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Intimate not Intimidated: It's Time to Talk about Sex and Disability
Health, Sports & Psychology

Intimate not Intimidated: It's Time to Talk about Sex and Disability

...class where everyone’s the same, you might have disability specific bits that are more relevant for you and bits that aren’t relevant for you, but actually if it’s inclusive for everyone, why not. I’m Lucy, I’m from Essex and I have a rare form of mitochondrial disease which has caused various complex medical needs and multiple organ failure, and I live at home...
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Video 15 mins
David Hume
History & The Arts

David Hume

...de la Fontaine (1621–95). The moral of the painting is expressed in the final lines of the poem: A poor woodsman, covered in foliage, Burdened by branches and years, Groaning and bent, walks in heavy steps, Struggling to reach his smoky cottage. Finally, out of energy and in great pain, He lays down his load and ponders his misery. ‘What pleasure have I had since...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation

...de la Musique des Pygmées Aka [CD liner notes]. Translated from the French by D. Stevens. Paris: Ocora C559012 13. Bent, I.D., Hughes, D.W., Provine, R.C., Rastall, R., Kilmer, A., Hiley, D., Szendrei, J., Payne, T.B., Bent, M., and Chew, G. (2014) ‘Notation’, Grove Music Online. Available at:
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Understanding antibiotic resistance Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...classes are shown in Table 1. Table 1 Common classes of antibiotic ANTIBIOTIC CLASS EXAMPLE CELLULAR PROCESS TARGETED* EFFECT ON BACTERIA** ß-Lactams (penicillins) ampicillin bacterial cell wall synthesis bactericidal ß-Lactams (cephalosporins) cephazolin bacterial cell wall synthesis bactericidal ß-Lactams (carbapenems) imipenem bacterial cell wall synthesis...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introduction to active galaxies
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to active galaxies

...classes of active galaxies (quasars, radio galaxies, Seyfert galaxies and blazars) understand the evidence that indicates the presence of a compact active galactic nucleus (AGN) in active galaxies explain why an AGN should emit broad lines, narrow forbidden lines and continuous radiation...Introduction to active galaxies: 1 Overview - Even in images taken with the most...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Why has violence been escalating in Mali during 2015?
Society, Politics & Law

Why has violence been escalating in Mali during 2015?

...La Terrasse in Bamako, in the south-west of the country. Five people were killed and nine were injured. On June 10, there was an attack by armed men on Malian security forces in the town of Misseni, near the border with Ivory Coast. And on August 7, armed men attacked the town of Sévare in the Mopti region, north-east of Bamako. The attack lasted several hours, including...
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Are we about to be at the mercy of superslugs?
Nature & Environment

Are we about to be at the mercy of superslugs?

...La difference” between British and continental species becomes significant. Why British slugs are different When slugs colonised the UK after the last ice age, they found an island recently covered with ice sheets, where the biological diversity remained poorer than continental Europe. In these circumstances, the ability to self-fertilise was a good evolutionary...
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What is the Minamata Convention on Mercury and what does it mean?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is the Minamata Convention on Mercury and what does it mean?

...the convention, has only just entered into force, the focus of the work has been on support for countries to develop de internal requirements to implement the convention. Regarding implementation, guidance to the GEF has been developed indicating the aspects which will be supported by funding”. This article was originally published by SciDevNet under a CC-BY...
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