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What do you really know about autism?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do you really know about autism?

...the image to begin... Our badged course To learn more about autism, its history of diagnosis, and contemporary cross-cultural issues, consider taking our badged open course, Understanding autism. The course comprises approximately 24 hours of study. A brief overview If you're looking for something shorter right now, you may be interested in these introductory articles:...
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What impact are tighter immigration restrictions having on the UK's curry houses?
Money & Business

What impact are tighter immigration restrictions having on the UK's curry houses?

...history of colonialism and migration has made the “British Curry” a popular national dish. As the author Panikos Panayai explains, decades of residing in Britain has inevitably changed the tastes and eating practices of many British Asian communities – whose connection with traditional foods has become increasingly tenuous. In his book Spicing Up Britain: The...
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Can we be categorised by our DNA?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can we be categorised by our DNA?

...history, genetics, and appearance. In between, geographical features such as the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea have shaped the human history, but it could not keep them isolated. In this animated video, we provide a simple analogy to explain this continuity. While we think of colours as distinct, and assign them different labels such as red, green and blue, we look at...
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Julian Hector - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Julian Hector - Earth in Vision

...History Unit and former seabird biologist, discusses commissioning programmes, the difference between radio and television and the relationship between broadcast and digital...Julian Hector Julian Hector joined the BBC in 1993. He was appointed Head of the Natural History Unit (Acting) in April 2016. As a producer, Editor and Executive producer, Julian has a portfolio of...
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Video 30 mins
An introduction to social work law
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to social work law

...family member for their response. A social worker ... Now separate your responses into positive and negative attributes. Ask yourself what may have influenced your observations and note this down in the last column. Table 1 Your positive and negative observations of social workers POSITIVE NEGATIVE INFLUENCE Words: 0 Finally, what impact do you think each perception might...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Caroline Underwood - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Caroline Underwood - Earth in Vision

...history programming has transformed over the last few decades, and the challenges it faces today and moving forward into the future...Caroline Underwood Caroline is an independent, executive producer and wildlife film consultant. For more than three decades, she has produced, directed and written for Canadian television, including award-winning documentary series and...
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Science from Early Career Researchers in the School of Physical Sciences
Science, Maths & Technology

Science from Early Career Researchers in the School of Physical Sciences

...equip space missions with the technology they need to analyse the planets? Or how pieces of space rock can be picked apart in the laboratory to tell us about the history of the Solar System? In this collection you will learn how early career scientists within the School of Physical Sciences carry out research to learn more about the world, and space, we live in....
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Why is it dangerous when Trump sees people as objects?
Languages

Why is it dangerous when Trump sees people as objects?

...history of American political discourse is riddled with the “thingification” of people. We have traditionally treated women, workers, immigrants and people with disabilities as less than human, as objects rather than as people. Doing so enables those with power and privilege to retain their status, since there’s the general understanding that people should be...
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