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James Smith - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

James Smith - Earth in Vision

...becoming more important and more necessary. I would hope that the BBC would, I think being realistic they will continue to have a mix of very high-end programmes that sell very well around the world and do very well here too, but I would hope that there continues to be a regular stream of conservation-focussed programmes that get into the issues. I think that what’s...
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity

...becomes established, the dense tree cover prevents the growth of grasses and creates a cool and humid microclimate that prevents large fires. These grasslands and savannahs are extraordinarily dynamic places, and an example of the phenomena that can be seen in this region of the world is the formation of vegetation into patterns in certain dryland ecosystems (Figure 5)....
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Article 20 mins
Can comedy change your life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can comedy change your life?

...becoming less tolerated, are indicative of wider changes in society. “The political potential of comedy clearly suggests that comedy is worth taking seriously,” she says. Our appetite for comedy is growing. The biggest comics – from Sarah Millican and Michael McIntyre in the UK to Chris Rock and Amy Schumer in the USA – pull thousands upon thousands into gigs....
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Article 10 mins
Astudio meddygaeth yn ddwyieithog
Health, Sports & Psychology

Astudio meddygaeth yn ddwyieithog

...Student BMJ, er enghraifft. Pan rydyn ni’n edrych ar ganlyniadau academaidd, rydyn ni’n edrych ar y naw sgôr gorau TGAU sy’n cynnwys gwyddoniaeth, mathemateg a Chymraeg neu Saesneg. Pan rydyn ni’n dod at Lefel A, ac os oes rhywun yn gwneud ymgais efo Lefel A, rydym yn ychwanegu’r sgoriau hynny yna iddyn nhw. Ac os ydyn nhw’n mynd i’r cwrs traddodiadol,...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Sure, I know how to talk to people!
Money & Business

Sure, I know how to talk to people!

...become an even more skilled communicator. The model you will learn about in this course is based on evidence from extensive psychological research into rapport, much of which has been carried out in a policing context. As soon as two people are in a room together, they are communicating in some way, albeit perhaps non-verbally. Imagine the following scenario: you and your...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...students an overview of a period, their particular understanding will influence what they choose to include, what they skim over or treat in greater detail. So, what picture of early modern Europe is presented in this course? The approach is that of social and cultural history. Social history, which developed in the mid-twentieth century, is a broad field of study that...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Art and visual culture: medieval to modern
History & The Arts

Art and visual culture: medieval to modern

...become the dominant pictorial form by 1600. Unlike an altarpiece or a fresco, this kind of picture has no fixed place; instead, its frame serves to separate it from its surroundings, allowing it to be hung in almost any setting. Its value lies not in any use as such, but in the ease with which it can be bought and sold (or what Marxists call its ‘exchange value’). In...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
The business of film
History & The Arts

The business of film

...becoming ever more popular. Approximately £840 million of tourism spending by overseas visitors in 2013 was attributable to film-induced tourism (Olsberg SPI, 2015). Film is often regarded as a driver of the other creative industries, in that it is high profile and often makes use of the highest design and creative skills. In the UK, film was the first creative industry...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs