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Accessibility statement for OpenLearn

...procedure The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you are based in the UK, and you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)....
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Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?

...humans or animals. He settled on Baer’s favourite, the greenbottle blowfly Lucilia sericata. Sherman baited small traps with rotting beef liver and placed them at various locations around his hometown of Long Beach. Eventually, in the spring of 1990, he managed to capture a female fly that had yet to lay her eggs – she was exactly what he needed to start a lab colony....
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The Seasons in Art
History & The Arts

The Seasons in Art

...human presence from his painting of trees in blossom in the town of Pontoise, while Vincent Van Gogh’s painting of almond blossom eliminates everything but branches against a blue sky. I should also say that the view of spring that you find in Van Gogh’s painting is closely derived from Japanese prints, such as this one by Hokusai of branches of cherry blossom against...
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Studying medicine bilingually
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying medicine bilingually

...resource is for you. It introduces a number of the factors that you need to think about when applying to study medicine, and outlines some of the particular advantages of studying medicine bilingually at university...Studying medicine bilingually: How do I apply for medicine? - TEACHER: The most traditional way of getting into medical school is to apply in the sixth form...
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Why there's still faith in the Spanish education system
Education & Development

Why there's still faith in the Spanish education system

...resources and selected through these exams. Teachers normally come from the ranks of these civil servants. It would seem that hardly a step has been taken to improve the situation and the antiquated methods have become deeply entrenched in all seventeen autonomous regions, including Catalunya, and at all levels of the provision of State education. It will be an enormous...
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Designing the Spanish nation
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Designing the Spanish nation

...resourceful potential of this fertile land. He built a castle, walled the space with stones and bricks and called it Mayrit. Two gates guarded access to this plot from the east and one from the west. In the 12th century, the area was considerably enlarged by King Alphonse VII of Castile with a new wall which had various round towers and four new gates. The wall was...
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Systems Practice case study - The CEO
Money & Business

Systems Practice case study - The CEO

...resources were, got them logged onto the office intranet * phoned everyone we could think of and all went for coffee together. * showed them the newspapers, notice boards and agencies where temporary accommodation was advertised * (three of us) took them for lunch at the local eatery and then for a leisurely walk around the park * gave them time to themselves * gave them...
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Challenge: Make paper and ink
Science, Maths & Technology

Challenge: Make paper and ink

...resource on learning to identify tropical plants in the field/forest) Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics by Albert Y. Leung and Steven Foster. 1995 John Wiley & Sons Inc; ISBN: 0471508268 Fruits and Vegetables of the Caribbean by M.J.Bourne, G.W. Lennox, and S.A. Seddon, Caribbean Publishing 1988, ISBN: 0333453115 Trees of the...
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