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Do you trust forensic science in the criminal justice system?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Do you trust forensic science in the criminal justice system?

...Scotland and they are devolved responsibilities of the respective governments. The third system is for England and Wales, and Dave’s attack occurred in England. Although investigative practices may differ across the three jurisdictions, forensic science and scientists play a critical role in helping investigators conduct effective investigations in all three...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Eating for the environment
Nature & Environment

Eating for the environment

...Scotland). Some recipes also derive from particular fungi (e.g. Shiitake, Lentinula edodes, a type of mushroom native to East Asia and served in Japanese miso soup) and even microorganisms (e.g. lactic acid bacteria from genus Lactobacillus play an important role in cheese-making). Figure 4 Wild Shiitake Mushroom (Lentinula edodes), which grows on dead wood, is a popular...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
An introduction to social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to social work

...Scotland today? SPEAKER 2 I think the biggest challenge that's facing social work in Scotland today is really around austerity. There's been years of budget freezes-- or budget cuts and a request for the local authority in general and social work services to save money. And this has led to our resources in the local area being quite stretched and limited. And whether that...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Nationalism, self-determination and secession
Society, Politics & Law

Nationalism, self-determination and secession

...Scotland and Quebec live with constant questioning about what should be their primary political loyalty – their nation, or their country. Some will feel that an alien political identity is being imposed on them by a state they regard as illegitimate: the Israeli state in the Palestinian territories, the Moroccan state in the western Sahara, and the Georgian state in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Stonehenge before the First World War
History & The Arts

Stonehenge before the First World War

...Scotland for ever!" was raised, followed by such cheers and yells that the poor man actually staggered back as if he had received a blow, then seeing there was no other way out of it, he too rushed across the open space to lose himself among the others. All this proved very entertaining, and I was glad to laugh with the crowd, thinking that after all we were taking a very...
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Article 10 mins
Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?
Languages

Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?

...Scotland and seen significant benefits after just one week. Now he aims to carry out a much larger trial. It is never too late to learn another tongue, and it can be very rewarding. Alex Rawlings is a British professional polyglot who speaks 15 languages: “Each language gives you a whole new lifestyle, a whole new shade of meaning,” he says. “It’s addictive!”...
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Article 10 mins
The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies
Health, Sports & Psychology

The suicide of The Ceasefire Babies

...Scotland and Northern Ireland. “Of all the presentations I’ve done in my career,” he says, “there’s an audible gasp from the audience every time I’ve done that [one].” It’s not that suicide didn’t happen before 1998; it did, although researchers caution that it may not have always been recorded as such due to religious norms and relatives’ shame. Yet...
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Article 15 mins
Wales and rugby
Society, Politics & Law

Wales and rugby

...Scotland and Ireland, for the first time in 1893, there was a strong working class complexion to the Welsh National Fifteen which marked it out as different from the other national sides, which were predominantly middle class and professional men, not professional in the playing sense but they were financially independent. They were doctors, accountants, surveyors and so...
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