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Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role

...changing the routine for the caree. You might have identified some of the barriers on this list when reflecting on your own physical activity levels or that of the case studies from Activity 2 in Session 1. The facilitators to physical activity in carers found in the research are discussed in the next section. Despite the challenges that a carer could face to be...
Moons of our Solar System Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Moons of our Solar System

...changing the crust at the surface of the Earth. The atmosphere and climate combined with plate tectonics lead to erosion of mountains, thus destroying evidence of meteorite impacts. The geological features seen on the Moon, however, are different because the crust does not move: there is no plate tectonics. If you look at the Moon with the naked eye you can see pale...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Additive manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Additive manufacturing

...changing field of manufacturing. The current state-of-the-art for AM is unlikely to be the standard in the future. Therefore, in this section, only the fundamentals of certain specific techniques will be discussed. As a general rule, AM systems can be divided into three categories based on the materials they are designed to use: polymer materials metallic materials...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
An introduction to data and information in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to data and information in health and social care

...changed dramatically over the last few decades. Today, most people experience computers not as remote machines producing bills or directing space flight (though they still do these things), but in two ways: as a medium that combines graphics, video, sound and text to impart information and a means of enabling us to carry out our banking, our shopping and make appointments...
How can knowing how DNA repairs itself help defeat cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can knowing how DNA repairs itself help defeat cancer?

...changes in important genes that control cell growth, meaning that cells can start multiplying out of control and form tumours. Over the years, CRUK scientists and others around the world have unpicked the biological ‘toolkits’ our cells use to repair their damaged DNA. And it turns out that rather than being a strength, problems with DNA repair can be a critical...
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?

...change cities for the better. From improvements in productivity and operations, to innovation in services that enhance the lives of citizens, the promise of smart cities is filled with benefits and rewards. The responsibility of laying the digital groundwork for smart cities falls squarely on the shoulders of cybersecurity professionals.” Indeed. This article was...
New York Minutes: What do the NY primaries tell us about the 2016 Presidential election?
Society, Politics & Law

New York Minutes: What do the NY primaries tell us about the 2016 Presidential election?

...changed once again. In landslide victories, Donald Trump won the New York GOP primary and Hillary Clinton won the Democratic primary. So what do the New York results mean for the 2016 election? Here are five key takeaways: 1. Sanders ran a poor campaign Bernie Sanders squandered a great opportunity to win New York. He entered the Empire State on a roll after winning seven...
Is it possible to have respect for the poor and homeless?
Society, Politics & Law

Is it possible to have respect for the poor and homeless?

...changes to society in order to put the opportunity to gain respect for every citizen before the interests of a tiny minority to accumulate ever more riches. At the very least at the national level it requires a government who rather than hiding behind meaningless rhetoric about ‘complex causes’ make it a political imperative to do something about inequality. For those...