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Exploring the history of prisoner education Badge icon
History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...laws governing the whole of the United Kingdom (which included Ireland) were made in the 1800s. Some important features in common with the Parliament of 1823 stand out: all the MPs were men; they were also gentlemen who did not need a salary; there were much fewer of them than there are today. Why was legislation passed for England and Wales and not for Scotland and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004
History & The Arts

The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004

...law allowed pubs to stay open for longer, managers at some large vertical-drinking pubs were reportedly offered bonuses of up to £20,000 if they used sales techniques – upselling singles to doubles, for instance – to exceed revenue targets. All this was happening as the real cost of purchasing alcohol, allowing for inflation and changes in disposable income, fell...
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Article 10 mins
Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake
Science, Maths & Technology

Dallas Campbell meets Frank Drake

...laws of physics. It doesn’t require you to understand the propulsion system at all. But you can calculate the total amount of energy, and the propulsion system has to provide that much energy and more to make up for inefficiencies. But how much energy is in a spacecraft, an A320 going at tenth the speed of light? Well, it turns out to be equal to the total electric...
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Video 30 mins
‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury
Education & Development

‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury

...laws saw attitudes associated with difference and inequality expressed in more subtle ways, however the recency of direct expressions of racism means that many may interpret more insidious acts of racism, such as those experienced by Ngozi, as relatively insignificant. Birth of microaggression Chester Pierce coined the term ‘microaggression’ in the late 1960s to...
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Article 5 mins
Introducing public health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing public health

...Law resulted in implementation of local public health measures to improve the health and wellbeing of people who were sick, disabled or mentally ill. Since the 19th century, vaccinations have been used as one of the ways of preventing diseases. Then, following World War II, the National Health Service (NHS) was established to provide universal and free health at the point...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Beginners’ Italian: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ Italian: food and drink

...law, should be clearly displayed: the price you pay standing at the counter (al banco) and the price you pay sitting down at a table (al tavolo). In smaller towns or rural areas, there is usually only one set of prices and you can sit either inside or outside without paying extra. Figure 11 Uno scontrino Figure 12 Un cartello Activity 6 The following expressions were used...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...laws of human behaviour, you must ask questions that allow you to gather data which either proves or disproves theoretical assumptions. You must ask questions that are falsifiable. Constructivism, in contrast, does not assume that reality is ‘out there’ or that it can be accessed objectively. Instead, the paradigm of constructivism assumes that reality needs to be...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Getting started on ancient Greek
History & The Arts

Getting started on ancient Greek

...law code from Crete and two boundary stones from Athens. Accompanying images will introduce you to Greek as it was actually written in the ancient world, which can differ in interesting respects from the standardised Greek familiar today. We hope you enjoy the course...Introduction: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: read the letters of...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs