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Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition
Society, Politics & Law

Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition

...change had been irrevocably set in motion. Ending chattel slavery but the unfreedom of free labour By the 1830s chattel slavery had undoubtedly became the unacceptable face of labour exploitation, state racism and class domination in Britain and its empire. The Slave trade had been abolished in 1807 in Britain and the delayed introduction of the Slavery Abolition Act...
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Article 20 mins
Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts
History & The Arts

Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts

...change and innovation in writing: ‘It may be possible’ she says: that prose is going to take over – has, indeed, already taken over – some of the duties which were once discharged by poetry…and that in ten or fifteen years’ times prose will be used for purposes for which prose has never been used before….We shall be forced to invent new names for the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Introduction to computational thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to computational thinking

...changes over time. In that case, the model will not only have to capture any enduring properties of interest, but also any changes in time that are of interest. For example, in astronomy there is a rich tradition of building such models of the solar system (see Figure 8). The purpose of such a model, known as an orrery, is to represent the position of the planets relative...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Ratting out disease: How animals are detecting disease - and other threats to life
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ratting out disease: How animals are detecting disease - and other threats to life

...changes brought about by cancer cause the pattern of so-called ‘volatile organic chemicals’ produced by affected cells to alter – and dogs seem to be able to detect patterns characteristic of specific cancers. Ten years ago, Guest says, there was “massive scepticism” among medics about dog cancer detection. To some extent, she says, it continues, partly because...
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Article 5 mins
Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?

...change as they experience higher levels of energy and vigour and lower levels of negative mood states. While Dr Roebuck stresses the positive benefits of extreme endurance sports it is important to say that they can also have a downside. For example, the characteristics that make these sports attractive can facilitate behaviours associated with exercise addiction...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Interviews - Writing For Radio
History & The Arts

Interviews - Writing For Radio

...changed the subject, but Jo Cox was murdered. I mean, and that must have, I mean that is appalling. And that was just one of the most appalling events ever, um, but it’s interesting. I think, since the Second World War I think eight MPs have died in a similar way to Jo Cox. That is how exceptional it was. Anyway we’d shifted the subject. And by shifting the subject,...
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Exploring innovative assessment methods
Education & Development

Exploring innovative assessment methods

...changed. This is something Robinson (2006) discusses when he notes that ‘a process of academic inflation’ is present. Here, the prevalence of people with a certain qualification reduces its significance. This results in employers raising entry level requirements to apply for jobs. This practice is also evident at universities where entry requirements can be increased...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour
History & The Arts

Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour

...changed thanks to the new dynasty of Flavian emperors. The provision of pleasures was still its main purpose, as the final line of the poem makes clear, but these were now pleasures provided for the masses, offering a sense of a shared culture that went far beyond the elite enjoyments housed in the Domus Aurea...Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour: 1.3 The Colosseum on...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs