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Evolution through natural selection
Nature & Environment

Evolution through natural selection

...English Heritage Photo Library; Figure 3 Endler, J. A. 1980, 'Natural selection on colour patterns in Poecilia reticulata', Evolution, 34(1), pp. 76-91, AllenPress, Inc. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The problem with crime
Society, Politics & Law

The problem with crime

...English visitor who's delighted with Glasgow life, its powerful vitality, innumerable lights and shades and the magnitude of its achievements which is rather a nice summing up of Glasgow's image at that time. A few years later we find another loving depiction of the commercial world in Frederick Niven's "Justice of the Peace" published in 1914 but describing things as...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Creating open educational resources
Education & Development

Creating open educational resources

...English, not going to be Afrikaans, necessarily. In which case, if you create one OER in one language, if you could easily just translate and mould it to other languages, it means that everybody can study the same material in their first language, and not have to worry about studying in their third language, second language, third language, fourth, whatever it is. Make it...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Infection and immunity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Infection and immunity

...English doctor called Edward Jenner tested the first form of vaccination on a young boy called James Phipps, who was the son of Jenner's gardener. At the time, smallpox was widespread. But Jenner had apparently overheard a milkmaid bragging that she would never catch smallpox because she had previously suffered with cowpox. Jenner decided to test this, first taking...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

...English lawyer, I've got great respect for Scottish lawyers. And in particular, I'm aware that the great so-called English judges often turn out to be Scottish. So Lord Mansfield in the 18th century is regarded as the epitome of the legal system of England and Wales, of which he was Lord Chief Justice. But in fact he was Scottish. His name is William Murray. And he was...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Empires: power, resistance, legacies
History & The Arts

Empires: power, resistance, legacies

...English transcriptions of Māori names for the two main islands. Cook was keen to question the indigenous inhabitants about place names so he engaged a translator – Tupaia – who travelled with him from Tahiti. Tupaia was not just a linguist, he was also a tahu’a (high priest), a bearer of religious knowledge, political advisor, and navigator (Salmond, 1991). Cook...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Data analysis: visualisations in Excel
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: visualisations in Excel

...English (UK) one, you may have noticed the different date format and decimal point. In addition, one of the Excel’s habits of automatically adjusting the format of cell contents can sometimes produce unwanted or incorrect results. Therefore, it is useful to learn how things can be corrected and adjusted in Excel. In Excel spreadsheet, click on File, select Options and...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?

...English-language sources, but according to the Korea Joongang Daily there have been allegations of bias toward particular universities.) It’s more than just job prospects that the young of the nation are working towards. “If you’re a good student, you’re respected by your teachers, parents and your friends. You’re very popular. Everybody wants to date you.”...
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