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COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology

...technique called ELISA, in a virtual laboratory. You should now go to Week 3...Week 2: How the immune system combats viral infection: Glossary - * antigen processing The process by which antigen is presented to lymphocytes in a form they can recognise. Most CD4+ T cells must be presented with antigen on MHC class II molecules, while CD8+ CTL cells only recognise antigen...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Achieving public dialogue
Science, Maths & Technology

Achieving public dialogue

...techniques of therapeutic cloning. Many of these interactions could be said to be 'passive'. This free course, Achieving public dialogue, explores the practicalities of the public becoming more 'active' in the direction of science practice by 'two-way' interactions, with dialogue taking place between science and some part of 'the public'...There are a wide range of...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
Making decisions
Money & Business

Making decisions

...techniques Barry Staw and Lisa Epstein (2000) carried out a study of the adoption of popular management techniques, such as quality and team-based initiatives in top US firms. They found that adoption of such techniques was not associated with increased economic performance. However, the techniques were associated with more positive firm reputation among top executives in...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare

...techniques, develop muscle memory, and build confidence. Simulation-based training offers long-term cost-effectiveness by reducing consumable material use and enabling the reuse of equipment, which offsets the initial investment. Teamwork and communication: simulations often involve team-based scenarios, which help improve communication and collaboration among healthcare...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Digital forensics
Science, Maths & Technology

Digital forensics

...technique of anthropometry cannot actually uniquely identify a person and is no longer used. Bertillon also wrote a famous paper, ‘Les empreintes digitales’ (1912) on the uniqueness of 16 ridge points on fingerprints to identify people. In 1999 the paper was found to have contained altered images and fingerprints are now considered as opinion evidence, not proof a...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST) Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

...techniques to break the learner barriers and to personalise the learning to suit your current cyber security current knowledge. At the start of each week, you will engage in an online game, which will present you with a series of cyber security scenarios to assess your intuitive cyber behaviour and understanding of cyber security concepts. On completing the game, you will...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Teaching the First World War
Education & Development

Teaching the First World War

...techniques in internet searches for primary and secondary sources, and how to evaluate and identify the most suitable literature on the topic...This free course, Teaching the First World War, is designed for history teachers and their pupils. It provides a wide range of visual, textual and oral sources to enrich the teaching of the First World War. It covers familiar and...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Manufacturing

...techniques? Because the gearwheel has a constant section it is geometrically feasible (actually the section is not quite constant because it is countersunk on one side, but let's ignore this fine detail for the purpose of this discussion). Drawing is confined to small reductions in cross-sectional area during each pass, so this process does not look promising, but there...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs