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Plastic planet
Nature & Environment

Plastic planet

...humanity's creativity, as we embraced the magic of this versatile product. But it was at a cost - has the material which made the 21st Century brought about an environmental catastrophe?...[Bird with plastic waste] Plastic peril The scale of the problem we're facing. Plastics Watch on the BBC Turning the tide Different approaches, different futures. Why plastic? Why has...
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Article 5 mins
The metagenomics revolution: an introduction
Science, Maths & Technology

The metagenomics revolution: an introduction

...human body, metagenomics reveals the wide range of life that exists. While it is widely used in microbiology and health, metagenomics also has important applications in monitoring biodiversity in ecosystems, and supporting advances in biotechnology. This course will introduce the key ideas behind metagenomics and show how these methods are used across many scientific...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Wellbeing for Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wellbeing for Work

...resources. Though often caused by nature, disasters can have human origins.” A disaster such as this not only disrupts the quality of life but can also have a direct effect on individuals’ mental health and sense of wellbeing. People during disasters may face a loss of their identity by losing the work they have been doing before the disaster or significant changes in...
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Article 10 mins
One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?
Education & Development

One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?

...resources; it is about rethinking the structures, relationships and assumptions that shape the overall learning experience. Perhaps, Rogoff’s (1995, 2003) sociocultural perspective offers helpful insight here, encouraging us to consider learning across multiple, interconnected dimensions: the institutional or cultural (encompassing policies, norms and practices), the...
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Article 5 mins
Wilberforce
History & The Arts

Wilberforce

...Humanities...Wilberforce: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the key aspects of William Wilberforce’s political career and writings, and have an appreciation of their historical and religious significance demonstrate an awareness of the relationship of Evangelicalism to cultural transitions between the Enlightenment and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration
Science, Maths & Technology

Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration

...humans’ boundaries beyond Earth and given us an increased sense of connection to celestial environments. However, history shows us that when exploring other worlds, biology always comes with troubles. The Black Death that ravaged Europe in the 1300s was caused by a bacterium carried by fleas, fifteenth-century explorers transmitted European diseases such as smallpox and...
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Article 10 mins
A brief history of the lens
Society, Politics & Law

A brief history of the lens

...human eye can see, and extended the possibilities of what humans could explore? ...Technology and art have always been connected, from the first tools and pigments used to make prehistoric cave art, to the present-day questions that artists ask of our relationship to the world around us. Technology has had a huge impact on what the human eye can see, using the properties...
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Article 5 mins
Food, shelter and re-designing home as a living system
Science, Maths & Technology

Food, shelter and re-designing home as a living system

...human needs. In fact, housing has become the most valuable asset on Earth – worth three times more than the total global gross domestic product (GDP) (Farha et al., 2022). The consequence of population growth and human development also pitches housing and food production into conflict, with agricultural land and watersheds being subsumed into large tracts of new housing...
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Article 5 mins