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Should we test drugs on pregnant women?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should we test drugs on pregnant women?

...work that’s being done.” At the same time, the scientists who are trying to gather this desperately needed data often struggle to get their studies approved. Lyerly, Little and Faden decided that the cause needed more proactive advocates. So in the spring of 2009, the ‘troika’, as they call themselves, formally launched the Second Wave Initiative: a broad,...
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Retail marketing
Money & Business

Retail marketing

...work wear, school wear, maternity wear, lingerie, leather wear, sports wear, bridal wear DIY goods Wallpaper, paint, hardware, ironmongery, doors Electrical goods Computer hardware, computer software, white goods, brown goods, audio-visual Finance Banking, insurance, credit, building societies Footwear Children’s, ladies’ and men's shoes, sports shoes, shoe repair...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...worked out from the mass number given the symbol A. The mass number is equal to the number of protons in a nucleus plus the number of neutrons. So: Mass number = number of neutrons + number of protons A = number of neutrons + Z Number of neutrons = A−Z The number of neutrons in an isotope can be found from the difference between the mass number and the atomic number. As...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Ian Kershaw on Hitler's Place In History: The Lecture Podcast
History & The Arts

Ian Kershaw on Hitler's Place In History: The Lecture Podcast

...working in Britain, Ian Kershaw, who’s Professor of Modern History at the University of Sheffield. I’ve had the great privilege of working closely with Ian on a variety of television projects over the last ten years or so, and I can certainly vouch for the fact that he isn’t just a brilliant academic, he’s a first rate communicator as well. In fact, once at a...
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A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s
History & The Arts

A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s

...work...A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s: 2.1 The rapid decline of traditional Christianity - For historians such as Callum Brown, the 1950s saw ‘a period of booming religious culture’ in many parts of the West (Brown, 2012, p. 52). In this argument, the years after the Second World War saw a revival of traditional Christianity, partly as...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Sporting women in the media
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sporting women in the media

...working in sport’ (McGinty-Minister, Whitehead and Swettenham (2023) and answer the following questions: What sort of behaviour do women report as experiencing at an interpersonal level? What reasons did women give for avoiding reporting sexism? As you listen to the audio and look at the poster, reflect on why gender is a contemporary issue and why it is of relevance to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution
History & The Arts

Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution

...work and learn about the existential view of the human being as free and responsible for his or her actions. You will discover that Beauvoir argues that women are generally conceived of as ‘Other’, that is different from a supposed neutral human being...In this free course you will study the ideas of philosopher Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986). In doing so you will...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French
Languages

Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French

...working in France and Belgium by watching video clips and hearing them speak about themselves and their lives. Listening to and seeing people describing what they do and who they are can offer you an enjoyable and interesting insight into a way of life in a different culture. You will find that the more you watch and listen, the more you understand. Exposure to spoken...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs