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    • Thinking about dyslexia 

      Carter, Christine
      These documents are part of the Thinking about Dyslexia website which was produced by Academic Support. The website is intended to support our staff by providing a resource about dyslexia and by highlighting the good ...

    • Time series economics 

      Taylor, Robert
      As taught Spring 2011 ‘Time Series Economics'' Module Guide Module Code: L14020 Total Credits: 15 Offering School: Economics Suitable for study at: postgraduate Level The content presented here provides information ...

    • Trade analysis and policy 

      Starmer, Chris
      As taught Spring 2011 ‘Trade Analysis and Policy'' Module Guide Module Code: L14042 Total Credits: 15 Offering School: Economics Suitable for study at: postgraduate Level The content presented here provides information ...

    • Transatlantic security relations 

      Rees, Wyn
      This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. As taught Autumn Semester 2010. The module will investigate some of the key issues that have characterised transatlantic security ...

    • Transitions : figures in space 

      Sellman, E. M.
      In this video Dr Edward Sellman talks about his portrait of the late Alan Sillitoe. As well as being an expert in special needs in Education, Dr Edward Sellman is also a recognised artist and in this video he takes you ...

    • Understanding and classifying a stroke 

      Unknown author
      Stroke is the third largest cause of death in the UK after heart disease and cancer. It is also the single leading cause of severe disability in the UK. Classification of stroke is crucial in planning treatment and is a ...

    • Understanding contemporary society 

      Parker, David J.
      This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. This module introduces students to a range of approaches in social analysis. Through introductions to key concepts, theorists and research ...

    • Understanding global politics 

      Carey, Sabine; Zhang, Xiaoke; Pupavac, Vanessa
      This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. As taught in Autumn Semester 2009. This module introduces global politics through the major theoretical, historical and empirical ways of ...

    • Uniform convergence and pointwise convergence 

      Feinstein, Joel
      The aim of this material is to introduce the student to two notions of convergence for sequences of real-valued functions. The notion of pointwise convergence is relatively straightforward, but the notion of uniform ...

    • User-generated content : archeologies, economies and ecologies 

      Dovey, Jon
      In this presentation from the Institute of Film and Television Studies' Ephemeral Media workshops, Professor Jon Dovey (UWE) presents his research into user-generated content. PLEASE NOTE: The presentation begins with a ...

    • Using composite materials to replace bone 

      Rudd, Christopher D.
      In this podcast, Professor Chris Rudd, Dean of the faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham, describes his work with composite materials in the car industry and how it can be applied to the field of ...

    • Virtual field trip 

      Chambers, Claire; Priestnall, Gary
      An interactive map containing computer generated 3D views of the Bowscale and Bannerdale area overlain with geology, and also alternative map data layers for the two study site is available via the 'Virtual Tour' icon on ...

    • Virtual performing arts studio 

      Moran, James; Lockley, Patrick; Brookes, Helen; Cross, Fay
      This learning object is comprising of a series of videos and handouts designed to aid users of the Virtual Performing Arts Studio (VPAS) space in Second Life. The VPAS space is also downloadable from within Second Life ...

    • Virtual yeast cell 

      Smart, Katherine; Wang, Steve
      This rich learning object is used to introduce yeast cytology to students taking Module D24BS3 Brewery Yeast Management as part of the MSc in Brewing Science. The virtual cell permits the students to understand structure ...

    • Vitamin village 

      Brameld , John; Daniel, Zoe; Parr, Tim; Salter, Andy
      The Vitamin Village is a web-based eLearning package developed between 2001 and 2008 to incorporate vitamins A, C, D, E and K, as well as a basic introduction to antioxidants. It is mainly used in first year teaching of ...

    • War on climate change 

      Humphrey, Matthew
      In this podcast - Going to war for the environment? Dr Matthew Humphrey, Reader in Political Philosophy assesses a controversial theory by Australian academic Professor Robyn Eckersley. Professor Eckersley is among a ...

    • War, peace & political thought 

      Holland, Ben
      As taught Spring Semester 2011. This is an advanced module in the history of international political thought for MA students. It is structured in two parts. The first, comprising sessions 2-7, is concerned with an ...

    • Weapons of mass destruction 

      Rendal, Matthew
      This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. As taught Autumn Semester 2010. With the possible exception of climate change, weapons of mass destruction are probably the only thing ...

    • Why do we do proofs? 

      Feinstein, Joel
      The aim of this session is to motivate students to understand why we might want to do proofs, why proofs are important, and how they can help us. In particular, the student will learn the following: proofs can help you to ...

    • Why study church history? 

      Ford, Alan
      Two eminent modern church historians, Prof. Alan Ford and Dr Frances Knight, discuss the nature of their discipline exploring how it sits between the aims of historians and theologians: belonging to both disciplines, it ...