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Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?
Society, Politics & Law

Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?

...system, a view he claims is perceived as ‘nakedly sectarian’ by the Catholic community. In response, the First Minster replied that the Bishop had ‘somewhat lost the plot’ and the phrase used by Robinson in 2010 to describe the separate schools system, 'benign apartheid', has entered the debate again. This exchange is unusual in that both the Bishop and First...
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Article 15 mins
Influential women scientists in chemistry
Science, Maths & Technology

Influential women scientists in chemistry

...systems. In early studies the problems of solving the structures of molecules in living systems were immense, because of their sheer size. Dorothy Hodgkin was a key early pioneer in such studies. After graduating from Oxford, she went to Cambridge and studied crystallography with J. D. Bernal, but shortly returned to Oxford, where she worked for the next 33 years. She is...
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Article 5 mins
Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...system factors. These questions force you into thinking about your position on doping, and when you hear and read views featured in this course, you will become more familiar with some of the main themes in the arguments about doping. You are also able to see how your position compares to other learners. You have started to look at diverse opinions about the doping issue...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...systems) and on the skin. [Described image] Figure 1 Microbiomes around the body Scientific research is increasingly showing the importance of these microbiomes for the correct functioning of the human body and for maintaining health. In fact, disruption to these microbiomes can lead to a number of long-term health conditions, such as cardiovascular and respiratory...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Hearing Race: Can language use lead to racism?
Languages

Hearing Race: Can language use lead to racism?

...system consisting of a set of sounds, written symbols and signs. It describes how we share norms, values, meaning, culture and perspectives of the world with others who understand the same language system. All languages are fluid, taking on new words, meanings and grammatical rules throughout their existence. However, society’s relationship with language is complex,...
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Article 10 mins
Sir David Attenborough - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Sir David Attenborough - Earth in Vision

...think, but then I don’t think that’s in the least remarkable, I don’t know any four-year-old who’s not interested in the natural world, I truly don’t. I think that every child starts with a fascination of the world, whether it’s watching tadpoles change into frogs or splitting a rock and seeing a fossil inside or listening to birds, so I can’t say more than...
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Video 40 mins
Understanding mental capacity Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding mental capacity

...think you'd finished the bottom, and then you'd just fall even more. And you get lost in the system. NARRATOR They all found transition challenging, especially when so much else in life was changing too. JAMIE To be treated for eating disorders, there's a certain criteria you have to have for the different eating disorders. But quite a lot of them are like loss of periods...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality Badge icon
Money & Business

Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

...think differently by setting aside the instinct to do everything themselves because they know they’re best at it. Entrepreneurs have to be able and prepared to bring on board a team to spread the load and provide diversity of thinking and new ideas. You will return to financing your business in more detail in Session 7...Session 2: From idea to reality: 3.2 What are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs