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Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list

...studied in detail the passage of yellow fever through a community, attempting to define the incubation period of the disease. Josiah Clark Nott, a Connecticut native, settled in Alabama, had opportunity to study yellow fever at close hand in Alabama. In one epidemic affecting Mobile, he lost four of his children, even though he had moved them to the country, outside of...
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General Election 2015 - 79Rewind
Society, Politics & Law

General Election 2015 - 79Rewind

...skills to punt it up field. So you’ve got to have the base camp of the policy and you’ve got to have worked out your philosophy. A great performance without that policy is absolutely pointless. Paddy Ashdown was in some respects a really good performer, politically. He was good at sound bites; he looked good; ex-Army man, he had a great back story; had hopeless...
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The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges
Society, Politics & Law

The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges

...skills of those affected. To do the best by our students an essential part of our contract is the time we get to prepare lessons and mark assessments. Assessor-Instructors were offered none of these things which is a disservice to lecturers and most importantly to all of our students. There are 26 colleges in Scotland with around 5,000 EIS-FELA members and the methods...
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Pushing through the speed barrier: trailblazing women in motorsport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Pushing through the speed barrier: trailblazing women in motorsport

...skill at the highest levels of racing. Their path has been anything but smooth, as motorcycling faced fierce opposition to female participation. When Beryl Swain became the first woman to race in the Isle of Man TT in 1962, finishing in a remarkable 22nd place, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) banned women from competing, declaring it an unsuitable...
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10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago
Money & Business

10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago

...skill set with our free course _Preparing for your digital life in the 21st century._ 5: Tinder [Tinder Moments] With 25% of couples now meeting online, it's a wonder how people ever crossed paths way back when. Dating app Tinder, released in 2012, revolutionised the way people meet online because it's location based and uses Facebook to import information such as...
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Discovering chemistry Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Discovering chemistry

...study time for each session. Chemistry lies at the centre of our modern life, playing a part in areas as diverse as the development of new drugs and materials, analysing our environment through to more mundane activities such as washing your clothes and making your tea. But to truly understand the role chemistry plays you need to have a sound grasp of a number of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
What is a scientific model?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a scientific model?

...skill, in a way, with these things is in the interpretation. So what this model shows is that for the variables that I’ve put into it, some of them significantly predict skylark numbers and others don’t, but it can’t predict things I haven’t put in. What if, for example, the most important thing determining skylark numbers is none of the things I’ve measured?...
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Intermediate German: The world of work
Languages

Intermediate German: The world of work

...skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing and interacting in a variety of situations...This free course, Intermediate German: The world of work, concentrates on developing cultural knowledge and practical language skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing and interacting in a variety of situations. The course will be of interest to anyone who wants to improve...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs