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The Arts and Creativity
Education & Development

The Arts and Creativity

...types of topics you want to study for now and for the future. By studying this module I’d be able to go on an exciting journey exploring the Arts and what it means to be creative, and how that sense of creativity can be used to teach, solve problems, and be used more widely in areas perhaps not always considered. The courses I would select would be at different levels....
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Waste Management
Science, Maths & Technology

Waste Management

...and developing more incineration sites. Waste Collection Analyse what you throw away. The different methods local authorities use to collect and sort your rubbish. Energy From Waste How incineration generates electricity and hazardous waste is treated at landfill sites. Composting The different types of green waste, how they are processed and who uses the compost created....
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An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...phrases as you can about your understanding of what inquiry and research are and what they involve. Where are the similarities and differences between the two terms and how they are understood in your context? Discussion How you respond to the words inquiry and research will be shaped by your experiences of the terms being used. This might stem from how they are used in...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Understanding and managing risk
Money & Business

Understanding and managing risk

...type of organisation – e.g. ‘company’ – will, though, be used when referring to matters that are solely related to that particular type of organisation. Additionally, if you make it to a senior management position – and particularly if you are on the board of a company or the senior management committee (or equivalent) of a public sector organisation – you...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Millennial burnout: building resilience is no answer – we need to overhaul how we work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Millennial burnout: building resilience is no answer – we need to overhaul how we work

...type of perfectionist works hard to avoid failure, thereby putting themselves at high risk of burnout. Resilience as protection A recent approach to tackling work burnout is to train people to be more resilient. This is underpinned by the assumption that highly competent people can improve their working practices to avoid burnout. However, as I recently argued in an...
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Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research
Health, Sports & Psychology

Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research

...type of physical activity due to their caring duties. The COVID-19 outbreak and the following period of self-isolation made it much harder for carers to get any respite. This is particularly true in relation to carers who are struggling to manage increasingly challenging behaviours of those for whom they care (often including complex mental health needs) and who have less...
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Laser beam welding
Science, Maths & Technology

Laser beam welding

...type and power of laser. Typical values for steel are 0.3 m min-1, 2 kW laser, 5 mm thickness and 2.7 m min-1, 5 kW laser, 3 mm thickness. Accurate control of welding speed is essential to control joint penetration, which depends on type and power of laser, and material. [Images to demonstrate 'Laser beam welding' - see article ] Low speed welding of thick materials can...
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What is polonium - and why is it so dangerous?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is polonium - and why is it so dangerous?

...type of radiation is also a factor in how dangerous a material is. The radiation released by 210Po is called an alpha particle. The alpha particle is a helium nucleus (two protons and two neutrons). This relatively large particle will not travel far through air and is stopped by a piece of paper. However, it pulls electrons out of other elements (ionising them). In turn,...
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