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An expert’s take on AI
Digital & Computing

An expert’s take on AI

...world based on the way we know insects do. The most complex way, and the one that is picking up all modern technologies, such as machine learning, is based on something called a ‘neural net’, which is a model of how the brain works, in a very simplistic way. It’s based on training huge amounts of data into a software system – the neural net – which mimics a...
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Stefan Szymanski on the business of football
Money & Business

Stefan Szymanski on the business of football

...world) football clubs have generally been seen as win maximisers – spending as much as possible on the success of the team subject to breaking even. (In 1971 Sloane wrote an early paper on this topic that is still highly readable. Késenne developed the concept of win maximisation in 1996.) This may just be a reflection of the competitive nature of the European system,...
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Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings

...World mindful: taking time for what matters Pick one audio practice from one of these apps or websites, and have a go at a mindfulness meditation. When you’re finished, think of three words or short phrases that describe what the experience was like for you and enter them in the text box below. There are no right or wrong answers; just write what it was like for you....
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Criminology beyond crime
Society, Politics & Law

Criminology beyond crime

...world of the twenty-first century, such endeavours have become central to the critical enterprise. To this end, notions of a ‘supranational criminology’ (Smeulers and Haveman, 2008) have been developed. This area of critical criminology is concerned with the study of international crimes, harms, and violations that have an impact on a mass or global scale – for...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...world, with mixed results. More recently, the mass production paradigm has been replaced, but there is as yet no single approach to managing operations that has become similarly dominant. The different approaches for managing operations that are currently popular include: Flexible specialisation (Piore and Sabel, 1984) in which firms (especially small firms) focus on...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2

...World Health Organisation, who on their Patient Safety Day 2023 recognised the ‘crucial role patients, families and caregivers play in the safety of health care. Evidence shows that when patients are treated as partners in their care, significant gains are made in safety, patient satisfaction and health outcomes’ (Paisley, 2023). Like parents/carers, nurses recognise...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Supporting children and young people's wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting children and young people's wellbeing

...world. Activity 1 Is the wellbeing of children and young people in the UK in crisis? Timing: Allow about 45 minutes Read the article ‘Children in the UK the least happy they have been in a decade says report’ (Weaver, 2019), bearing in mind the following questions: In what ways does this article define or discuss wellbeing? Do you think wellbeing is different from...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Reading evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Reading evidence

...world. They require a degree of mental effort to bridge the gap between them and the aspects of the ‘real’ world they stand for. Approach them slowly and with care, allowing yourself time to get the feel of what you are looking at. Don't assume you already know what you are looking at...Reading evidence: 1.2.4 Stage 2: Find a way in - It's easy to be distracted by the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs