might have been that there are particular aspects of the chemistry between the villain you chose and some of the other characters in the story (including the hero) that made that particular character appealing or it might have been that there...
A journey through two Englands
History & The Arts

A journey through two Englands

...up" in latter times, and along with it the paradox, very puzzling to the coachman's mind, that there were men of old family and large estate who voted for the Bill. He did not grapple with the paradox; he let it pass, with all the discreetness of an experienced theologian or learned scholiast, preferring to point his whip at some object which could raise no questions....
Brighton Pavilion
History & The Arts

Brighton Pavilion

...history). Find out about Brighton and why it had become fashionable at this juncture – at a guess, it must have been fashionable for the prince to have ended up there (start with histories of Brighton, and eighteenth- century, early nineteenth-century and modern guidebooks to the city). Find out something about the history of the building of the Pavilion (again, try...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
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Education & Development

Succeed in the workplace

...family celebration, for instance? Use the following prompt questions to spark your thinking, but write down whatever you remember about it. Record your thoughts in your notebook. The ‘facts’ of the interview … What was the interview for? Who led the interview? How many people were involved? How long was it? What kind of place was it held in? The ‘feel’ of the...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...history of the legal profession. To become a court judge, a person must already be an experienced lawyer. Lawyers are people who provide legal services, including solicitors and barristers. Box 1 Barristers and solicitors Barristers typically specialise in courtroom advocacy or drafting specialist documents. Usually, they are introduced to their client by a solicitor....
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Brexit and Scotland’s fishing communities
Nature & Environment

Brexit and Scotland’s fishing communities

...history of the fishing industry, one that would see UK boats able to secure a much large share of fish stocks in seas that would if not closed to EU registered vessels, would at least see such access and fish quotas for them greatly reduced. On December 28, 2020, within days of the deal being announced, Fergus Ewing, Fisheries Secretary, led the Scottish Government’s...