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Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection
Science, Maths & Technology

Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection

...centre of the heart, massive stars blast out intense Ultraviolet (UV) energy. This energy is so violent it tears atoms apart, stripping electrons away from their partners (protons). The Reunion (Recombination): The electrons don't stay separated forever. Eventually, they lose that excess energy and fall back into an orbit around a proton. The Glow: The moment they...
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What do safe drinking guidelines mean?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do safe drinking guidelines mean?

...Centre. “These guidelines define ‘low-risk’ drinking as giving you less than a 1% chance of dying from an alcohol-related condition. So should we feel OK about risks of this level? An hour of TV watching a day, or a bacon sandwich a couple of times a week, is more dangerous to your long-term health. In contrast, an average driver faces much less than this lifetime...
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Energy resources: solar energy
Nature & Environment

Energy resources: solar energy

...research centres on low-cost semiconducting materials, one promising candidate being fine-grained titanium dioxide - the white pigment used in paints, and therefore cheaply available. Combined with dyes to increase the sensitivity of TiO2 to sunlight, it has a practical PV efficiency of 7 to 12%, and degrades very slowly. Titanium dioxide occurs as a natural mineral...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Exploring critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring critical social work practice

...research evidence, perspectives from lived experience and contributions from other professionals and disciplines) to inform reflection, assessment and decision-making in practice appraise the impact of injustice, oppression, inequality, discrimination and exclusion in different contexts and consider how to promote equality and inclusion critically reflect on personal and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?
OpenLearn Ireland

A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?

...Centre for Mental Health, 2017; Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health and Social Care , 2017). Northern Ireland perspective Mental health problems are the single largest cause of ill health and disability in Northern Ireland. One in five adults in Northern Ireland have experienced a mental health problem, a rate 25% higher than in England. In a poll...
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An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare

...research. It aims to create a sustainable and high-quality simulation-based education framework. The all Wales simulation-based education and training strategy supports simulation in several ways: Collaborative learning: the strategy promotes a collaborative and coordinated approach to simulation-based education and training (SBET), engaging various stakeholders,...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Marketing communications in the digital age
Money & Business

Marketing communications in the digital age

...research may be conducted to assess, for example, awareness of the message. Poor choice of medium/media Possibly because of resource constraints, or again because of lack of knowledge of the consumers’ media habits, the incorrect medium or media may be chosen. Media may include impersonal sources such as television, newspapers, magazines, etc. and personal sources such...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Introducing environmental decision making
Nature & Environment

Introducing environmental decision making

...centred’ decision-making process! (d) I subscribe to the view that ‘You can tell whether it’s the “right” decision by how you feel about it’. I decided recently that I could not go to a conference I was invited to attend – lack of both time and money meant that I felt the only rational decision was to decline the offer. I then realised I was disappointed...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs