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Looking at population data
Society, Politics & Law

Looking at population data

...becoming 15 year olds, 20 year olds becoming 35 years olds, and so on. However, with different width age bands, (0-14, 15-64, 65+) and data collected every 10 years, it can be hard to imagine how the counts in the 0-14 age band translate into changes in the counts given for the 15-64 age band over time, particularly if we don’t know how the population is initially...
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Video 30 mins
International relations: exploring territorial divisions
Society, Politics & Law

International relations: exploring territorial divisions

...become constituent republics of the Soviet Union, with the territorial demarcation of that time forming the contours of the region’s geopolitical divisions today. In some cases, the hangover from this period has led to conflict with significant international repercussions, most notably in the Russia–Ukraine conflict, whereas others have been of less interest to...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Particle physics
Science, Maths & Technology

Particle physics

...BECOMES NEGLIGIBLE) STRENGTH (RELATIVE TO EM FORCE) Strong Quarks 10-15 100 Electromagnetic Charged particles ∞ 1 Weak Any particle 10-17 10-5 Gravitation Any particle with a mass ∞ 10-38 Although the only hadrons existing in the everyday world are protons and neutrons, many more types of hadron can be created in high-energy particle collisions. Such reactions are...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The ethics of cultural heritage
History & The Arts

The ethics of cultural heritage

...become a symbol of Paris and has inspired artists and writers for many generations. [This is a colour photograph of Notre-Dame Cathedral from the public square to the west. Notable features of the cathedral include the two large square belfries on each corner, a large stained-glass rose window, and three large arches on the ground each containing the doors to the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...becomes a kind of project. You can say, ‘Well, I’m going to write about everything but I’m going to keep myself out of it.’ Now what would be interesting then, if you were a reader, is to see where that suppressed self actually comes into the writing, however hard you suppress. But, you know, I don’t feel like that at all and I know a lot of writers don’t....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...become unbearable for humans and other species living in areas with climates that are already challenging Figure 5 shows a map of the observed surface temperature changes from 1901 to 2012 (IPCC, 2013). [This map is colour coded in square cells on a grid, mostly with crosses in each cell, to show the change of temperature over the globe. Data points are over land and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role

...become inactive as this isn't seen as usual behaviour within the individual social group. And finally are environmental correlates, such as cycle paths and weather conditions. Poor access to places in which to be active is a frequently noted barrier to exercise. For example, living in an area with limited facilities. Video 2 Discussion When reflecting on your own physical...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...become a part of myself. That feeling - self-centred, even solipsistic, though it was - changed my life. I am now a lecturer in English literature, and my specialist subject is not hard to guess. Looking back on that moment now, it makes me wonder how many other people have felt that shock of recognition when reading Jane Austen, that sense that a kindred spirit speaks to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr