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This Sporting Planet
Society, Politics & Law

This Sporting Planet

...the governance of sport. Academic Perspective Course chair, Professor Kath Woodward, discusses her interest in sport and talks us through the content of the course and this album. Academic Perspective 2 Course chair, Professor Kath Woodward, talks about the four interviewees that appear on this album and gives us an insight to their backgrounds and areas of expertise....
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Audio 1 hr 29 mins
White dwarfs and neutron stars
Science, Maths & Technology

White dwarfs and neutron stars

...2 Planetary nebulae - As a low-mass or intermediate-mass star ascends the AGB, mass loss from the star becomes more and more significant. A strong stellar wind may develop in which a substantial fraction of the mass is carried away from the star. This usually corresponds to most of the hydrogen envelope! One consequence of extreme mass loss can be the formation of a...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Revision and examinations
Education & Development

Revision and examinations

...2 to identify the parts which relate to your own particular needs. We encourage active learning and, as such, encourage you to work through the course with a pen and paper to hand so that you can do the activities as you go along. When you have worked through this course, you should have greater confidence in your ability to prepare for, take and pass exams. You will feel...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
How to compare income across countries
Science, Maths & Technology

How to compare income across countries

...2 sacks a week? What is our basis of comparison? Rubbish per household, per person, per week, per month, per year? In the video, Professor Hans Rosling demonstrates how development in terms of average income and lifespan has changed over the last two hundred years. In Europe, the industrial revolution led to increasing income, followed by increasing lifespan throughout...
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Video 45 mins
Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...2 Reading for Pleasure and children’s attainment - A growing body of research, both in the UK and internationally, highlights the educational benefits of children choosing to read for pleasure. For example, the five-yearly Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) measures 10-year-olds’ progress in reading in around 50 educational systems across the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
The Scottish Parliament and law making Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

The Scottish Parliament and law making

...2 and 4...Week 1: Law making powers of the Scottish Parliament: 2 The Scotland Act 2012 - In 2007 the Scottish Parliament voted to establish the Commission on Scottish Devolution (known as the Calman Commission after the Chair of the Commission, Professor Sir Kenneth Calman) to review how devolution was working and whether any amendments were needed to make it effective....
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
In the night sky: Orion
Science, Maths & Technology

In the night sky: Orion

...2, you will learn about the lifecycle of different types of star, their birth and what happens when they die. Find out about nuclear fusion that happens inside a star and how their mass, luminosity and temperature are related to their lifecycle. In Week 3, you will investigate what the night sky can reveal about how it all began. You’ll be able to join our team...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Using a scientific calculator
Science, Maths & Technology

Using a scientific calculator

...2 shows the different elements of this calculator’s display. Throughout this section, calculator keys will be indicated using the symbol on the key enclosed in a box, for example . [The display on a calculator screen with annotations added to explain some of the features.] Figure 2 The calculator display The lower half of the keypad contains the number keys, keys for...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs