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Studying mammals: Life in the trees
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Life in the trees

...et al. (1991) Three-dimensional analysis of the peculiar arterial patterns of the extremities in Lorisidae: the rete mirabile, Primatology Today, Elsevier Science; Figure 5 (b): Suckling, J. A., Suckling, E. E. and Walker, A. (1969) Suggested function of the vascular bundles in the limbs of Perodictus potto, Nature, vol. 221, January 25 1969. With permission of Nature...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...et simples dignités (‘Treatise on orders and plain dignities’); the other is from an article by Defoe (1660–1731), a novelist and social commentator, in an eighteenth-century newspaper. Read the two quotations then answer the following questions: How many groups or orders do Loyseau and Defoe identify? What is the basis for their division of society? Loyseau,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...et al., 2014). Similarly, practice can vary between different types of practitioners. Some psychiatrists who have medical training might take more account of social factors than others. Some community psychiatric nurses focus on monitoring medication and others on more psychological approaches such as specific forms of talking or behavioural therapy. However, while some...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
School geography: Exploring a definition
Education & Development

School geography: Exploring a definition

...et al. (2003) candidly admit, that the discipline, if it exists, has an identity crisis. Maybe it is time to identify – for school geography, a subset of the wider discipline – a small number of defining concepts. This is a worthy goal for subject associations such as the Geographical Association (GA) to work for because, without such a list (which has to be short to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Managing coastal environments
Nature & Environment

Managing coastal environments

...et al. (eds)...Managing coastal environments: Acknowledgements - Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence Course image: Michael D Beckwith in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Licence. The material...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Exploring evidence-based policing
Money & Business

Exploring evidence-based policing

...et al., 2015, p.5) The full College of Policing report outlines in detail the process taken and the conclusions reached. One useful approach for evaluating interventions such as this has been called EMMIE and this is summarised in the table below: Table 1 The EMMIE Model ​Effect ​Impact on crime Whether the evidence suggests the intervention led to an increase,...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
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Money & Business

Internships and other work experiences

...et al. (2017, p. 988) concluded that this activity has ‘a positive and significant impact on final year academic performance. [The] report estimates in the range of 2–4% across both institutions.’ They add that this is ‘somewhat comparable to other estimates reported in the literature.’ This could be due to placement students gaining: a clearer understanding of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Advanced Spanish: Art in Buenos Aires
Languages

Advanced Spanish: Art in Buenos Aires

...Et fútbol es la gran pasión de La Boca. El barrio tiene uno de los clubes de fútbol más famoses de Argentina, el Boca Juniors. Todos los chicos sueñan con alcanzar la fama y seguir los pasos de sus héroes. El estadio La Bombonera domina La Boca y el riachuelo. En su día fue un puerto muy activo. Hoy solo navegan por allí un puñado de barcos de carga. Las demás...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs