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Coaching neurodivergent athletes
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coaching neurodivergent athletes

...world around us. This has helped shift thinking from a deficit model to a strength-based one and has been reflected in informal approaches by coaches in sport (Hoare et al., 2023; Kimber et al., 2023). As a result, elements of neurodiversity which in the past were viewed as negative and not ‘normal’, can now be viewed as something to be championed and utilised. For...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Studying mammals: Return to the water
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Return to the water

...world. Mammals are essentially a terrestrial group of animals, but three major groups have independently adopted an aquatic way of life. In moving to the water, aquatic mammals have had to survive, feed and reproduce using a set of biological characteristics that evolved in association with life on land. This course will explore how these characteristics have provided...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Particle physics
Science, Maths & Technology

Particle physics

...world. Several concepts that you may already be familiar with, including atoms and energy, will be explored. You will also look at the various types of particle reactions, and the fundamental interactions that govern their behaviour. Subatomic particles are the building blocks of the Universe and an understanding of the reactions between these particles is crucial in...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Getting started with Spanish 3
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 3

...world. The following activity will demonstrate this point. Activity 7 Listen while you read the following dialogues. The first takes place in Spain and the second in Chile. Pay attention to the different phrases they use to answer the phone in each country. Then, using the transcript replicated underneath, focus on the different phrases used to answer the phone, to ask to...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Picturing the family
History & The Arts

Picturing the family

...World War, most family photographs were taken by professional photographers. In the 1880s, however, amateurs began to buy ready-made negatives over the counter and either undertook their own developing and printing or farmed this work out to commercial concerns. The amateur market expanded steadily, encouraged and sustained by commercial companies such as Kodak. By the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Working in the voluntary sector

...world. What’s in it for you? Helping animals in need Becoming part of a friendly and dedicated team Meeting people from all walks of life and making new friends Improving your retail and customer-service skills Developing your knowledge and enhancing your CV What’s involved? Helping customers and answering the phone Selling products and working a till Restocking the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The story of a female postal worker
Society, Politics & Law

The story of a female postal worker

...world. The banter in the morning, the music blaring, the swearing. I used to run bars and nightclubs and it was similar to that except it was 6 am on a weekday. It is a very male-dominated environment and you can feel that in the atmosphere. It is changing due to privatisation and scrutiny that we are now under”. Postal workers are very well known for their comradery...
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Article 10 mins
What are the security risks of living in a Smart City?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are the security risks of living in a Smart City?

...world of smart cities – are potentially even more profound. In his recent testimony on the “Worldwide Threat Assessment of the Intelligence Community,” Director of National Intelligence James Clapper listed Cyber and Technology as the first major area of concern – before terrorism, proliferation or counterintelligence among others – and specifically called out...
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Article 10 mins