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Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...Scotland and Wales. A new addition is the palm-print database. Scotland had a palm-print database previously but the searchable database including England and Wales only became available in late 2007. It is intended that in the future IDENT1 will encompass a wider range of biometric data such as iris (eye) scans and facial imaging. The information in the below extract...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Make a meadow, whatever the scale and the diversity of meadows
Nature & Environment

Make a meadow, whatever the scale and the diversity of meadows

...Scotland, is where rich grass communities survive on extensive plains of wind-blown shell sand, just a few feet above the high tide level. They were traditionally fertilised with seaweed from the beach just a short distance away. On the Hebrides, they form parts of small landholdings called crofts, which have often been managed using traditional methods for centuries....
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Article 10 mins
Is it possible to have respect for the poor and homeless?
Society, Politics & Law

Is it possible to have respect for the poor and homeless?

...Scotland and Wales. The number of people forced to sleep rough every night in England was 4,134, an increase of 16% since 2015. The United Kingdom has persistent and long-term poverty leading to homelessness and hunger. The fact that these figures are rising suggests that the underlying causes, whether complex or not, are getting worse rather than better. It is not overly...
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Article 5 mins
Fermanagh: The backdrop to the G8 summit
Science, Maths & Technology

Fermanagh: The backdrop to the G8 summit

...Scotland. While there are many roadside outcrops where fossils can be seen, rain and rivers erode and dissolve limestone underground. The resultant network of caves, passages, holes, and chambers attract cavers and tourists worldwide. Marble Arch Cave system is open to the public as a show cave with impressive stalactites and stalagmites and an underground lake. Other...
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Article 5 mins
Uncertainty within the Realm of Statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

Uncertainty within the Realm of Statistics

...Scotland, you move departments a lot and get to work with all sorts of experts. You might work with the fisheries and go out on the boats or within housing and work on population forecasting. I worked with Social Services and moved to education (with some stops in between). This movement means you learn a great deal. Statistics in Social Services covers areas such as how...
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Article 10 mins
Why is FGM practised?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is FGM practised?

...Scotland www.breathingspace.scot/ Centre for Clinical Interventions Looking After Yourself/anxiety www.cci.health.wa.gov.au Every Mind Matters www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/ Lifeline www.lifelinehelpline.info/ MIND www.mind.org.uk Minding Your Head www.mindingyourhead.info myf.cymru myf.cymru provides mental health and wellbeing resources aimed at Welsh-speaking higher...
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Article 5 mins
Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...Scotland’s ambitious aim to produce 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020. By the end of this week, you will be able to: explain the concept of sustainability and how this relates to energy systems and primary energy sources understand the key role of the sun as the main source of renewable energy understand the concepts of energy, power, the difference...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?

...Scotland, 16.3% and Northern Ireland, 16.5% (ONS, 2018). Correlational analyses explore the relationships between factors or variables. For instance, there is a correlation between increasing obesity and increasing levels of socio-economic deprivation in adult women in Scotland, such that women in the most deprived areas of Scotland are more likely to be obese relative to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs