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The science of sleep
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of sleep

...physical performance was tested after one, then two nights without sleep I showed a definite decline, allowing Zeron to kick my arse. Thankfully, there wasn't enough time to include this in the finished programme, so I was spared that humiliation! There is also good evidence that sleep deprivation compromises the immune system resulting in a greater chance than normal of...
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Football culture: the use of banners
Health, Sports & Psychology

Football culture: the use of banners

...physical strength and fitness, loyalty to ‘mates’ and to a specific place. Some banners are in a way similar to a national flag and carry a general message of support and identification with the club. They do not need to change and can be seen on many occasions. Others have more specific messages, for instance directed at an opposing team or player and their...
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Time management and study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time management and study

...physical, elements of your life may help with managing your time and competing priorities, further supporting your wellbeing. There is a lot of advice in all corners of the internet on how to be more organised at work which can be applied to managing study. Dr Robert Leahy discusses how breaking down actions and concentrating on specifics, rather than looking at large...
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Human Resource Management and EDI
Money & Business

Human Resource Management and EDI

...physical ability, has the same access to resources and opportunities. Equality means that a person is not discriminated against because of their characteristics. Many countries have some form of equalities legislation. In the UK, the issue of equality at work is governed by the Equality Act 2010, which is a development of the Equal Pay Act 1970, the Sex Discrimination Act...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...physical aspects of past climate change. For example, global mean surface temperature is rising, this is leading to the fact that rainfall is changing, sea level has been rising, and ice is being lost from the Arctic and Antarctic Ice sheets. But what is the impact of climate change on ecosystems and humans?...Session 2: The planet is changing: 4.1 Natural systems - Polar...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Developing career resilience

...physical safety, health and safety or perhaps security. Redundancy is a situation that certainly affects our personal sense of security as well as our economic security, and you’ll explore this in the next section...Week 4: Career resilience – dealing with external challenges: 3.1 Redundancy - Depending on the circumstances, experiencing redundancy can be a challenge...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...physical processes that determine atmosphere and oceanic flows in the Arctic appreciate the scientific research process and the use of scientific evidence recognise the role and limitations of scientific data in attempting to predict global climatic change understand the concept of feedback loops...Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows: 1 An environmental...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs