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Intermediate Spanish: A trip across Latin America
Languages

Intermediate Spanish: A trip across Latin America

...Central America have adapted to the different environments which have created the conditions in which they live. You will be able to listen to and read the personal stories of both locals and visitors, and you will improve your language skills by practising expressing uncertainty, opinions and concerns in Spanish...In this free course you will embark on a journey off the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Blood and the respiratory system
Science, Maths & Technology

Blood and the respiratory system

...central and peripheral nervous system that controls the rate and depth of breathing. [Described image] Figure 1 Cross-section through the structures of the respiratory system...Blood and the respiratory system: 1.1.1 Upper respiratory tract - Air enters the body through the nostrils and passes into the nasal cavities (Figure 2). Cilia (hair-like organelles) within the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...central heating are perhaps the most obvious. He also places great emphasis on improvements in hygiene. Similarly, he stresses the tidiness of the new apartments – although some residents had brought some of their old furniture with them, many had dispensed with items that tended to clutter their former living quarters, for example, knick-knacks and other superfluous...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...central to the modern Olympic spirit. For example, the London 2012 theme of ‘truce’echoed the Ancient Olympic tradition of ekecheiria (sacred peace); Classical ideals of equality and self-improvement still motivate athletes to compete fairly and push themselves to the limit; the Rio theme song, ‘The Gods of Olympus visit Rio de Janeiro’, includes references to...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...centrally concerned with disorder, but take very different routes to understanding it. We hope that by the end of this course you will have a good appreciation of what each approach has to offer and why the differences between them are significant...Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency: 2 Studying the causes of juvenile delinquency - Social scientists have...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime Badge icon
Education & Development

Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime

...central than children’s offending. The Swansea Bureau linked practice to the Welsh Government’s rights-based ‘Extending Entitlements’ youth policy. Significantly, this meant that rather than simply holding children and their parents to account for their behaviour, local services that had a responsibility to support young people could also be held to account. The...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic

...central in representing and fighting for the interests of frontline staff in the longer term, and meeting the specific employment needs of women relating to care provision and homelife. Cleaning, redeployment and health and safety [Justice for cleaners logo]Cleaners in the railway – no longer a particularly gendered occupation in this setting – have long been...
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Article 10 mins
Systems diagramming
Digital & Computing

Systems diagramming

...central to much systems work. But there is also a subsidiary reason I hinted at. Authors also use diagrams: to decorate and enhance the text to make it more pleasing to read...Systems diagramming: 3.4 Thinking through diagrams - One of the features that characterises complex situations is the interconnectedness of the components within them. Understanding such situations...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs