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Understanding mental capacity Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding mental capacity

...work is underway. So maybe the most important feature of Irish capacity legislation in the Republic of Ireland is how old it is, and how unfit for purpose it is and has been. For nearly a century, it's been outdated. But progress is being made. We're at a point of very great transition, when a new piece of legislation, the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act has been...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Tim Lenton - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tim Lenton - Stories of Change

...work won the Times Higher Education Award for Research Project of the Year 2008. He has also received a Philip Leverhulme Prize 2004, a European Geosciences Union Outstanding Young Scientist Award 2006, the British Association Charles Lyell Award Lecture 2006, and the Geological Society of London William Smith Fund 2008. He is a Fellow of the Linnean Society, the...
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic psychology

...works, and discover how the limitations of the human brain can lead to major miscarriages of justice. Despite advances in forensic science, eyewitness testimony remains a critical component of criminal investigations. Psychological research has revealed the dangers of relying on evidence gained from an eyewitness and also how careful the police need to be when questioning...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view
Society, Politics & Law

Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view

...work through seven sections in which you will engage with some of the major aspects of economic policy: What types of problems are governments concerned with? Which policy instruments do they have at their disposal? How do they make decisions about the effectiveness of alternative courses of action? One of the most challenging aspects of economic policy and decision...
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Level 2: Intermediate 28 hrs
Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements
Society, Politics & Law

Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements

...work required. So if the pirate transition begins with a kind of fire orgy, it tends to end with an ecological fire famine. Well, many nations looked over, looked across the spectrum of really wrecked landscapes and adopted a programme of state-sponsored conservation to protect their remaining estates, and in many cases, colonial holdings, from the ravages of axe and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Ethics in science?
Science, Maths & Technology

Ethics in science?

...works to protect and promote the interests of patients and the public in health research. It is responsible for research ethics committees across the UK. All medical research involving people in the UK, whether in the NHS or the private sector, first has to be approved by an independent research ethics committee. The committee protects the rights and interests of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Introduction to ecosystems
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to ecosystems

...works, with illustrations from around the world. This course is designed to be studied for about 2 hours per week over 6 weeks. As there is no start and end date you can study in your own time and your own pace. Throughout this free non-accredited course you will be considering the following overarching questions: What is the importance of understanding ecosystems? How do...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour
History & The Arts

Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour

...Work on this colossal amphitheatre began in 70 CE under the emperor Vespasian, forming part of his bold reconfiguration of the area of the city which had previously been occupied by the sprawling palace complex of the emperor Nero, the Domus Aurea (or ‘Golden House’). With Nero’s reign having ended (in 68 CE) in disgrace and scandal, it was in the interests of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs