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Beginners’ Italian: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ Italian: food and drink

...Introduction - In this free course you learn some basic vocabulary relating to food and drinks, greetings and introductions. You practise ordering drinks and snacks in an Italian café. You will also find out about customs to do with food and drink. Listening to Italian speakers in a variety of situations will enable you to practise initial listening skills. This...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Introducing public health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing public health

...Introduction - This free course, Introducing public health, uses several activities to introduce two important public health issues: factors that influence health and ill-health; and the scope of public health work. Factors influencing health, or the ‘wider determinants of health and ill-health’ as they are often called, are complex and contested. Family...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Ralph Waldo Emerson on Shakespeare's craft
History & The Arts

Ralph Waldo Emerson on Shakespeare's craft

...projected from the wall, the groups being still arrayed with reference to the building, which serves also as a frame to hold the figures; and when, at last, the greatest freedom of style and treatment was reached, the prevailing genius of architecture still enforced a certain calmness and continence in the statue. As soon as the statue was begun for itself, and with no...
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Article 15 mins
The law-making process in England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The law-making process in England and Wales

...Introduction - This OpenLearn course introduces you to the different sources of law in England and Wales. The course begins by providing an overview of the different sources of law. It then considers what is meant by democracy and how and by whom proposed legislation is initiated, before introducing you to the Westminster Parliament, which creates legislation. It is...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Understanding children: babies being heard
Education & Development

Understanding children: babies being heard

...Introduction - In this course you will find out some of the things very young babies can do. You will also discover how babies can contribute to family life and relationships from birth. You will look at what they need from other adults and children, and what they can learn. Using a video extract, you will observe and listen to young babies in action, and learn from them....
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Tales of Trump told in Trumpian tones: Michael Wolff's Fire And Fury
Society, Politics & Law

Tales of Trump told in Trumpian tones: Michael Wolff's Fire And Fury

...introduction at this point. The book has become an international bestseller overnight, helped no doubt by the now-traditional Twitter explosion from President Donald Trump alongside the White House’s attempts to prevent the book’s publication – a la the Spycatcher affair in Britain in the 1980s. Several questions have arisen since Fire and Fury’s release,...
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Article 5 mins
What is Planetary Protection?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is Planetary Protection?

...introduction of extraterrestrial matter and, where necessary, shall adopt appropriate measures for this purpose.” [The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) logo.]COSPAR logoThe Policy was established by the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR). Through this Policy, international requirements have been developed to support space-faring nations and other organisations to...
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Article 5 mins
The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster
Nature & Environment

The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster

...management and treatment. In particular, post-mortem and pathological studies were to be carried out to determine the causes of death. Cleaning Some of the materials and methods used for cleaning at the various centres proved to be unsuitable for emaciated and highly stressed birds. The process took far too long, the detergents caused irritation, and often oil stains were...
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Article 10 mins