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Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century
History & The Arts

Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century

...World War more than 1,600 had qualified and were practising – more than the combined number of qualified women throughout the rest of Europe (Bonner, 1992, p.78). [Figure 4 Women medical students, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, 1897–8. Women students were finally admitted to Edinburgh University in 1892, but they were taught separately from the men. This group photograph...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Making sense of art history
History & The Arts

Making sense of art history

...world … [Gareth Dunn, Edinburgh] Couldn't have happened to a better collection, the works of Emin and Hirst in particular. I have always thought the rubbish produced by these people would make a good bonfire. We are continually insulted by these people who tell us that if we don't love and appreciate these works then we must be stupid. I, for one, remember the fairy...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
How teams work
Money & Business

How teams work

...world. As the working day finishes in one location, so the team’s work is passed on to the next location, where the working day is just beginning. The matrix team Matrix structures are often found in project teams. In a matrix team, individual staff report to different managers for different aspects of their work. Staff will be responsible to the project manager for...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Judicial decision making
Society, Politics & Law

Judicial decision making

...World War II, an experimental submarine sank while being tested, killing 99 sailors. When a claim was brought against the shipbuilders, the House of Lords upheld a certificate from the government that it would damage national security if the designs for the submarine were disclosed. This meant that the plans could not be used as evidence (Duncan v Cammell Laird and Co Ltd...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Exploring the history of prisoner education Badge icon
History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...world. Jeremiah Fitzpatrick was an energetic man and has often been called ‘the second Howard’. Through his efforts, many Irish prisons were built or reformed (Butler, 2016, p. 727). As well as efforts to reform prisons, the use of imprisonment as a punishment underwent a significant transformation. In the 1700s, sentences of imprisonment were used relatively...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Personal development planning for engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Personal development planning for engineering

...world at the time it was built, but also powerful and useful. It wasn't beautiful and useless. It was useful, I guess. And it was from Newcastle, you know, and that really did inspire me. Benjamin Zephaniah As a kid did you think, 'In the future, I want to go into engineering'? Or did you just like it as a hobby? Chi Onwurah I think really early on – maybe 7, 8 or 9 –...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them
Health, Sports & Psychology

Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them

...World Health Organization, and is currently in its tenth edition. But are panic attacks the same as feeling panicky? Activity 1 Identifying interpretations Timing: Allow approximately 10 minutes Is feeling panicky (e.g. because you are late) the same as experiencing a panic attack? Write your thoughts in the box below. Your comments will only be visible to you. Discussion...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Getting started on classical Latin
History & The Arts

Getting started on classical Latin

...world, and it owed its original spread to the use of Latin in the western Roman empire. In classical times, the alphabet consisted of 23 letters, not our 26, as it lacked j, v and w...Getting started on classical Latin: 3.2 Learning to pronounce Latin - Most students find that they master the principles of pronouncing Latin easily enough, though it can take a little...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs