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English: Personal Experiences
Education & Development

English: Personal Experiences

...course U214 Worlds of English... Benjamin Zephaniah Benjamin Zephaniah describes his love for the organic nature of English language. Colin Goh Colin Goh explains how English influenced his life growing up in Singapore. Derek Simpson Derek Simpson discusses how growing up in a working class area changed his accent. Garth Judd Garth Judd describes his experience adapting...
Integrated health, safety and environmental management
Science, Maths & Technology

Integrated health, safety and environmental management

...course T835, Integrated health, safety and environmental management... Integrated health, safety and environmental management A brief introduction to this album. Risk and biscuit manufacture Fox's biscuit factory might not seem a terribly dangerous place, but in fact there are many risks involved with biscuit manufacture, and Fox's have evolved a stringent and complex...
Water in Ethiopia
Nature & Environment

Water in Ethiopia

...course U116 Environment: journeys through a changing world... Water in Ethiopia A short introduction to this album. Water - a human right Access to water in Ethiopia can be a matter of life or death. This is brief look at the lives of people for whom an adequate water supply can never be taken for granted. Water in rural Ethiopia A day in the life of Yeshiemebet Zewdu., a...
How can I support bereaved neurodivergent children?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can I support bereaved neurodivergent children?

...courses and qualifications. Not everyone experiences grief in the same way. Whilst under-researched, there is evidence that neurodivergent people may experience grief, as well as the social practices around death and bereavement, differently from others. This is thought to be related to their neurodivergence – in the differences in how their brains process information,...
What failing in the learning journey feels like
Education & Development

What failing in the learning journey feels like

...courses and qualifications. Failing an assignment at whatever point in your learning journey is not simply an academic event – it can feel deeply personal, almost existential. Students often describe an overwhelming mix of shock, disbelief, grief, and shame. These mix of emotions can raise questions regarding self and study. How the feedback of a failure is delivered...
Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?

...course of vaccinations after exposure. Others turn to herbs, spices or local remedies that have no effect. The World Health Organization (WHO) wants to eliminate rabies from the South-East Asia region by the year 2020. It is a goal that India is unlikely to meet, public health experts say. For one thing, the actual number of rabies deaths in the country may be far higher...
Falling hard: Why do Americans love pumpkin so much?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Falling hard: Why do Americans love pumpkin so much?

...course, you aren’t going to be ostracised by society if you choose peanut M&Ms over pumpkin spice at the grocery store. But when it comes to any craze – slap bracelets, Beanie Babies, the Macarena, and pumpkin spice – it makes us happy and secure to feel included with the rest of society. Warm and fuzzy nostalgia Dead leaves falling to the ground, early sunsets, and...
Breaking bad: The science of flatulence
Health, Sports & Psychology

Breaking bad: The science of flatulence

...courses [LePetoman] Joseph Pujol, "Le Petomane", a late 19th Century French music hall artist whose act consisted of musically breaking wind. Is it time for a post about drugs and farting? Of course it's time for a post about drugs and farting. Drugs do many, many things. Some of these we want, others not so much. The latter get called side effects. One of the...