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Primary science: supporting children’s learning
Education & Development

Primary science: supporting children’s learning

...2 Theories Timing: Allow about 5 minutes Science develops theories. But what is a theory? What purposes do theories have in science? Answer these questions below, illustrating your explanation with some examples of scientific theories. Answer A scientific theory explains some aspect of the natural world. A theory is well-substantiated and widely accepted because it will...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid
History & The Arts

Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid

...Le Bardo, Tunisia. Photo: Musee National du Bardo/Bridgeman Images...Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid: 1.2 Virgil and his predecessors - Unlike Livy (a contemporary of Virgil, and author of a multi-volume history of Rome) or Ennius, who tell a series of stories that occur over a long period of time, Virgil chooses to focus on one individual, the Trojan hero Aeneas. The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Population ageing: a global health crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Population ageing: a global health crisis?

...2 billion. For the first time in human history, there will be more people over 60 than under 15. 1 in every 5 people will be elderly. In 1950 there were 12 working people for every elderly person. Today: 9. 2050: 4. More money out, less money in. Economic impact: Growth, Savings, Debt, Investment, Consumption, Labor markets, Pensions, Taxation Social impact: Family...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...2. [Described image] Figure 2 Simplified representation of some components of the gastrointestinal tract (gut) During this free course, The gut microbiome – balancing the body, you will initially explore the gut microbiome in more detail. You will learn about the typical components of the gut microbiome, and how every human’s microbiome is unique, before moving on to...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Archive course extract: Attachment theory
Education & Development

Archive course extract: Attachment theory

...2. An infant who is an only child with two working parents who sharecaring roles but also have an au-pair who cares for the infant duringthe day An only child will not have the twins’ experiences of peer companionship that could contribute to their IWMs and, in the vignette described, is likely to develop an IWM that has multiple facets, representing the relationships...
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Article 10 mins
Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change
Education & Development

Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change

...2. Authorship attribution bias Despite contribution-based authorship principles, female early-career researchers frequently face pressure to cede primary authorship to senior colleagues. This contradicts the principle that those who design, conduct and write research should receive appropriate recognition. Research shows that senior male academics disproportionately...
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Article 5 mins
Exploring evidence-based policing
Money & Business

Exploring evidence-based policing

...2) [Described image] Figure 1 Evidence-base practice process (Barends, Rousseau and Briner, 2018, p. 5)...Exploring evidence-based policing: 1.1 Sources of evidence - In fields such as science or medicine where information and data and be more readily quantified this might seem like common sense, but these same approaches have also emerged in a wide range of other fields....
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...2 is uranium (U). What is inside an atom? [The image is of an atom with a section removed so you can see inside. At the centre of the atom is a label ‘nucleus’. There is a label indicating that on the outside of the atom is a ‘region occupied by electrons’.] Figure 2 The inside of an atom. At the centre of an atom is a nucleus. If the atom was the size of a...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs