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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
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
Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga
History & The Arts

Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga

...et d'Arts) (PDF, 1 page, 1MB) Please click to view Plate 1b: Plan of Thugga continued. (PDF, 1 page, 1MB) Exploring Thugga (part 1, 8 minutes) PHIL PERKINS: This is the city of Thugga, in the ancient kingdom and Roman Province of Numidia. It lies on the slopes of the valley of the Oued Khalled, in a fertile landscape of olives and grain. The city is well preserved and...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
Transport and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Transport and Sustainability

...et al., 2019). However, for electric vehicles operating on renewable energy, the proportion is likely to be higher. The actual CO2 emissions involved in manufacture will depend on the fuels used. They are likely to be higher for vehicles manufactured in a coal-based country such as China than in the UK. There are also environmental impacts associated with road...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Sporting women in the media
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sporting women in the media

...et al., 2023). In order to explore this further you will examine the experience of women’s sport. Activity 5 Gender discrimination debates in sport Timing: Allow 30 minutes Watch the video below which shows a clip taken from the Channel 5 programme Jeremy Vine, aired in 2019, and complete the questions/tasks that follow. In the video, there are two main arguments made...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Hybrid working: planning for the future
Money & Business

Hybrid working: planning for the future

...et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. So, if you are not sure that the context is going to be there for you, scenario planning is very helpful. We look at how the bigger forces in the context, things like the demographics of China, the rate at which climate change is unfolding, the speed of greater inequality in the world, the debt that Western countries are taking on and...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs