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Afterword to Representing Religions: Race, Rationality, Colonialism and Anthropology
History & The Arts

Afterword to Representing Religions: Race, Rationality, Colonialism and Anthropology

...conception of rationality that, while abstractly premised upon the psychic unity of humankind, in practice engendered the active denigration of black voices and experiences. I concentrated on two accounts in particular: Francis Edgar Williams’ ethnographic account of the so-called Valaila Madness (1923) and David Attenborough’s representation of the followers of John...
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Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing
Science, Maths & Technology

Rewriting DNA: An introduction to genome editing

...concepts are similar. In each case, special molecules called endonucleases act as “molecular scissors” to create a break in a cell or organism’s DNA. Scientists design the endonucleases to only cut the DNA at a location they have chosen, usually an important part of a gene of interest. If the endonuclease has been designed correctly, DNA will be cut but poorly...
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Targeted genome editing: Introducing the CRISPR/Cas9 system
Science, Maths & Technology

Targeted genome editing: Introducing the CRISPR/Cas9 system

...concept. The key detail is that the endonuclease does not need to be re-engineered every time. Instead it is the guide RNA molecule that needs to be custom-made. This though, is a far easier proposition: guide RNAs can be synthesised in a matter of hours and purchased for as little as £10. CRISPR/Cas9 reduces weeks of work into a matter of days. It is this combination of...
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Equity – law and idea
Society, Politics & Law

Equity – law and idea

...concepts, including justice, fairness and even equality. It is therefore heterogeneous and embraces a plurality of different legal and non-legal worlds. Important for the following discussion is that it is in part due to this diverse or heterogeneous character that equity is able to operate beyond narrow legal considerations and penetrate wider socio-political and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee

...de Sévigné’s letters with Byron’s verse: ‘I do not admire “Madame de Sévigné’s letters,” though the French is excellent [...] yet the sentiment is not novel […] the last Canto of “Childe Harold” (certainly much superior to the others) has delighted me more than I can express. The description of the waterfall is the most exquisite piece of poetry that...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Reading and note taking – preparation for study
Society, Politics & Law

Reading and note taking – preparation for study

...concept you might need to slow down again or even go back over a sentence or two a couple of times. The point is that you can vary how you read depending on what you are reading. Indeed, becoming more aware of how you read more generally will help you to think about alternative methods to adopt when you are reading with a specific purpose in mind, be that gleaning an...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Essay and report writing skills
Education & Development

Essay and report writing skills

...concepts; to internalise knowledge and ideas, ‘making them my own’; (c) builds on my ability to analyse and apply new ideas; (d) allows me to obtain feedback from my tutor and advice on how to improve; (e) helps pull the course together and enables me to check out my progress. Discussion Assignments are not just about producing something to please your tutor and...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Women in sport: stories from grassroots cricket
Health, Sports & Psychology

Women in sport: stories from grassroots cricket

...prompt such changes – and grassroots men’s and women’s teams are given the same kind of parity as in this flagship tournament – then it certainly will be viewed by many as a watershed moment for women’s sport. References Ingle, S. (2019) ‘Rugby World Cup final’s TV viewing figures hit 12.8m peak – the best of 2019’, The Guardian. Available at:...
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