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Herodotus and the invention of history
History & The Arts

Herodotus and the invention of history

...Research Fellow at Clare College, University of Cambridge). For the Radio4 show Great Lives presented by Matthew Parris, writer Justin Marozzi argues for his choice of Herodotus, with Professor Edith Hall as an expert witness. In an episode of the joint BBC/British Museum production A History of the World in 100 Objects, former British Museum director Neil MacGregor...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The law-making process in England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The law-making process in England and Wales

...research and critical thinking skills by introducing you to different forms of legislation. The activities included in this course provide you with an opportunity to locate an Act of Parliament and consider the layout (structure) of a statute. You will consider how legislation controls certain types of behaviour or social interaction in society, such as excluding certain...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Geological processes in the British Isles
Science, Maths & Technology

Geological processes in the British Isles

...research on how long it takes for a passive margin to switch to an active, destructive margin suggests that this can be as little as ~10 million years. Therefore, a complete cycle of ocean-basin formation, opening and closure should take approximately 400–500 million years (i.e. ~200 million years to open + ~10 million years for the switch from a passive continental to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Introduction to finite element analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to finite element analysis

...research by some of the earth’s most intelligent mathematicians and scientists, it can only answer the questions asked of it. So, as the saying goes, ask a stupid question. The frothy solution Current CAD [computer-aided design] vendors are now selling suites which have cut-down versions of FEA engines integrated with computer-aided design software. The notion is to...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Life in the Palaeozoic
Nature & Environment

Life in the Palaeozoic

...research shows that minor glaciations continued into the early Silurian, but after a while the oceans became warmer again and sea levels rose. It took several million years for marine life to recover. At first, stromatolites were relatively common, apparently because the organisms that normally suppressed them had suffered severely, but by mid Silurian times, vast coral...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective

...research. The term ‘fixed element’ suggests the existence of formal constraints (i.e. that something must occur at a particular point in the performance). In some cases, it may be more relevant to talk about ‘building blocks’: where, for example, the music is limited to set melodic phrases or rhythms which may be combined in numerous ways. Whether we talk of...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Recording music and sound
History & The Arts

Recording music and sound

...research at Columbia Records in America, demonstrated a 12-inch (30 cm) non-breakable microgroove vinyl disc capable of playing 23 minutes each side. Columbia called it the LP (for long-playing) disc. It revolved at 33⅓ rpm with up to 300 tracks to the inch (120 per cm). The rival company RCA-Victor seemed not to be impressed with the LP. They responded with a 7-inch...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: llesiant a chynhwysiant
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: llesiant a chynhwysiant

...Research (NIHR) (2021) ‘Pregnancy loss leads to post-traumatic stress in one in three women’, Mental Health Alert [Ar-lein]. Ar gael yn: https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/ alert/ pregnancy-loss-post-traumatic-stress/ (Cyrchwyd: 1 Mehefin 2023). National Wellbeing Hub (dim dyddiad) How can I support my colleagues? Ar gael yn: https://wellbeinghub.scot/ resource/...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs