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Should we read John Locke today?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we read John Locke today?

...Studies at Birmingham City University, and Holly Brewer (pictured below right), Professor of American Cultural and Intellectual History at the University of Maryland. [Kehinde Andrews, Professor of Black Studies and Holly Brewer, Professor of American Cultural and Intellectual History.] Play the audio clip. As you listen, keep a note of the key points made by the two...
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African Caribbean religions and the problem of representation
History & The Arts

African Caribbean religions and the problem of representation

...Studies qualifications. The master's tool will never dismantle the master's house (A. Lorde) To understand the stigmatisation, misrepresentation and demonisation of African Caribbean religions, it is pivotal to develop a cultural consciousness which could look critically at the narrative constructed by the West during centuries of colonisation, cultural, religious and...
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Achieving public dialogue
Science, Maths & Technology

Achieving public dialogue

...study in Science...Achieving public dialogue: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate a greater awareness of science-based issues of public importance demonstrate a greater insight into the phrase ‘the public understanding of science’ demonstrate a raised awareness of the ways in which the public can be consulted in relation...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope

...study of minerals using a polarising microscope. While the study of minerals can involve electron or ion beam chemical analysis, the polarising microscope remains the prime tool for the study of rock thin sections and is the foundation of learning to recognise, characterise and identify rocks...In this free course, An introduction to minerals and rocks under the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind
Money & Business

UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind

...skills that prevent them from applying for jobs elsewhere. Beyond this group of workers, there appears to be a more vulnerable segment, mostly because they have no or insufficient rights to work full-time. They tend to work at lower wage rates and under worse conditions than the core group of workers. Both these groups produce garments in factories that have not been...
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No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation
Health, Sports & Psychology

No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation

...skilled workers is becoming very difficult in areas that require them (such as the NHS and care work). And Britain hasn’t even left yet. Focusing on the people that will be doing the negotiating, there have been suggestions that the UK negotiating team and European negotiating team have widely different understandings of what Brexit will mean, and how the negotiations...
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Are there other responses to urban terror than just more bollards?
Society, Politics & Law

Are there other responses to urban terror than just more bollards?

...skills and experience to do it effectively. Appropriate training courses and public awareness campaigns will be vital. Third, a clear implementation gap is emerging in many countries in the prioritisation of locations that are protected. It is incredibly difficult to cost accurately for designed-in security. Hence a business case for measures that are solely associated...
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Science doesn't know how free divers do it
Health, Sports & Psychology

Science doesn't know how free divers do it

...skills and mental training basically. You need to let go of everything that you know and everything that makes you feel good or bad. And so it’s a very liberating process. But equally you need to stay completely aware of your body and where you are, entirely in the moment. At a depth of 10m we need more oxygen in our bloodstream than at 100m, because the pressure of the...
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