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Discovering chemistry Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Discovering chemistry

...becomes cap h 11 indicating its atoms contain one proton and one electron...Session 1: Atoms – the building blocks of matter: 1.3 Isotopes - You will recall, way back in the nineteenth century, John Dalton popularised the idea of matter being composed of atoms. More specifically he proposed that the atoms of each element are identical, especially in mass. The discovery...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Data and processes in computing
Digital & Computing

Data and processes in computing

...becomes [50297, 50152], and so on. When a new item is recorded, the state of till5 changes, and changes in a way that is predictable. Specifically, the current state is changed by appending the newest item to the end of the sequence, giving a new state. We have described the change of a till state in a way that is quite general. The description is not peculiar to the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...become interested in such a gathering? This is because the Magh Mela case study can be set within the context of contemporary crowd psychology, which has been working to understand the relationship between crowds and collective identity. Modern crowd research is considered to have started with French polymath and political conservative Gustave Le Bon’s The Crowd: Study...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Digital innovation in social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Digital innovation in social care and social work

...becomes part of care. For example, Northern Ireland and Scotland have had a more established relationship between ‘health’ and ‘social’ care (an integrated approach) and so they can make decisions that affect health and social care altogether. England and Wales have traditionally had more separation between ‘healthcare’ and ‘social care’ and both...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The power of infographics in research dissemination
Education & Development

The power of infographics in research dissemination

...becoming an essential tool in data representation and research communication. In this free course, The power of infographics in research dissemination, you will explore when and how infographics can be useful to your work. You will look at some good and bad practice in making and using infographics, and will learn how to evaluate infographics that appear to be presenting...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Canals: The Making of a Nation - Find out more
History & The Arts

Canals: The Making of a Nation - Find out more

...the Irish Sea, its ports, and the rest of the world, becoming a vital link for industry. Canals: The making of a nation first airs on BBC One on Friday 28th August 2015 at 9.30pm, with locally-focused episodes broadcast throughout the regions. The series will be repeated on BBC Four later in the year. Full broadcast details and watch again links can be found on bbc.co.uk....
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Article 5 mins
Are old voting machines a threat to democracy?
Science, Maths & Technology

Are old voting machines a threat to democracy?

...become scarcer and election officials are increasingly forced to hoard rare parts needed to keep their equipment running. Neal Kelley, registrar in Orange County, California – the sixth-largest jurisdiction in the country – told us that he relies on a “back stock” of spare parts to keep his machines running. At some point, the inability to find replacement parts...
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Why do some cities thrive?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do some cities thrive?

...become one of the fastest growing parts of country, and is predicted to pull further ahead of the rest of the country in the next decade. This story of a ‘great divergence’ opening up between cities is being played out all across the UK, as well as elsewhere in the industrialised world. In the USA, for instance, the downturn in the fortunes of Detroit and Cleveland...
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