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Scottish nurses striking out
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish nurses striking out

...University's History and Social Sciences courses. Setting the scene On 12 August 2022, Scotland’s highest circulation broadsheet newspaper, The Herald, carried a headline exclaiming ‘Nurses set to strike for first time in their history’. While the words made an eye-catching headline, they failed to recognise, and in effect denied, the history of industrial action by...
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Article 5 mins
Evolutionary tree of mammals
Nature & Environment

Evolutionary tree of mammals

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Wilberforce
History & The Arts

Wilberforce

...universe governs the world which he has made; that the sufferings of nations are to be regarded as the punishment of national crimes; and their decline and fall, as the execution of this sentence; are truths which I trust are still generally believed among us … If these truths be admitted, and if it be also true, that fraud, oppression and cruelty, are crimes of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
A tour of the cell
Science, Maths & Technology

A tour of the cell

...University course S294 Cell biology...A tour of the cell: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: list the main components of cells summarise the structure and function of the different components outline how cell ultrastructure is related to cell function identify cell organelles and the main cytoskeletal components in diagrams and EM...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Rural entrepreneurship in Wales
Money & Business

Rural entrepreneurship in Wales

...University course Q91 Business Management...Rural entrepreneurship in Wales: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the importance of how living rurally influences your business or social enterprise objectives explore the feasibility of a business idea plan a strategy for the development of your company state the likely resources...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...University course U116 Environment: journeys through a changing world...Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: appreciate how chemical processes in the rest of the world affect the Arctic environment and the species inhabiting it recognise the physical processes that determine...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Meiosis and mitosis
Science, Maths & Technology

Meiosis and mitosis

...University Press, 1971. F. Gregor, artist.) We have seen that the phenotypes of members of each generation in a breeding experiment can be understood by using a model of inheritance. This model involves representing alleles by letters. The relative proportions of the possible combinations of letters then account for the ratio of the phenotypes. In fact this is an example...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Studying mammals: Plant predators
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Plant predators

...University Press © Figure 3: adapted from: Macdonald, D. (ed.) (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals, Oxford University Press Figure 3 Simplified representation of the digestive systems of hindgut fermenters and ruminants The enzyme needed to digest cellulose is called cellulase. Enzymes are often named like this, i.e. by taking part of the name of the substance that...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs