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Birth of a drug
Science, Maths & Technology

Birth of a drug

...Introduction - This course examines how organic chemistry is used within the pharmaceutical industry to develop new drugs. You will investigate the process of drug development by following one new product through the intial process and research programme. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Science...Birth of a drug: Learning outcomes - After...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Taking your first steps into the degree apprenticeship programme
Education & Development

Taking your first steps into the degree apprenticeship programme

...Manager Degree Apprenticeship, provided through Civil Service Learning and KPMG? If so, we have a collection of free resources to help you take your first steps. ...[Degree apprenticeship programme] Joining the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship is a very exciting step on your journey to increasing your confidence and contributions as a manager in your organisation....
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Article 10 mins
Professor John Naughton On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Professor John Naughton On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...project on ‘Conspiracy and Democracy’ in CRASSH (the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities) in Cambridge, where he is a Senior Research Fellow. John recalls “In 2013-2015 David Runciman and I ran a small project on Technology and Democracy which in 2020 led to the establishment of the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy in CRASSH...
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What counts as professional learning?
Education & Development

What counts as professional learning?

...project that was conducted in 2022 into Scottish educators’ experiences and perceptions of professional learning...This session was based on a research project that was conducted in 2022 into Scottish educators’ experiences and perceptions of professional learning. The final report raised 5 key questions: What is the role of online professional learning for equity of...
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Video 5 mins
Ceasefire anniversary in Northern Ireland: 30 years of an impossible peace
OpenLearn Ireland

Ceasefire anniversary in Northern Ireland: 30 years of an impossible peace

...project [Unknown title] Video transcript Thirty years ago, in Northern Ireland – or in the North – it was hard to believe in peace. The horror of one week in October 1993 is implanted in our memories. A bomb on the Shankill Road in Belfast. The dead of that day, and what followed. Within weeks, a huge arms shipment destined for loyalists was intercepted. Then, news...
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Further uses of genetic testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Further uses of genetic testing

...Some genetic tests use this information to predict how likely a person is to have certain traits, such as red hair. However, this doesn’t always paint the full picture as our environment also plays an important role in shaping our characteristics. Visit our YouTube playlist to watch more videos from the GRACE project, or visit our website to know more about the project....
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Video 6 mins
Medical uses of genetic testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Medical uses of genetic testing

...can also be analysed simultaneously on a large scale. This allows scientists to learn more about how our genetics affects our health, and paves the way for groundbreaking discoveries in healthcare which change the way we diagnose and treat diseases. Visit our YouTube playlist to watch more videos from the GRACE project, or visit our website to know more about the project....
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Video 8 mins
Battle of Thermopylae
History & The Arts

Battle of Thermopylae

...project map to try to understand more about how we can interpret the importance of the geography and topography at Thermopylae, site of a significant battle during the Greek and Persian Wars. This is particularly interesting since we don’t actually have any maps of the Classical period. We also consider how we tell and re-tell stories, looking at the Warner Bros. movie...
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Activity 5 mins