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Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver
Education & Development

Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver

...work was hard, it gave me great satisfaction when it was done. The visual impact it provided to the school was a sight to be seen. Notwithstanding the hard work that would perhaps today be classed as child labour, the chores and responsibilities, I believe, implanted in me a deep sense of accountability which put me in good stead for the path my life would take. At the...
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Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...work and reflect on what they say. You will assess your own language level and find out how translators maintain their language skills. You will also engage in a short translation activity...This free course explores translation as a career. During the course you will meet professional translators discussing their work and reflect on what they say. You will assess your...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Everyday maths 2
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2

...Working through the examples and interactive activities in this course will help you to, among other things, calculate how much paint you'll need for decorating, convert currencies or make progress in your career or further education. To complete this course you will need access to a calculator, a notepad and pen, and a protractor. Enrolling on this course will give you...
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Free course 48 hrs
Studying medicine bilingually
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying medicine bilingually

...work experience, voluntary work, any experience that shows an ability to work in a team, communication skills et cetera. So, if we look at work experience, it can be anything. It could be work experience in a hospital, which is a traditional way that medical students come into medical school but it’s important to remember that there are some areas of the country ......
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Exploring mathematics: a powerful tool
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring mathematics: a powerful tool

...work with scientists and biologists to create mathematical models, and how collaborations like these can help decipher and predict a range of natural phenomena. We learn how the 17th Century saw the birth of one of the most important mathematical tools - calculus, and modern mathematicians examine the contribution of its three inventors - Fermat, Newton and Leibniz. This...
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Delacroix
History & The Arts

Delacroix

...work and will see how his paintings relate to the cultural transition from Enlightenment to Romanticism. You will study Delacroix's early career, his classical background, the development of Romantic ideas and their incorporation into his work. You will have the opportunity to study some of his most important paintings and compare them to works favouring a Neoclassical...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
What is a transformation process? The one minute guide
Money & Business

What is a transformation process? The one minute guide

...works] The conversion of something into something else can be described as a transformation process Sometimes, it's easy to see what has happened - like when a dairy takes milk and makes cheese from it. [How transformation works] Turning the fresh milk into cheese is a transformation process With services, though, it can be harded to imagine, but the principle is the same...
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Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic
Society, Politics & Law

Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic

...worked with see this victory as something that inspires them to achieve more.” [Somali street vendor in Downtown Toronto] Part of the mosaic: A Somali street vendor in downtown Toronto Hussen's road to Parliament is a kind of Horatio Alger-in-Canada story (Alger was an American novelist famous for his stories about boys who escape poverty through honesty and hard work)....
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