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The making of Industrial Britain: A gradual revolution?
History & The Arts

The making of Industrial Britain: A gradual revolution?

...research continues in other related areas, most recently with respect to the changing occupational structure of England. When would they say that England began to shift away from a predominantly agricultural world, towards employment in manufactures and commerce? It was earlier than one might think. In a chapter by Leigh Shaw-Taylor and Tony Wrigley from 2014, they...
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions

...research is published and gains quite some attention from the research community and media alike. The study has been led by one of my supervisors, Tamsin Edwards, former lecturer at The Open University, now at King’s College London. On top of this coincidence the timing happened to be in a way that I was long enough in my studies to be part of this encounter. After all...
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‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus
History & The Arts

‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus

...researchers and historians have tried to integrate a timeline into the stories told in ‘The Histories’, alongside other narratives, texts and archaeological evidence. Now is your chance to join them by reviewing some of the events of the period with references to Herodotus’ texts and place references. Read the description of the famous Attic red-figure amphora,...
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Activity 5 mins
Why do female footballers experience knee injuries and what can be done?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do female footballers experience knee injuries and what can be done?

...researchers and the media due to its potential severity and because females are at a higher risk of sustaining the injury (Marmura, Bryant and Getgood, 2021). A study by Montalvo et al. (2019) found that female football players had more than double the incidence rate of an ACL injury relative to male football players. Interestingly, this difference was irrespective of...
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Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing

...research demonstrates positive impacts on levels of absenteeism, retention, innovation, and customer satisfaction, plus importantly in these challenging times, reciprocal positive influences on wellbeing. When engaged, people find what they do fulfilling and rewarding, offer more of their commitment, capability and potential, and have a real sense of belonging and...
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Article 10 mins
Planning a better future
Education & Development

Planning a better future

...children and so on, to show the high and low points at different times of your life. [Described image] Figure 1 An example of a lifeline For some people, the lifeline exercise can result in a lot of emotions coming to the surface as you review your experiences. You may find it useful to talk through any difficult feelings that arise with someone you trust. Part 2 When...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Metals in medicine
Science, Maths & Technology

Metals in medicine

...research area. In this course you will learn the underlying chemistry behind both uses of metal-containing compounds and see their major impact on human health....Metals in medicine: Introduction - This free course, Metals in medicine, is comprised of two parts, which illustrate the key role metals play in medicine. The main focus of sections 1 – 3 is the role metals...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...research has shown that citizens need both deep knowledge about the social issue they are interested in, as well as the ability to think critically about it, i.e. how can their action lead to change? What are the different perspectives about the issue? Is the issue a contested one? (Wood et al, 2018; Westheimer and Kahne, 2002). They also need a range of practical skills...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs