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The ISIS winter: The environmental impact of Middle East conflict
Nature & Environment

The ISIS winter: The environmental impact of Middle East conflict

...social media scanning and news articles. Overall, the first part of the report addressed the pollution that resulted from damage to oil production infrastructure through the destruction of crude oil refineries, wellheads and pipelines. It finds that people are likely to have faced acute and chronic exposures to a wide range of toxic compounds, heavy metals and particulate...
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Article 5 mins
6 ways to make your voice heard in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

6 ways to make your voice heard in Wales

...work right across the country (and beyond) on broader societal issues. Often, one of the best ways of finding campaign groups is through social media. You might even be able to find other people near you who might be interested in helping you start your own campaign. You can also look at your local newspapers (and online equivalents) to find stories about campaign events...
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Can we overcome cyber-fatigue to secure ourselves online?
Digital & Computing

Can we overcome cyber-fatigue to secure ourselves online?

...work, one needs to understand psychology, sociology and other aspects of the human condition, and how to communicate effectively with people. Technology is so ingrained in modern life that analyzing its security issues exclusively from an engineering perspective, or treating it as something different or somehow removed from people and society, is folly. Moreover, putting...
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Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST) Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

...working, banking or social networking. We often do this without stopping to think about the security issues that might be involved. Activity 4 Securing your information Timing: Allow about 15 minutes Choose one of the following activities and think about the main security issues that might threaten your chosen activity. Online banking – for example, to check the balance...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Information security
Science, Maths & Technology

Information security

...work on the realised value of the company, called book value; that is the total value of its tangible assets: its property, computers, manufacturing plant etc. In contrast, shareholders value the things in a company that can make money, called it’s market value. So on top of the tangible assets, their interest includes the information that a company holds. For...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
The power of infographics in research dissemination
Education & Development

The power of infographics in research dissemination

...work. You will look at some good and bad practice in making and using infographics, and will learn how to evaluate infographics that appear to be presenting research evidence. The course concludes by introducing some free resources that can help you produce effective infographics of your own, and critically evaluate the infographics of others...Infographics are becoming...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Science and the Psychics - Quiz
Health, Sports & Psychology

Science and the Psychics - Quiz

...work then you should check that this feature hasn't been switched off or disabled. Check your browser's help files for more information on this. You don't have Javascript turned on, so the buttons beneath each question will not work. Instead the answer is displayed beneath each button. 1. What is the name of the ability you would have if you could move objects by the...
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Brass Instruments
History & The Arts

Brass Instruments

...Work Technology and acoustical principles. How technical developments through history have affected the design of brass instruments. Changing Key and Pitch Playing the cornet, trombone and trumpet, experts demonstrate hand stopping and lipping. Mechanical Innovation : Keys The keyed bugle and the ophicleide enabled brass instruments to have a distinct voice in the band...
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Audio 1 hr 10 mins