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Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them
Health, Sports & Psychology

Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them

...Centre, to really try to explore panic attacks and what it’s all about and what it feels like, so that’s why we’ve asked you to be here, thank you very much for coming, Tim and Natalie and Alan. I want to ask you a question. This is perhaps to help people understand it. Now a lot of people say, oh yeah I felt panicky like before an exam I felt panicky. Now, is this...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Health and safety in the laboratory and field
Science, Maths & Technology

Health and safety in the laboratory and field

...research, as well as giving you an overview of the legal requirements attached to this work. The course discusses issues involved in the handling of chemical and biological agents, basic safety procedures and common field-work hazards...Health, safety and risk assessment are of paramount importance both in the laboratory and the field. This free course, Health and safety...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...research centred around climate change. So we investigate the atmosphere-- looking at the air-- and we investigate oceans-- oceanography. And we also look at the ice. In this country, when it snows, if you're lucky, you get to make a snowman. And then it melts. But in Antarctica you don't get that. So each year, the snow will build up. Year on year, you'll get it. And so...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Studying mammals: Return to the water
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Return to the water

...research scientists. You have just met the scientific names of some mammalian groups (orders and suborders) with explanations of how the words have been derived. Many scientific names have Latin or Greek roots and with a good dictionary (and maybe a web search), you may be able to unravel some of these words for yourself. For example, the Weddell seal which you will meet...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Step up to leadership
Money & Business

Step up to leadership

...research in the field of neuroscience has determined how we are judged not just for who we are but for how we are perceived by others. Lyons and O’Mara explain this process as follows. We make person judgements on the basis of two simple processes. First, a snap judgement of how cold or warm we feel toward the person. Does this person elicit feelings of kindness,...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
What is a virus?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a virus?

...research. These viruses, known as bacteriophages, do not infect human cells, so they can be used as selective antibiotic agents. Other viruses that selectively infect human cells can be used to deliver therapeutic DNA into patient cells, a technique known as gene therapy. What do we know about the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19? COVID-19 is a disease caused by a...
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Article 20 mins
Getting started with SPSS
Society, Politics & Law

Getting started with SPSS

...research. However, many people find the idea of using statistics, and especially statistical software packages, extremely daunting. This free course, Getting started with SPSS, takes a step-by-step approach to statistics software through seven interactive activities. No statistics software is needed...Handling statistical data is an essential part of psychological...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Art and visual culture: medieval to modern
History & The Arts

Art and visual culture: medieval to modern

...centre, leading the eye on to the second picture in the series. It is the first of three paintings representing a famous victory of Florentine troops over the Sienese in 1432, led by the condottiere Nicolò da Tolentino. The second (Figure 5) shows the Sienese leader falling from his horse, and the third (Figure 6) shows Florentine troops attacking from the rear. Figure 4...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs