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What is heritage?
History & The Arts

What is heritage?

...from what they might characterise as ‘bad’ history. As Lowenthal points out in The Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History, heritage is not history at all: ‘it is not an inquiry into the past, but a celebration of it ... a profession of faith in a past tailored to present-day purposes’ (Lowenthal, 1997, p. x). Heritage must be seen as separate from the pursuit of history, as it is concerned with the re-packaging ......
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Critical criminology and the social sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Critical criminology and the social sciences

...out that the definition of what is or is not criminal may change it over time or cross culturally. So that things that are crimes at some point may cease to be crimes in other times and places. They also highlight that there are many activities and behaviours that are not criminalised in law but that might still be considered problematic, and therefore could be something...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Applying your community engagement skills
Society, Politics & Law

Applying your community engagement skills

...out more on courses from this series on the Community engagement and policing page....Applying your community engagement skills: Introduction - This course is the last of 10 courses developed on the theme of community engagement. The courses cover a wide range of topics that should have equipped you with the ability to make good decisions when dealing with members of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Applying to study for a PhD in psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applying to study for a PhD in psychology

...out some of the main university courses and degrees available in the UK. (Other countries offer different degrees, including different arrangements for PhD study.) The details given below are indicative, not final, because the requirements vary from university to university. The summary indicates the period for full-time study but many of these degrees are also offered...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Particle physics
Science, Maths & Technology

Particle physics

...out of the resulting mini Big Bang. One of the scientists building this vast machine is Pippa Wells. PIPPA WELLS: If you can see, there’s a hole there... NARRATOR: In the middle. PIPPA WELLS: ...in the middle of that disc. That is where the beam pipe from the accelerator will finally go. NARRATOR: So the protons are going to be whistling in and through and out of that...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Leadership challenges in turbulent times
Money & Business

Leadership challenges in turbulent times

...out that many children in them are not orphans and such institutions do not exist in many parts of the world. Then she mentions foster care and adoption and states that in many countries this is a small part of care. Most of the care carried out is what is called ‘kinship care’ offered by grandparents, aunts, uncles and other relatives. Her third set of challenges are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction
Digital & Computing

Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction

...out these distinctions? It is also important to note the meaning of risk in law. The legal case R. v. Board of Trustees of the Science Museum (Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, Times Law Report, 9 March 1993) was an appeal against a conviction in 1990 under Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974. The prosecution case was that the defendants had...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
What happened to Rio 2016's leftover food?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happened to Rio 2016's leftover food?

...Gastromotiva plans to build on its success by launching a paid lunch service. The profits will help offset the cost of providing free dinners for the hungry at night. There are also plans to try out the RefettoRio idea in Montreal, Los Angeles and New York. This article was originally published by Public Radio International and Global Voices under a CC-BY licence...
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