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Marketing communications in the digital age
Money & Business

Marketing communications in the digital age

...become especially advantageous with the rise of social media, and many individuals have become very wealthy by sharing their endorsements with their followers. Kylie Jenner can earn more than $1 million per sponsored Instagram post. Indeed, for many younger consumers, online ‘influencers’ are becoming a more trusted source than the celebrities of film, television and...
Cell signalling
Science, Maths & Technology

Cell signalling

...become either further tyrosine phosphorylated (characterized by the enlarged bands in treated cells (bottom two arrows)) or newly phosphorylated (top three arrows), the effect mostly wearing off within an hour. SCF binds to a receptor tyrosine kinase called ‘c-Kit’, which is probably both directly and indirectly responsible for the phosphorylations seen here. (Data...
Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
White dwarfs and neutron stars
Science, Maths & Technology

White dwarfs and neutron stars

...become high enough for nuclear fusion to be initiated in their cores. At this point, the clouds stop contracting further and are maintained in hydrostatic equilibrium with a balance between the inward force of gravity and the outward force due to their internal pressure. Stars are typically initially composed of about 75% hydrogen and 25% helium, with small traces of...
Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?

...students from the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care were asked to consider this question, more than two-thirds selected ‘Yes – a little (being overweight is somewhat to do with a person’s lifestyle)’. The results were as follows (from a group of 253 respondents): A. Yes – entirely (being overweight is entirely related to a person’s lifestyle) = 13%...
Systems modelling
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems modelling

...become apparent when compared to a different model or categorisation or theory. I remember being quite startled when I was told that the Inuit of North America had many different words for snow. Here was a thing (one thing) in my conceptualisation of the world, which another group of people found helpful to divide into many different categories. As another example, there...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...students wanting to enhance their individual professional practice. Understanding STiP is presented in two parts introducing three core STiP activities based on a STiP heuristic for making strategy and improving ‘wicked’ situations of change and uncertainty. This course provides a brief overview of five key systems approaches. These approaches are: system dynamics...
COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology

...becomes infected, and the immune system then reacts to destroy the virus and virus-infected cells. In the end, the immune system prevails and there is no longer any of the virus left in that host – this is referred to as sterile immunity. Usually, an acute infection will last for a few weeks, at most. However, some virus infections can evade the immune system and lie...
The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...student. He is reflecting on how different conceptions of rights and responsibilities influence this work. While studying E131 and E118 over the last few years I have read about and met people who work for a number of projects and organisations who ensure Young People are aware of the rights that they have. These include things like housing and rights to benefits. I was...