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Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...world in identification with great success and methods for their visualisation have been constantly improved. One reason for the enduring usefulness of fingerprints in the administration of criminal justice is that it is very difficult to remove or hide fingerprint patterns. In the 1920s and 1930s in the USA, some prominent gangsters, including the FBI's 'Public Enemy...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
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Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...World Journal, III(V). Available at: https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pmwj22-may2014-Horton-Pilkington-AdvancesSeriesArticle.pdf (Accessed: 28 November 2023). Johnson, G., Scholes, K. & Whittington, R. (2008) Exploring Corporate Strategy, 8th edition. Harlow: FT Prentice Hall. MarketLine (2022) ‘Global Drones. MarketLine Industry Profiles’,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...world and mammals, birds, lizards and amphibians that survive there. It splits these animals into three groups according to their strategy for survival: evaders, evaporators and endurers, then discusses how these strategies work on a biochemical and physiological level...Animal life has adapted to survive in the most unlikely and inhospitable habitats. This free course,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Gene testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Gene testing

...world are multifactorial disorders with some inherited genetic component. Some of the genes that render individuals susceptible to diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension and many cancers, including breast cancer, have been identified and can be tested now for the presence of mutations. Multifactorial disorders present a real challenge for genetic medicine. For...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Am I ready to be a distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be a distance learner?

...world Optional activity [Described image] This activity is optional and just for fun. One of the technologies used to share learning and engage with the wider educational community is X, previously known as Twitter. Short messages can be written and shared easily. If you have an X account use that. If you don’t yet have one, it’s free and very straightforward to set...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Engendering citizenship
Society, Politics & Law

Engendering citizenship

...world. And many of the new – not new rights, but many of the breaking down the barriers, have been occasioned by people taking to the streets, by lobbying, by organising themselves. In Britain I think one of the most powerful and impressive social movements is the disability movement. There are issues of course for women in any social movement, issues about women not...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Supporting university students with a mental health condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting university students with a mental health condition

...World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative’, Journal of Psychiatric Research, 183, pp. 225–36. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022395625000950 (Accessed: 15 August 2025). MIND (2022) Student Minds Research Briefing. Available at:
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver
Education & Development

Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver

...world, in particular from Africa and other ethnic minority communities. We provided a space where young people could develop skills in cooking and sewing. Chrysalis became the ‘go to’ space for statutory bodies such as health visitors, senior managers in the social work sector, teachers and the police. We worked very closely with Greater Manchester Police to help...
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Article 15 mins