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Unsolved problems in cosmology
Science, Maths & Technology

Unsolved problems in cosmology

...public who would like to understand the nature of the Universe. This course will discuss the three most crucial unresolved problems in modern cosmology: the nature of dark matter, which is suggested to explain the motion of stars in the outer regions of galaxies and the motion of galaxies in clusters the nature of dark energy, which is postulated as an explanation for the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action (Chinese)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Chinese)

...public services’, unpublished paper, Oxford, Templeton College. Lee, B. (2003) ‘Teaching assistants in schools’, Education Journal, vol. 68, pp. 25–7. Local Government National Training Organisation (LGNTO) (2000) Survey of Education Support Staff and Volunteers in Nursery and Primary Schools, London, LGNTO. National Union of Teachers (NUT) (1998) Associate Staff...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Introducing mammals
Nature & Environment

Introducing mammals

...publication (Thomas et al., 2019), if you wish to explore the research further...Introducing mammals: Conclusion - During this course you have learnt how mammals are defined by a number of attributes, including: the possession of fur; lactation in females; and the ability to liberate heat energy through metabolism, as a means of thermoregulation. More than any other...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
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Languages

How to learn a language

...public domain; second: © Steven Depolo in Flickr https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by/ 2.0/. Images Figure 1: courtesy: © Tita Beaven. Figure 4: courtesy: © Fernando Rosell-Aguilar. Figure 5: adapted from: Hadfield, J. Dornyei, Z.(2013) Motivating Learning, Routledge, imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd. Audio-visual Activity 1 audio: Visualising the future: © The...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
An introduction to computers and computer systems
Digital & Computing

An introduction to computers and computer systems

...Public Record Office HW 25/4 and HW 25/5 Section 3 figure: © geralt; Pixabay Section 5 figure: © Oscar Wong; Getty Images Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
White dwarfs and neutron stars
Science, Maths & Technology

White dwarfs and neutron stars

...publications/messenger/archive/no.167-mar17/messenger-no167-20-25.pdf; released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Figure 2(d): ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1239a/; released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License,...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision

...public is that the source of these green wafers are human corpses. When people die their bodies are sent to the Soylent factory where they are turned into these tasty little green wafers. And so recycling ourselves because there’s nothing else left, all the animals are gone so all we’ve got left is our own bodies and we’re recycling ourselves. Terrifying science...
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Video 1 hr 40 mins
Artists and authorship: the case of Raphael
History & The Arts

Artists and authorship: the case of Raphael

...public reaction to the artist’s passing at such a young age, while in the midst of a major project to carry out a drawing survey and description of the ancient ruins in Rome. When he died Raphael was rich and famous. He lived in a large Roman palace worthy of a gentleman and was even engaged to a cardinal’s niece. He was given the high honour of burial in the...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs