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Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT)
Money & Business

Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT)

...mode in which they participate in the society? Let me ask this differently, is there a mode in which people are supposed to partake in politics and if so, how? It is not just the mode of participating. It is also the institutional and political framing of the issue. Let’s return to the example of the sex workers and start with the importance of the institutional and...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Goya
History & The Arts

Goya

...de Goya, Self-Portrait, Plate 1 of Los Caprichos print series, 1799, etching, 22 x 15.3 cm, private collection. Photo: Bridgeman Art Library...Goya: 1.2 Napoleon and the Spanish imbroglio - Napoleon later admitted that his intervention in Spain in 1807 was among his worst mistakes. He referred to it as ‘the Spanish wasps’ nest’ or ‘the Spanish ulcer’, which...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Sut i ddarllen y newyddion
Society, Politics & Law

Sut i ddarllen y newyddion

...le ar hynny yn y bôn, mae'n ddefnyddiol gallu gwahaniaethu rhwng y ddau fath. Mae adroddiadau seiliedig ar farn yn cynnwys dehongliad yr awdur ei hun o'r digwyddiadau, a all roi safbwynt penodol iawn ar y newyddion. Drwy wahaniaethu rhwng adroddiadau ffeithiol a sylwebaeth, byddwch mewn sefyllfa well i lunio eich barn eich hun ar y sefyllfa. 2. Pwy yw awdur y stori, a...
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Article 5 mins
Embedding mental wellbeing in higher education through inclusive curricula and pedagogy
Education & Development

Embedding mental wellbeing in higher education through inclusive curricula and pedagogy

...de-stressing solution There are many interventions in place to support students experiencing mental health issues, and there is an increasing number of interventions designed to promote wellbeing or prevent mental health crises. However, the majority of these interventions are therapeutic in nature, encouraging students to take part in practices such as mindfulness or...
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Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...mode - Most of us are familiar with the word ‘average’. We regularly encounter statements like ‘the average temperature in May was 4 °C below normal’ or ‘underground water reserves are currently above average’. The term average is used to convey the idea of an amount, which is standard; typical of the values involved. When we are faced with a set of values,...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
What is COVID-19?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is COVID-19?

...mode of transmission can work in two ways, either directly – for example if an infected host coughs in the close proximity of a susceptible individual – or indirectly – by fomites, or contaminated objects. But how long does an object remain contaminated? This is not an easy question to answer. The survival of the virus depends on the specific conditions of the...
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Article 10 mins
Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time
Science, Maths & Technology

Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time

...mode. In 2014 nearly 68m were produced globally. They’re not only a vital part of our economy and our personal lives but also an important social and cultural tool, used to present a certain image and status – real or imagined. Our entrenched reliance on – and attachment to – this method of travel means that, even if we shift away from such widespread car...
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Article 10 mins
Do whales use their heads to attack boats?
Nature & Environment

Do whales use their heads to attack boats?

...mode of attack,’” says lead author Olga Panagiotopoulou, of the University of Queensland. [The anatomy of a sperm whale's head] Instances like these inspired the novel Moby Dick and gave rise to the ramming hypothesis: the forehead of sperm whales evolved partly to function as a battering ram in males fighting for access to females. The sperm whale’s giant head...
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