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Play, learning and the brain
Education & Development

Play, learning and the brain

...et al. (2016), offers some good reasons for making sure young children have the opportunity for outdoor play time. Health and physical development: in recent years, childhood obesity rates around the world have increased. To combat this many countries are recommending outdoor activity for all children. Physical play outdoors provides important opportunities for the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1
Nature & Environment

The Legacy of Nuclear Power: Part 1

...et cetera. But the point is, these discourses explain the changing relationships over time within these communities, and the way they got established and the way they are sustained. And the final thing I'd like to say is that all of this question of the power relationships leads us on to the ability to mobilise resources and to act politically. And it should never be...
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Exercise and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercise and mental health

...et al. (2008, p.5) define mental health and wellness as the absence of mental illness, such as depression, and the ability to cope with daily challenges in a positive, optimistic and constructive manner. Using this definition there are potentially two ways in which exercise can benefit mental health. First, exercise can prevent or reduce the extent of mental illnesses...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Art and visual culture: medieval to modern
History & The Arts

Art and visual culture: medieval to modern

...et al., 2007, pp. 291–303). Earlier written evidence that works of art were recognised as offering visual delight quite apart from function and meaning is sparse but there is a little. In a treatise written sometime between 1227 and his death in 1254, Lucas, Bishop of Tuy in Spain, reiterated the medieval convention that the purpose of religious art in churches was both...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Organisations, environmental management and innovation
Nature & Environment

Organisations, environmental management and innovation

...et al., 2013, p. 1040) This work suggests that CFL and LED bulbs exceed the USA regulatory limits for various metals by some considerable margin. This does not mean that the bulbs are therefore toxic, but it does mean they exceed the regulatory limits. (It may be the limits are too stringent.) The energy-efficient light bulb is but one example of where an innovation to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Get ready for beginners’ French Badge icon
Languages

Get ready for beginners’ French

...ete/. The French word très is transcribed /tʀɛ/. [Described image] Figure 3 IPA in French The International Phonetic Alphabet is a useful tool, but it is complex – even for seasoned linguists. The good news is that as a beginner, you will absolutely not be expected to memorise it, or even use it at all if you don’t want to. But it’s useful to know about it, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...et al. (2000) Environmental Physiology of Animals, Blackwell Publishers Ltd © Figure 5: Willmer, P. et al. (2000) Environmental Physiology of Animals, Blackwell Publishers Ltd Figure 5 The temperature at different sites within and outside the fur of a mammal adapted to arctic life. The temperature at the surface of the epidermis is close to that of deeper tissues below...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Leadership challenges in turbulent times
Money & Business

Leadership challenges in turbulent times

...et al, 2000; Reiter-Palmon and Illies, 2004). Problems can come in the form of opportunities as well as obstacles, so in this course the term ‘challenges’ will be used to reflect the complex and interrelated problems that leaders often face in turbulent, changing times. [Described image] Figure 1 Overcoming challenges A leadership challenge is a situation that leaders...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs