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Getting started on classical Latin
History & The Arts

Getting started on classical Latin

...students who had had no contact with Latin before and who felt they would like to spend a little time preparing for the kind of learning that studying a classical language involves. This course will give you a taster of what is involved in the very early stages of learning Latin. Along the way, you will learn some Latin words, master the pronunciation of Latin and explore...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?
Nature & Environment

‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?

...becoming more of a commercial activity, rather than the more pastoral practice that has been taking place in previous decades. NARRATOR: Fewer people are now directly involved in farming land they own. Investors buying up the land are farming at arm’s length. BEN TAYLOR: On the most part, investors don’t seek to farm the land themselves. They’d far rather take a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Brexit's two tribes: can they be brought together?
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit's two tribes: can they be brought together?

...becoming apparent that it is a bureaucratic nightmare to unravel our existing agreements, let alone put in place anything that resembles a deal of any kind. The point is that even those who were incredibly optimistic at the ease with which we might leave Europe are forced to admit that it is more difficult than they had imagined. Having said that, a small minority (5%)...
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Article 10 mins
Birth of a drug
Science, Maths & Technology

Birth of a drug

...becomes apparent in the light of the fact that in the UK alone some £2.2b was spent in 1997 on research and development. Literally thousands of different compounds have to be synthesised and tested in the search for the one that will prove to be a successful and valuable therapeutic agent. As a result, the average cost of developing a new drug is now around £350m. And...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis

...Becoming a parent extends this timeline. Not only will it happen in her daughter’s lifetime, but ‘it’s already happening’. Recording a programme from the melting glaciers of Northern Norway, Laura Tobin found herself crying on camera. I didn’t mean to. I didn’t want it to be about me crying; I wanted it to be about the science. But I just saw the reality of it...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
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Education & Development

Young children, the outdoors and nature

...become FLOTUS (the First Lady of the United States), revealed in her autobiography that she used one to let her baby get fresh air. [A black-and-white photograph of a baby in a cage next to a window, with the mother looking on.] Figure 1 A baby cage Can you imagine these being installed today? And if not – why would that be? You may have been really shocked to see this...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
EPQs: finding and using evidence
Education & Development

EPQs: finding and using evidence

...student with AstrobiologyOU, made a short video to show how she creates a mind map (Figure 5) to identify keywords before starting her literature search. Watch how Devyani creates a mind map Photo of mind map [Devyani's mindmap]Figure 5 Devyani's mind mapShow descriptionA photograph of Devyani's mind map. In the centre is her starting point ‘Tips for finding good...
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Article 5 mins
Getting started with Spanish 2
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 2

...answer for Question 1c here What does Verónica’s brother do? He is a teacher. He is a student. He works in IT. a. He is a teacher. b. He is a student. c. He works in IT. The correct answer is a...Week 2: Everyday activities: 6 Finding verbs in a dictionary - When you want to look up a verb in the dictionary, you will generally find only the infinitive form. So, if you are reading a text and come across a ......
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs