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Open sanctuary hub
Education & Development

Open sanctuary hub

This hub is a space of welcome for refugees, people in the asylum system and the wider community. It offers free courses covering a range of subjects.
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Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills
Education & Development

Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills

...think I will do some more reading on that because that sounds quite good’ and so I was relatively easily distracted so I learned to pull that in. [EdD graduate] One of the things I didn’t realise that I was doing until far too late was that if I was reading something and I thought ‘that doesn’t fit, that doesn’t make sense’ … I put that on one side, as...
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Article 2 mins
In the night sky: Orion
Science, Maths & Technology

In the night sky: Orion

...system. Finally you’ll think about the Milky Way, the galaxy of which our solar system is but one small part, and consider the history of the universe from the Big Bang to the present. Requirements You do not need a professional telescope for this course, but you may find at least a pair of binoculars extremely useful. No prior experience of the subject is required....
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families

...think it’s something that really does need addressing within the system. So diagnostic overshadowing is a biggie. It’s not necessarily very well understood by the whole system. I should clarify when I say system, I actually, for all intents and purposes, mean health and social care. One anecdote, one example I can give from my personal practice is, again-- I was a...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Introducing International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing International Relations

...think international relations means/covers. You can then reflect on you initial answer after reading the next section...Introducing International Relations: 1.1 The subject of international relations - Every academic discipline has a main focus, or purpose. For instance: geography as an academic subject focuses on space: how the place where things happen (the natural or...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
From space to laboratory in four days
Science, Maths & Technology

From space to laboratory in four days

...System, including how our own planet came to possess such vast oceans. To do this I look at water rich meteorites called CM chondrites, which probably come from very old asteroids formed early in Solar System history, and may have even brought water to Earth when the Solar System was in its infancy. I use the element oxygen to trace what water was up to all those years...
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Article 10 mins
How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived
Health, Sports & Psychology

How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived

...system. The animation highlights the decisive turns and twists at the different junctions and crossroads in the life of Emma and Steve (the two characters in the animation) with statements based on research evidence, including: 1. ‘There’s evidence that working-class boys might be disadvantaged in the school system.’ 2. ‘Certain groups are more likely to be...
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Article 10 mins
Animal-Computer Interaction and dogs
Digital & Computing

Animal-Computer Interaction and dogs

...systems beyond the human species...[Dog using a computer and browsing the internet] We live in a society where computing technology has become ubiquitous and interacting with computers no longer means using keyboard and mouse. Embedded in the fabric of our cities, workplaces, homes, vehicles, clothes and even bodies, ‘smart’ systems now allow us to relate to the world...
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Video 15 mins