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Studying medicine bilingually
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying medicine bilingually

...solid background and know their community and are good at academic work and show that they have a good work-life balance and have a stress-relieving outlet, for example, sport or music. Teacher There are several paths to studying medicine at Cardiff University. Cardiff is the only university where you can study medicine bilingually at an undergraduate level. You can also...
Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology

...liquid component of blood. IgM is the first antibody produced in a primary immune response, whereas IgG is the major antibody produced in a secondary immune response (see Figure 7). An individual B cell initially produces an IgM antibody as its BCR. And if it is activated, it produces secreted IgM. As an immune response develops, and with help from TH2 cells, the B cell...
Getting started with German 3
Languages

Getting started with German 3

...sang Jeong/iStock / Getty Images Plus Section 2, Activity 3, Part 1, Blouse: qiye / Pixabay Section 2, Activity 3, Part 1, Jacket: Ben_Kerckx / Pixabay Section 2, Activity 3, Part 1, Suit: rintofr / Pixabay Section 2, Activity 3, Part 1, Shirt: renzonovoa1 / Pixabay Section 2, Activity 3, Part 1, Skirt: Engin Akyurt / Pixabay Section 2, Activity 3, Part 1, Jumper: Pexels...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Climate change
Nature & Environment

Climate change

...solid particles and liquid droplets suspended in the air. Except in the aftermath of a major volcanic eruption (of which more in Section 1.5), aerosols are also most abundant in the lower atmosphere; natural sources include desert dust wafted into the air by wind, smoke and soot from wildfires, salt from sea-spray, and so on. Depending on their make-up, aerosols can...
Level 2: Intermediate 18 hrs
IT: Information
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: Information

...Solid state flash memory based camcorders Ever since the development of the DVD, its potential as a rugged, compact, random access medium has made it attractive to TV news companies as an alternative to video tape for use in camcorders and also as an archive medium. It is not surprising therefore that at least one broadcast equipment manufacturer (Sony) is currently...
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...solidity to it. This is reflected in Benjamin Franklin’s famous adage that ‘In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes’. This idea of permanence and solidity is what the political scientist Timothy Mitchell (1999) terms ‘the state effect’. For Mitchell (1999, p. 180), the mundane activities and state discourses that we talked about...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Fire ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Fire ecology

...solid foundations, and a stable, nurturing climate. But there’s a twist in this tale. Come the end of winter, the Cape undergoes a dramatic change. The cool, moist winds subside. The air becomes tinder dry. Every 15 years or so, the mountains erupt in flames. Summer fires are ignited by sparks from rockfalls, by lightning or controlled burn. It looks fearfully...
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Library of Alexandria
History & The Arts

Library of Alexandria

...solid remains of material culture. As important as they are, they don’t amount to very much when it comes to the library of Alexandria – and yet, as we have seen, it’s something that assumes enormous importance in what we might call the historical imagination, through the stories that keep on being told about it. I hope that you, too, will have gained from this free...
Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs