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Scotland's gold trail
Nature & Environment

Scotland's gold trail

...business-54886709 Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Scottish Government Policy on NPs: www.gov.scot/policies/landscape-and-outdoor-access/national-parks/ Scotland's first national park opens, Guardian online, 24 July 2002: www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jul/24/britishidentity.scotland West Highland Railway Lines https://westhighlandline.org.uk/crianlarich/...
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Activity 5 mins
How a new First Minister of Wales is appointed
Society, Politics & Law

How a new First Minister of Wales is appointed

...business of governing begins. The First Minister will name ministers for the King’s approval, and the new Welsh Government will get to work. In the following days and weeks, the First Minister would also be sworn of the Privy Council, if not already a member. [i] Standing Order Number 8 [ii] Government of Wales Act 2006, s. 46 [iii] Government of Wales Act 2006, s....
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Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online

...businesses identified cyber security breaches or attacks in the previous 12 months. Medium (over 50 employees) and large businesses (over 250 employees) were particularly at risk with 60% reporting attacks. The report also notes that attacks may be under reported and the true cost and impact of cyber security breaches may be undervalued. It also notes that some businesses...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Distance education: Do students believe it should be fun?
Education & Development

Distance education: Do students believe it should be fun?

...business of higher education. These negative beliefs sometimes associate fun with being merely entertainment, or a ‘trivial experience’, and unconnected to the hard and effortful work required for learning. For example, according to the Centre for Education Economics (CEE, 2018): ‘Making lessons fun does not help students to learn’. Fun is considered unnecessary...
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Article 20 mins
The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable
Nature & Environment

The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable

...business-as-usual path. XR is now a worldwide movement with the support of a growing number of academics and members of society from all walks of life, including adults and teenagers. The need for a declaration of a climate emergency is to mobilise the rapid actions needed to avert ecological catastrophe. Through a concerted campaign of civil disobedience, XR is in this...
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Article 15 mins
A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?
OpenLearn Ireland

A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?

...business costs ten years on . Available at: https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/mental-health-work-business-costs-ten-years/ (Accessed: 08 Jan 2024) Dattani, S. Rodés-Guirao, Ritchie, H. and Roser, M. (2018) Mental Health. Available at: https://ourworldindata.org/mental-health (Accessed: 4 January 2024). Department for Work and Pensions and Department...
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Article 5 mins
How to write a CV
Education & Development

How to write a CV

...business, you can then say that you now have experience of being your own boss. You could point out all the new skills you have gained from sales to budgeting and from marketing to hiring and firing assuming that you had people working for you. Even if the business venture wasn’t successful (don’t mention this negative aspect on your CV) at least you can take a lot of...
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Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...business (International Telecommunication Union, 2006). SMS resulted in a whole new method of communication and form of popular culture, different ways of interacting with radio and television, and even a new language form: texting. Texting often plays a key role in arranging demonstrations against those in power. You will probably remember such events from recent news...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs