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Climate change: transitions to sustainability
Nature & Environment

Climate change: transitions to sustainability

...intelligent and elegant form of capitalism that puts the Earth at its very centre … and ensures that all people are its beneficiaries in recognition of our unavoidable interdependence. (Porritt, 2005, p. 324) One such hint is the rapid growth in developed country markets for fair trade, organic and sustainability-certified goods (e.g. tea, coffee, wine, timber and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...artificially softened. The UK has set restrictions on levels of water softening, and UK drinking water should now have a minimum hardness, if it has been softened, of 60 mg l -1 of Ca2+. The composition of water will vary with the type of rock the water has flowed over or through. Water flowing through igneous and metamorphic rocks usually has lower TDS values than that...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...artificial volcanic eruptions are just two ideas being proposed. What action would you take to limit future warming and save the planet? And what would be the consequences for society? In this free course you will imagine a future in which humanity has taken radical action to tackle the climate crisis: by engineering the climate, using technology to ‘set the thermostat...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Metals in medicine
Science, Maths & Technology

Metals in medicine

...artificial contrast agents. As you’ll see later, this involves the use of complexes of the element gadolinium. Where is gadolinium located in the Periodic Table? Gadolinium is an element from the f‑block – more specifically, it is a lanthanide...Metals in medicine: 3.5 Chemistry of the lanthanides - It was mentioned in the previous section that complexes of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...intelligence tests, known as IQ. However, the strategy documents are unanimous – it is not enough just to measure intelligence. An assessment needs also to take account of social functioning and communication skills – in other words, how well people manage their lives...Session 1: What is a learning disability?: 2.1 Learning disability categories - The population of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision

...artificial conditions for the animals; what the ethologists decided was that it was more correct to go out into the field and to study animals in their natural habitat. And of course the criticism was, ‘Well, that’s just natural history, that’s not science.’ But what Tinbergen did, and this was his major contribution, was that he showed that you can enjoy...
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Video 1 hr 40 mins
What do historians do?
History & The Arts

What do historians do?

...Intelligence Corps at Bletchley Park (1942–45) before becoming a fellow of Worcester College in 1945 and embarking on an academic career. What, then, do historians actually do? Asking the internet produces a great many verbs: historians locate, collect, consider, analyse, develop, evaluate, assess, compare, write, argue and explain. While all the activities in this list...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems
Nature & Environment

Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

...artificial ecosystems, such as agricultural land for food production, and towns and cities as places for us to live. The human population continues to grow and this, combined with the pressure for economic growth and development, will tend to increase our demands on other living things and the physical environment. To manage – or protect – an ecosystem we need to know...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs