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Hero and villain: Robert Clive of the East India Company
History & The Arts

Hero and villain: Robert Clive of the East India Company

...study of history is marked by academic debate and as new evidence has come to light a recognition of Clive’s role in the Bengal famine has developed. Historians must wrestle with Clive’s numerous reputations: brilliant army general, corrupt company governor, fantastically wealthy MP and reckless administrator responsible for the deaths of millions of Bengalis. In...
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Article 20 mins
Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...Study, drew links between HRT use and breast cancer which scared many into stopping their HRT, as well as discouraging GPs from prescribing it. Activity 3 Hormone Replacement Therapy Timing: Allow 20 minutes Watch this film from the British Menopause Society in which Kathy Abernethy talks about HRT, what it is and how it is used: Video 3 What is Hormone replacement...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons
History & The Arts

Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons

...studying this course, you should be able to: understand the different forms of activism used to oppose nuclear weapons since 1945 learn how anti-nuclear activism has different in different countries and regions navigate newly digitised primary sources to gain a deeper understanding of anti-nuclear activism...Introduction and guidance: Moving around the course - In the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Introducing vectors for engineering applications
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing vectors for engineering applications

...skill for practicing engineers and mathematical modelling is an ever-increasing field within engineering. This free course, Introducing vectors for engineering applications, covers one aspect of a Level 1 engineering module, the application of vectors and vector algebra, using examples inspired by engineering applications...Applied mathematics is a key skill for...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...study in Environment & Development...Understanding water quality: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe the chemical compositions of natural waters, and explain how and why these compositions vary describe the main sources of water pollution, the main types of pollutant and how each type may be controlled outline the extent of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
What was Lewis Carroll like?
History & The Arts

What was Lewis Carroll like?

...studies. His lectures were never dry." For twenty-six years he lectured at Oxford, finally giving up his post in 1881. From that time to the time of his death he remained in his college, taking no actual part in the tuition, but still enjoying the Fellowship that he had won in 1861. This is an official account, a brief sketch of an intensely interesting life. It tells...
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Article 10 mins
Earthquakes
Science, Maths & Technology

Earthquakes

...study in Science...Earthquakes: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: Explain the reasons for earthquakes Understand where in the world earthquakes are most likely to occur Describe the potential consequences of an earthquake Differentiate between earthquake intensity and earthquake magnitude Appreciate the enormous energies released by...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Looking at population data
Society, Politics & Law

Looking at population data

...is a skill that we often don't develop as much as we could. By looking for stories in charts, and trying to make sense of one line, for example, in the context of another, we can start to identify some of those thousand words that pictures are often claimed to save ("a picture is worth a thousand words")! Up next - Learn How to compare income across countries. Transcript...
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Video 30 mins