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Hedd Wyn: how the life of one of Wales’ most promising poets was cut short by the first world war
History & The Arts

Hedd Wyn: how the life of one of Wales’ most promising poets was cut short by the first world war

...worked at a remote farm outside Trawsfynydd in north-west Wales, called Yr Ysgwrn. Evan Evans bought his son a book on the rules of strict-metre Welsh verse when Hedd Wyn was 11 years old. He read the book with passion and enthusiasm, and soon mastered the difficult and intricate rules of strict-metre verse, known as cynghanedd. He wrote his first ever englyn (a short...
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Investigating Links Between Pesticides and Mental Health
Science, Maths & Technology

Investigating Links Between Pesticides and Mental Health

...working properly. This can cause severe disruption to the central nervous system and because the effects can be lethal, such compounds are used as active ingredients in insecticides, and have even been weaponised as nerve agents in chemical warfare. Not all organophosphates are intended to cause harm however. Many are used as industrial solvents, plasticisers or are added...
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The art of performing under pressure
Health, Sports & Psychology

The art of performing under pressure

...worked with golfers. As part of the research for my book Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty, I sat down with him for an in-depth interview. “It is about the one-shot moment,” he told me. “You're the only one who is striking that ball; it’s all on you.” One of his first clients was Luke Donald, who was ranked 32 when they started working...
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Conversations and interviews
Money & Business

Conversations and interviews

...social contacts. In the end, your management of a work-based, productive inquiry will be down to your own judgement of what to do. Perhaps the following questions will help you make those judgements: Is getting a partial answer better than taking risks in order to get a ‘perfect’ answer? Would you like another person to treat you as you propose to treat a colleague...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
People-centred designing
Science, Maths & Technology

People-centred designing

...work – when product usability, particularly of consumer products, could be improved. Of course usability is just one of the many factors that designers need to be aware of. Products need to be manufacturable, they need to use materials that are suitable, they need to be sustainable and they need to be available to consumers at a certain price. Nevertheless, this course...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
My Interest in Cities is Really an Interest in the Way People Live
Society, Politics & Law

My Interest in Cities is Really an Interest in the Way People Live

...meet, as Professor Allan Cochrane explains the motivations running through his work. It threads together studies of how people live, manage and organise their lives, drawing in both local and global networks of power and ideas. Cities allow us to understand, and are key parts of how, abstract theories and sweeping trends become grounded in local and everyday experiences....
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Researching Nirvana: Whatever, Nevermind
History & The Arts

Researching Nirvana: Whatever, Nevermind

...Social Crisis. NYU Press. Why did bands like Nirvana resonate so well with teenagers during the 1990s? Musical tastes can serve as a form of identity construction and the exclusivity of a collective of people, and Nirvana’s image of rebellion was a resource for youth to distinguish themselves from other generations. Although grunge developed originally as an avant-garde...
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Coronavirus: The Lowdown
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coronavirus: The Lowdown

...Helpful links: World Health Organization GOV.UK NHS Coronavirus: What about mental health? These are times of uncertainty and the relentless bad news, activity on social media, and misinformation being spread can cause anxiety. These free resources can help you if you're feeling like your mental health is taking a turn for the worse. Free courses on infectious disease...
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