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An introduction to geology
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to geology

...et al., 2013). Ironically, many REE are used for so-called ‘cleantech’ applications such as renewable energy or green transportation, moving us away from an economy driven by energy with a high carbon footprint, and because of this they are thought of as green. However, we have seen in this section that current REE production is a big environmental pollutant, but with...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Exploring the history of prisoner education Badge icon
History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...et Sociétés, 16(1), pp. 47–74. Crone, R. (2022) Illiterate Inmates: Educating Criminals in Nineteenth-Century England. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Directors of Convict Prisons: Reports on Discipline and Management of Pentonville, Parkhurst, Millbank, Portland, Portsmouth and Dartmoor Prisons, and Hulks, 1852 (1852–53), Parliamentary Papers, vol. LI.385....
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST) Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

...et cetera. And they're going after people. They want people's email boxes. They want access to computers. Because that way you can then start doing a lot more fraud than you could do with the old fashioned style attack. We all hope that the information we send wirelessly is private, but is that always the case? Channel 4 News was able to learn personal information about...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online

...et cetera. And they're going after people. They want people's email boxes. They want access to computers. Because that way you can then start doing a lot more fraud than you could do with the old fashioned style attack. We all hope that the information we send wirelessly is private, but is that always the case? Channel 4 News was able to learn personal information about...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Advanced German: Language, culture and history
Languages

Advanced German: Language, culture and history

...et al (eds) Handwörterbuch zur politischen Kuktur der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Westdeutscher Verlag GmbH; Page 12: Wonneberger, K. and Zwoch, I. (1993, 6th edn) Spiekeroog, Nationalparkverwaltung ‘Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer’ Wilhelmshaven; Page 15: Dat ist een Fleeg dialogue courtesy of Radio Bremen; Page 16: Höfer, J. (1995) Bairisch gredt, Piont Bucher,...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Introduction to polymers
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to polymers

...monomer is [Figure 39] Figure 39 and being a small molecule, has a very low viscosity (Et is the abbreviation for the ethyl group −C2H5). This is an important property for adhesion, because it means that the liquid when applied to the broken pot will penetrate even the finest cracks in the fractured surfaces. Such surfaces will normally already be very slightly wet with water from the atmosphere (a monomolecular film is ......
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Managing my investments
Money & Business

Managing my investments

...et al., 1988) define the intrinsic value of a company as: ‘its economic value as a going concern, taking account of its characteristics, the nature of its business(es), and the investment environment’. Fundamental analysis is an important technique, widely used by people working in the financial services industry. While some personal investors carry out their own...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime Badge icon
Education & Development

Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime

...et al., 1980). The law, as it stood then, would see the crime not the child. In this section you’ll explore the limits of that vision and how it has been changed. Activity 3 Criminal responsibility Timing: Allow approximately 30 minutes for this activity To find out a bit more about the legal background to the age of criminal responsibility, read this article on the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs