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An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...resources. On a floodplain meadow up to 40 separate species of plant may be in direct competition with one another. A range of these species is showing in this carousel of photos. Audio 1 This very high plant diversity in a floodplain meadow supports an equivalently diverse community of invertebrates (we have found nearly 200 different species in a single survey). This...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Understanding Identity
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Identity

...human organs. Natural or un-natural? Animal organ transplants, ambivalent attitudes to animals, and their relation to human society. Risk - what is it? The increasing importance of risk assessment due to the developments of science and technology. Assessing risk Risk assessments may be based on inaccurate models which give misleading results ending in disaster. Taking...
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Audio 1 hr 48 mins
Climate change's causes, effects and geographies of responsibility
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change's causes, effects and geographies of responsibility

...human terms. Professor David Humphreys describes how he experienced Climate Change first hand when working in Bangladesh for The Open University...[Geography matters climate change Bangladesh] Climate change will affect everyone on the planet. Anthropogenic - in other words, caused by humans - no one will be able to escape its effects. It will not discriminate between...
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Article 10 mins
Amazonian challenges: The loss of indigenous culture and identity
Nature & Environment

Amazonian challenges: The loss of indigenous culture and identity

...human rights abuses...[South Rupununi 19] In a 2005 report from the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) and the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), refers to ‘indigenous peoples’ as “a global movement fighting for rights and justice for those particular groups who have been left on the margins of development and who are...
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The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective

...resources below), we know that sustained benefits come from regular engagement with activities, but this is challenging at many levels for people living with dementia and their families and carers. You can see more about the study here. As we are aware spending time outdoors, walking, being present and mindful is crucially important for our physical and mental health and...
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Article 10 mins
The dog beyond the mirror: Experiments with dog consciousness
Health, Sports & Psychology

The dog beyond the mirror: Experiments with dog consciousness

...humans and great apes (gorillas excluded), a single Asian elephant, some dolphins, Eurasian magpies, and some ants have passed the test of mirror self-recognition (MSR). A wide range of species has been observed to fail the test, including several species of monkeys, giant pandas, sea lions, birds, and dogs. Dogs, in particular, show no interest in looking in the mirror,...
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Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions
History & The Arts

Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions

...human beings might suffer traumatic transformations into wild animals or find themselves rooted to the spot as trees. The fascinating thing about such 'fantasy fiction' is that it created a space or place as much then as it does now where literary artists could visualise and symbolise the fragility, fragmentation and permeability of our physical identity, fears of social...
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Article 5 mins
Opening up history: art in the Reformation
History & The Arts

Opening up history: art in the Reformation

...Humanities courses and qualifications. 1. What first got you interested in history? [Dr Roisin Watson]Family holidays always involved a trip to a castle or church when I was younger. Walking around these places made the people of the past seem more immediate. As a teenager, I remember reading a book called Vermeer’s Hat by Timothy Brook that completely changed what I...
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Article 5 mins