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Seeing the light
Science, Maths & Technology

Seeing the light

...de Andalucía (Seville) © SENER Many new houses have solar panels built into the fabric of the building (for example those in Figure 10b, above) and it is an area that will become increasingly important in our future energy generation. The solar panel technology has been developing since the invention of photovoltaic technology (which is the technology used in solar...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Getting started with Chinese 1
Languages

Getting started with Chinese 1

...de (lit. should be) By saying this, the speaker thinks what he/she did is his/her duty. Note that people respond to xièxie with different expressions depending on the context. The important thing is to be polite and show your gratitude. Activity 4...Week 2: Responding to greetings: 4 Personal pronouns - Now have a go at Activity 5 below which looks at personal pronouns....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Library of Alexandria
History & The Arts

Library of Alexandria

...De Rerum Natura used quite different methods to explore the natural world, not least in its use of poetry to explain such diverse topics as the weather, geological features, or the human body. The question of organising knowledge becomes even more pressing when we turn to the Library of Alexandria, for this was a collection that, many people believe, was intended to hold...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...de España delivered its verdicts. Of the 28 defendants in the trial, 21 were found guilty on a range of charges from forgery to murder. In the early stages of the investigation a blue plastic bag containing detonators was found near the scene of the bombings at a railway station. A print was taken from the bag and the FBI in the USA was sent a digital copy of the print....
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Reading visual images
Society, Politics & Law

Reading visual images

...de la Photographie, Bordas S.A., Paris. Collection Michel Frizot; Figure 3: Peter Hamilton, 1997; Figure 4: Courtesy of Barclay's Bank plc and J. Walter Thompson plc; Figures 5 & 7: James Ravilious/Beaford Archive; Figure 6: Susan Hamilton; Figure 8: Joe Rosenthal, © Associated Press; Figure 9: Hulton Getty Picture Collection; Figure 10: Martin Parr/Magnum. Don't miss...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introducing environmental decision making
Nature & Environment

Introducing environmental decision making

...de facto’ policy. Examples where this has happened can be found in planning processes where precedents set are taken into account when appeals are made regarding granting planning permission. De facto policy also applies in some countries regarding prosecution of small scale polluters, where it is not practical to implement environmental legislation in a literal sense...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...de Haas with her friends Gloria and Steph. You may recognise Gloria from Video 2 earlier in this session. Gloria and Johanna met at an Open University conference a few years ago and struck up a long-lasting friendship. [Described image] Figure 2 Johanna (centre) with her good friends Gloria (left) and Steph (right) Johanna’s family provided lots of opportunities for her...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Cyflwyniad i greu newid gwleidyddol a chymdeithasol
Society, Politics & Law

Cyflwyniad i greu newid gwleidyddol a chymdeithasol

...De Mae Cyngor Gweinidogol y Gogledd/De, sy’n cynnwys gweinidogion o Weithrediaeth Gogledd Iwerddon a Llywodraeth Iwerddon, yn cydweithredu ar bolisi sy’n ymwneud â 12 maes o ddiddordeb cyffredin. Mae’r ddwy ochr yn cytuno ar chwech o’r meysydd hyn, ond cânt eu gweithredu ar wahân ym mhob awdurdodaeth. Mae’r chwech arall yn cael eu cytuno gyda’i gilydd ond...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs