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Eutrophication
Nature & Environment

Eutrophication

...public awareness of the problem was heightened by widespread toxic blue-green bacterial blooms (commonly, but incorrectly, referred to as algal blooms) in standing and slow-flowing freshwaters. Figure 1.4 shows blue-green bacteria (cyanobacteria) growing at the margins of a lake. Cyanobacteria are not typical bacteria, not only because some of them are photosynthetic, but...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

...public perception (Samuel and Tenenbaum, 2011). These events all provide opportunity for disruption in their athletic career and require the ability to adapt and adjust. However, it could equally be argued that lower level athletes face greater challenges negotiating transitions. One reason for this is because lower level athletes are more likely to have to juggle...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Beyond the Babble: A conversation about the art of listening
Society, Politics & Law

Beyond the Babble: A conversation about the art of listening

...publics and especially people in local communities. What does place and belonging mean to the participants in your previous installations? And how is affinity to place and living together expressed through oral declarations? Have there been any particular themes? Lucia: Isolation and urban environment … Memory and nostalgia… You have to differentiate between nostalgia...
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Question Time for Yanis Varoufakis
Society, Politics & Law

Question Time for Yanis Varoufakis

...public to issue their judgement on his time in office, Varoufakis said: If only that were so! Voters are being asked to endorse Alexis Tsipras’ decision, on the night of their majestic referendum verdict, to overturn it; to turn their courageous No into a capitulation, on the grounds that honouring that verdict would trigger a Grexit. This is not the same as calling on...
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A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Education & Development

A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu

...public ministry as Archbishop of Cape Town. His sermons were always challenging, electrifying, solemn, and fun in equal measure, he had a gift of delivering a message thoughtfully and was also very capable of poking fun at himself and others. [Christmas Day 1990 outside St George’s Cathedral: Archbishop Desmond Tutu with Anna and John Page] Christmas Day 1990 outside St...
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The poetry of Sorley MacLean
History & The Arts

The poetry of Sorley MacLean

...publication of English translations of his work and the impact of his public readings established him in the eyes of poetry lovers in Scotland, Ireland and England, as well as further afield, as a major poet. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Arts and Humanities...The poetry of Sorley MacLean: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?

...health, capabilities and performance. The process of analysing data collected from various devices can take a huge amount of time, especially when dealing with high-level athletes that require a large amount of data collection. This process is very labour-intensive and can mostly only be done well at the highest levels of sport where full-time data scientists can be...
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The life of Mama Elouise Edwards
History & The Arts

The life of Mama Elouise Edwards

...Health Services for people aged 16 and over, the Sickle Cell Centre and the Chrysalis Family Centre on the Alexandra Park Estate, to name a few. Julie Asumu, Chrysalis Centre Manager, described Elouise’s influence in this way: She is a woman with a vision which she shares with those who are ready to support and improve the lives of others while pursuing issues that...
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