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Understanding antibiotic resistance Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...work? What is antibiotic resistance? Why is it a problem? What can we do about it?...Have you ever been prescribed a course of antibiotics by your doctor to treat a bacterial infection? Did you wonder how they worked? It’s likely that, provided you completed the course prescribed by your doctor, the antibiotics successfully treated your infection. But what if the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Beginners’ Italian: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ Italian: food and drink

...work correctly in the Safari browser on Apple Mac computers. Please try another browser such as Google Chrome to run this...Beginners’ Italian: food and drink: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: take part in simple exchanges when buying drinks and snacks in an Italian café understand some customs relating to Italian cafés begin to...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Should we test drugs on pregnant women?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should we test drugs on pregnant women?

...social services going to get involved if I’m unwell?” In consultation with her doctor, Heidi decided to give up all four drugs, ultimately replacing them with a low dose of sertraline, an antidepressant that has been relatively well-studied in pregnant women. But as she weaned herself from her old prescriptions, she experienced severe withdrawal. “It was physically...
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Article 15 mins
Introduction to ecosystems
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to ecosystems

...works, with illustrations from around the world. This course is designed to be studied for about 2 hours per week over 6 weeks. As there is no start and end date you can study in your own time and your own pace. Throughout this free non-accredited course you will be considering the following overarching questions: What is the importance of understanding ecosystems? How do...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide
Health, Sports & Psychology

The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide

...social organisation where matters are concerned with getting or using power within a particular group e.g., there is plenty of ‘office’ politics within, and often between, sports organisations. Big ‘P’ Politics often focuses on governmental decision making, world trade agreements and global affairs. The Politics in Europe does not often address sport. Throughout...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Primary science: supporting children’s learning
Education & Development

Primary science: supporting children’s learning

...working are all in keeping with a social constructivist view of learning. This involves connecting learning with children’s prior experience and building on their existing skills. If insufficient account is taken of children’s existing understanding (including ideas that may be incorrect), children are unlikely to see the relevance or make connections with their own...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Mary Colwell - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Mary Colwell - Earth in Vision

...worked for the BBC, ABC and independent companies across a career that started in the 1980’s. Mary has two science degrees from Manchester and Bristol universities. She published her first book “John Muir – The Scotsman who Saved America’s Wild Places” in 2015 and is a feature writer for The Tablet. She is currently walking 500 miles across Britain and Ireland...
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Video 20 mins
Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...works, by physical and biological processes; containment of sewage, cattle slurry and silage effluent living organisms disease-causing organisms (bacteria, viruses) human and animal wastes; certain industries (e.g. tanning, slaughtering) curtailed recreational use of rivers, lakes, etc. most commonly controlled with chlorine; seldom possible to remove all bacterial and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs