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Empires: power, resistance, legacies
History & The Arts

Empires: power, resistance, legacies

...intelligence, and bears a high character as a person of amiable and mild disposition, and consistent in her deportment as a professor of religion. She is almost blind from the effects of flogging, the upper part of her back is covered in white patches, where the rete mucosum [skin membrane] has been entirely obliterated by the horrid punishment described above. Speaking...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Groups and teamwork
Science, Maths & Technology

Groups and teamwork

...intelligence, but not at the level of a genius; initiative – a combination of independence, inventiveness and an urge to get things done; self-assurance – a blend of self-confidence, self-esteem and high personal expectations. Clearly, while these are important characteristics, they do not provide the clear-cut distinction between good and bad leaders sought by the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Understanding antibiotic resistance Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...artificial dyes. The first had been discovered in 1856. And soon, people went dye crazy. His favourite colour was methylene blue. And with this, he made a remarkable discovery, one which would set him on the path to medical greatness. MICHAEL MOSLEY: When Ehrlich added a drop of methylene blue to tissue infected with bacteria, he noticed something astonishing-- only the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...artificial. Many political decisions have an economic impact, and almost all economic factors have a political dimension. Social behaviour is influenced by new technology, and in turn influences political decisions. Environmental issues have strong social, political and economic elements, and the introduction of environmentally acceptable solutions often depends on the...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Moons of our Solar System Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Moons of our Solar System

...artificial. No, we began launching artificial satellites into orbit around the Earth in 1957. But satellite describes anything that orbits something else. Technically, the planets, comets, asteroids, and so on are all satellites of the Sun. But we tend to reserve the term for objects going around things that go around the Sun. The Moon is the Earth’s only natural...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world

...intelligently. So, knowing how to write blogs and being able to comment on what other people write. Sam and Isabel, my children, look down on me because I am so slow. And lots of my friends from the bike club use Facebook and Twitter, but I don’t feel very confident about it yet. I want to get a job in marketing and I know it’s all changed because of the internet. So,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introduction to UK immigration law and becoming an immigration adviser
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to UK immigration law and becoming an immigration adviser

...intelligible, clear and predictable”. Simplified and more easily accessible Rules offer increased legal certainty and transparency for applicants. For the Home Office, benefits include better and speedier decision-making. This leads to a potential reduction in Administrative Reviews, appeals and Judicial Reviews, and to a system which is easier and cheaper to maintain....
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Getting started on ancient Greek
History & The Arts

Getting started on ancient Greek

...intelligible, would draw attention to itself in a way that ὁ παῖς καλός does not. The inscription ὁ παῖς καλός is taken from a Greek vase. A number of these so-called ‘καλός inscriptions’ praising youthful beauty survive from the sixth and fifth centuries, with more than 300 found on Athenian vases. The subject of a καλός inscription...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs