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Understanding mental capacity Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding mental capacity

...out a number of principles which may be applied to decisions under the act. There are two key principles in this regard. The first one is the assumption of capacity. In other words, decision makers must start from a default position that the person is able to make the decision for themselves. It's only when they have reason to believe that the person may lack decision...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid
History & The Arts

Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid

...out Virgil’s Aeneid, an epic poem about the origins of the Roman people. The Romans regarded the Aeneid as their great national epic, and it had enormous influence over later writers and thinkers. As well as being powerful literature, the Aeneid tells us a great deal about how the Romans saw themselves and their culture, and what it meant to be a Roman. I’ll begin by...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Retirement planning made easy
Money & Business

Retirement planning made easy

...out the series of stepping-stones to a financially secure retirement. As Emma explains, most people approaching retirement now have more options both about when to retire and about how they use the pension 'pots' they have built up. This course examines these options to help you decide with confidence which are right for you. You'll look at what you can do if your pension...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Ethics in science?
Science, Maths & Technology

Ethics in science?

...out an experiment. In this short course you will learn of the first clinical trials undertaken for scurvy and small pox and gain an understanding of how much more rigorous today’s clinical trials are. You will conduct your own online research into an unethical scientist and finally look at some current moral dilemmas in science. ...This free course, Ethics in science?...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Introducing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...burn out very quickly. Therefore it is critical to leading with ethical purpose that you find sustainable practices to get yourself through, which is the topic of the next section...Week 8: Leadership as purpose: 3 Practices of purposeful leadership - There are two approaches to consider here. The first is how to act in generous ways that help other people grow. The...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism
Nature & Environment

‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism

...burning hundreds of litres of red diesel subsidised by the UK taxpayer) to complain about their raw deal. However… The UK industry is split between large and small vessels, who have had very different fates over the last 30 years under UK Government quota policy. The majority of UK vessels are ‘small scale’, defined as under 10m in length, who generally fish inshore...
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Why I believe 'yes' is only a matter of time
Society, Politics & Law

Why I believe 'yes' is only a matter of time

...out in terms of the highlight points is that areas that tended to be more deprived voted yes; areas that were more affluent tended to vote no. Now, of course, there are examples that maybe cut against both, but the overwhelming evidence points to a classed geography of voting. Now, that’s not to say everyone who was in a working class situation, a working class...
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Two Yorkish episodes
History & The Arts

Two Yorkish episodes

...out to the place one day for whatever emotion awaited me there. [The site of Marston Moor] Marston Moor I At an English station you are either overwhelmed with transportation, or you are without any except such as you were born with, and at the station for Marston Moor I asked for a fly in vain. But it was a most walkable afternoon, and the pleasant road into the region...
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