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Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...types of arguments used for and against PED use and different ways of approaching an issue. The definition of ‘doping’ used in this course is the use by an athlete of a prohibited substance or method (World Anti-Doping Agency, 2021). While a prohibited substance is probably easily understood, a prohibited method needs a little further explanation. For example, a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Should I use a skills-based CV to smooth the gaps in my employment history?
Money & Business

Should I use a skills-based CV to smooth the gaps in my employment history?

...type of CV provides the opportunity to show employers how skills gained in other types of employment might be relevant for the post. What should I put on my skills-based CV? You should include: your contact details (name, address, mobile number, email address - and landline number, if you have one) your education and qualifications: degree subject, class (attained or...
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Article 5 mins
Key Ideas in Therapy
Health, Sports & Psychology

Key Ideas in Therapy

...type of therapy might be less important that the type of therapist you get. This film looks at why the relationship between therapist and client is so important. This animation was developed by Dr Naomi Moller, Lecturer in Psychology at the Open University, and Damn Fine Media. Beyond Individual Therapy Originally most forms of psychotherapy focused on the individual...
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Video 7 mins
How testosterone affects risk taking behaviour
Science, Maths & Technology

How testosterone affects risk taking behaviour

...type of chemical substances within the body known as a hormone. A hormone is a substance that can have effects far beyond its site of release since it is able to travel in the blood stream and therefore to act on various organs. The site of release of testosterone in males is Leydig cells, found in the testes. In women the ovaries produce a small amount of this hormone...
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Article 10 mins
Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression
Languages

Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression

...type of language people use reveal something about their state of mind? A close reading of Sylvia Plath's journals suggest it might be possible...[McLean Hospital, Belmont Massachusetts] Her time at the McLean hospital in Belmont inspired Plath's best-known work, The Bell Jar People who experience mental disorders like depression are the foremost experts in what that...
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Article 10 mins
Can a space rock from Costa Rica reveal the origin of water on Earth?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can a space rock from Costa Rica reveal the origin of water on Earth?

...types of meteorites which have landed across our planet...Fifty years ago, a meteorite crashed near the Murchison village in Victoria, Australia. What lay upon the ground was 100kg of dark scorched rock, emitting fumes akin to methylated spirits. It was identified as a very special type of meteorite, having once been part of a rocky object in space that formed one of the...
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Article 5 mins
The Problem with Pink
History & The Arts

The Problem with Pink

...de Pompadour by Francois Boucher 1759] Madame de Pompadour by François Boucher 1759 The idea that pink is feminine is something that we tend to take for granted. It works as a convenient shorthand – an obvious example is the wearing of pink ribbons to mark breast cancer awareness. However, this colour coding can also be a cause for concern – there has been much...
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Article 10 mins
Does cancer treatment increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and why?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does cancer treatment increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and why?

...type of white blood cell known as neutrophils are especially important because they are the first responders to infection. Patients are particularly at risk of getting an infection 7 to 14 days after having chemotherapy, when the level of white blood cells is at its lowest, although this can vary depending on the drug used. How much of an impact any given chemotherapy has...
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Article 15 mins