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Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom
Society, Politics & Law

Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom

...change came with the case of Jones v KaneyFootnote 18 where the Supreme Court swept away the immunity for expert witnesses in proceedings for breach of contract or negligence. Jones was a victim of a road traffic accident which he claimed had led to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Kaney was his expert clinical psychologist. However, during the ‘hot-tubbing’...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
An introduction to death, dying and grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to death, dying and grief

...change over time, within and between cultures. In the west, death is sometimes considered a taboo topic and we use careful or sensitive language when talking about death. In Activity 1, you will explore different perspectives on talking about death. [Described image] Figure 2 How we are introduced to the topic of death as children or young people can shape our attitudes...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...changes can have really significant effects on individuals and on society more widely. [Described image] Figure 1 You may have seen headlines and comments like these yourself. But is this really the whole story? Do older people necessarily make greater demands on health care services? Shouldn’t we be celebrating the fact that most people are living longer? What about...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Freeing people caught between life and death
Health, Sports & Psychology

Freeing people caught between life and death

...change in blood flow within the auditory primary cortices. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic, Nicholas Schiff was finding that within catastrophically injured brains lay partially working regions, clusters of remnant neural activity. What did it all mean? At that time, doctors thought they already knew the answers: no patient in a persistent vegetative state...
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Article 15 mins
Understanding musical scores
History & The Arts

Understanding musical scores

...change. When you watch this video, use what you understand about note values to help you learn to follow the scores. Naomi Barker The melodies that we're going to study here are fairly simple. And as you listen and watch, the cursor will follow the notes in time with the beat. This will help you follow along. Let's listen to the first example, "God Save the Queen," now,...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...changed over time. But definitions of race have great consequence: these definitions continue to shape the experiences of people in the past and the present, and in different geographical, social, economic, political and legal contexts...Course introduction: 2.2 How was the concept of ‘race’ invented? - Prior to the 1600s, the term ‘race’ was used infrequently in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
What was Lewis Carroll like?
History & The Arts

What was Lewis Carroll like?

...change a sovereign to buy a penny paper while the train was on the verge of starting. With him journeys were always comfortable. For his little girl friends, of course, he reserved the most intimate side of his nature, but on occasion he would throw off his reserve and talk earnestly and well to some young man in whose life he took an interest. Mr. Arthur Girdlestone is...
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Article 10 mins
Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid
History & The Arts

Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid

...changing events, perhaps over a prolonged time period, and probably that it goes on for a long time. The idea of theme and scope is also relevant to ancient epic. Epic poems are usually narratives about the great deeds of heroes, often involving war, dangerous journeys, or adventures. They also tend to be long: the Aeneid, for example, is nearly 10,000 lines of verse. In...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs