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The ISIS winter: The environmental impact of Middle East conflict
Nature & Environment

The ISIS winter: The environmental impact of Middle East conflict

...health consequences of exposure to conflict pollution soon faded after the fires were extinguished,” reads a report by the peace organisation PAX, issued during the UN Environment Assembly held last month (4-6 December) in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Focusing on the pollution legacy the war leaves for the local population, the report says that “although the...
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Women have heart attacks too - but why do they often go misdiagnosed?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Women have heart attacks too - but why do they often go misdiagnosed?

...health has been invisible. It has only come to be recognised in the last decade. In 1997, only 30% of American women surveyed were aware cardiovascular disease (which includes heart disease and stroke) was the leading cause of death in women. Despite multiple media campaigns, this had risen to just over 50% of women in 2009. Different symptoms Both sex and gender need to...
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Explore your digestive system
Nature & Environment

Explore your digestive system

An interactive exploration of how the digestive system works...Take it further Try one of our delicious recipes. Discover the new approach to health offered by healthy living centres.
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Activity 10 mins
Improving the everyday lives of carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving the everyday lives of carers

...Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. [Image of a young carer and an older person talking] Over a 100 million people in Europe care for a family member or friend. Many of them are caring for an older person and indeed many are older people themselves - caring for a spouse, sibling or parent who has reached great age. As the populations in Europe increasingly...
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Portales: beginners' Spanish
Languages

Portales: beginners' Spanish

...Public Sector Employees What public sector employees do in Spain and their reputation. Emblematic Buildings in Valencia A description of some of the most emblematic buildings in Valencia. Firstly, the barraca or thatched building, typical of the region. Then the palaces in the Calle Caballeros. Finally, the railway station in Valencia, a modernist masterpiece. The Bell...
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Audio 48 mins
Exploring Law
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring Law

...public? These are just some of the topics covered in this fascinating compilation of discussions of law by Professor Gary Slapper of The Open University, and Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of The Times... Newsworthy Lawyers Professor Gary Slapper of The Open University, and Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of The Times, discuss opening up the legal system for public scrutiny....
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English: skills for learning Badge icon
Education & Development

English: skills for learning

...health and wellbeing. Download the text now. Activity 7 Timing: Allow approximately 10 minutes Read only the introductory paragraph, the headings and the topic sentence of each paragraph. Then answer the questions that follow. I recommend printing out this text as you will refer to it again while working through the next few activities. Question 1 Having skim read the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The Open University and SWAP Learning Hub
Education & Development

The Open University and SWAP Learning Hub

...courses for SWAP Access to Humanities and Social Sciences students. More Introductory level courses in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Suggested courses for SWAP Access to STEM. More Introductory level courses in Childhood Practice, Health Studies and Nursing Suggested courses for SWAP Access to Childhood Practice, Health Studies and Nursing....
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