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Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners
History & The Arts

Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners

...worked, you could go to evening school. But England was also the home of the slave masters, and we retained a general distrust of white men. However, England was the nearest thing we had to a mother country; we saw in it some aspect of hope. (Berry, 2007, p. 10) England was seen as a place of vocation, of education, a place to belong, as well as a place where white men...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
An introduction to crime and criminology
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to crime and criminology

...work? Theft Discharge – 7 years’ imprisonment Have you ever used your workplace’s telephone for personal calls? Dishonestly abstracting electricity Fine of £2000 – 5 years’ imprisonment Have you ever kept money if you received too much change? Theft Discharge – 6 years’ imprisonment Have you kept money found in the street? Theft Discharge – 6 years’...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Marketing in the 21st Century
Money & Business

Marketing in the 21st Century

...Working in marketing means that you are in a privileged position, working across all parts of a business at all levels, for the good of the whole company. The excitement comes from many areas: working/influencing (challenging) executives on strategic direction implementing change – identifying new strategies and working with the company to implement the thinking...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
What was Lewis Carroll like?
History & The Arts

What was Lewis Carroll like?

...work to present him as he was from a more human point of view. Lewis Carroll was a man of medium height. When I knew him his hair was a silver-grey, rather longer than it was the fashion to wear, and his eyes were a deep blue. He was clean shaven, and, as he walked, always seemed a little unsteady in his gait. At Oxford he was a well-known figure. He was a little...
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Article 10 mins
Get ready for beginners’ French Badge icon
Languages

Get ready for beginners’ French

...work in a French-speaking country? There are lots of reasons for wanting to learn French, so if you have decided that now is the time for you to learn another language, why not make it ‘le français’?...When you hear people speaking French, do you wish you could join the conversation? Or do you have a passion for French culture and want to immerse yourself in it?...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Supply chain sustainability
Money & Business

Supply chain sustainability

...work to deliver the greatest benefit to the greatest number of people. This approach can lead to a dispassionate evaluation of actions, comparing the number of people that benefit with the number of people who might suffer as a result of any actions. The focus is on the ultimate outcome rather than the conduct that leads to the actions. We will use these two definitions...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Explainer: What is autophagy?
Science, Maths & Technology

Explainer: What is autophagy?

...work? [A human cell treated with a compound which induces autophagy] Figure 1: A human cell treated with a compound which induces autophagy. Autophagosomes are visible as small bright green speckles. The general mechanisms of autophagy are thought to be highly similar in all eukaryotic organisms. Defective cell components are engulfed by a membrane, which wraps around the...
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Article 10 mins
How are Ethiopian coffee growers responding to climate change?
Science, Maths & Technology

How are Ethiopian coffee growers responding to climate change?

...work would be needed to achieve this if planning starts now.” According to Moat, up to 60 per cent of the country‘s current production area could become unsuitable before the end of the century. Ethiopia, he says, is the world’s 5th largest coffee producer. The crop provides a quarter of export earnings, and approximately 15 million Ethiopians engage in coffee...
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Article 5 mins