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Systems diagramming
Digital & Computing

Systems diagramming

...children can be usefully called a model. In each case we must be prepared to accept that there can be many different perceptions of this ‘reality’ by different people (different architects produce different plans). No perception can be singled out as being more ‘real’. Indeed, people may each have different internal models of ‘reality’, but may not appreciate...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...research on the dynamics of employee engagement in the working population of the UK. It suggests that engagement is strongly influenced by such factors as the life stage and size of companies. While reading, make some notes and consider the question: to what extent does this reflect your experience? The time of your life Brown, A., Roddan, M., Jordan S. and Nilsson, L....
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
AI fluency
Digital & Computing

AI fluency

...centre stage. Voice Over: This form of AI can generate written, visual, and auditory content from historical, learned, and new data. This marked the beginning of a more personalised, humanised interaction with technology and the creation of new AI models. Voice Over: Generated Pre-trained Transformer, or GPT, is a neural network and machine learning model inspired by the...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Introduction to Planetary Protection
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to Planetary Protection

...Research (COSPAR) Planetary Protection Panel and the UK Space Agency...As we explore the Solar System, it is important that we do not accidentally contaminate untouched and unspoilt extraterrestrial environments in any way. In this free course you will learn about ‘Planetary Protection’ and why it is critical for our future exploration and use of space. This course...
The body in antiquity
History & The Arts

The body in antiquity

...children or the elderly. In ancient Rome, bathing was generally done communally in a public bath. Even the fact that I have a bathroom in my flat is something that has a specific history in modern western culture relating to how we expect to live our lives. Referring to the post-war fashions for alfresco dining and indoor bathrooms, my grandfather once declared that the...
Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...research indicates that participation can also equip us with valuable skills that enhance our employability. Engaging in sport and physical activity provides opportunities to develop a diverse skill set that can be transferred to the workplace. This free course, Developing your employability through sport and physical activity, offers a valuable opportunity to explore how...
Sustainable innovations in enterprises
Money & Business

Sustainable innovations in enterprises

...research laboratory dedicated to pioneering new fabrics? That led to all sorts in the way of easy-care synthetics through to machine-washable wools. Innovation and Marks & Spencer, not two words that I thought I would be working together in a sentence on the TED stage. Equally the idea of shirts that are crease-resistant or gym clothes that wick away moisture, very...
How are scientists testing for the growth of antibiotic resistance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How are scientists testing for the growth of antibiotic resistance?

...research scientist at Washington University in St. Louis. To find out, he and his colleagues ran an “evolution experiment,” growing a strain of bacteria sensitive to a bacteriocin in the presence of a strain that produces the bacteriocin but is itself immune to it. By repeatedly transferring bacteria to fresh growth media, they were able to follow the bacteria for...