Adult Learners’ Week runs from 9th to 15th May this year and NCS is doing its bit to support it. You can try some course snippets and a complete free course over at the NCS ALW page. Try a course on Archaeology, Health Care or Herbology. It’s all free for Adult Learners’ Week.
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Adult Learners’ Week
May 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Adult Learning, Anthropology and Archaeology, Astronomy, Examples of Online Learning, Health and Welfare, Help for Online Learners, Journalism, Learning Resources, NCS, NCS Courses, Philosophy, Researching Herbal Remedies: The Science behind the Old Wives' Tales
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Monster Maize?
April 30th, 2009 · No Comments · General News, Health and Welfare, Science And Nature
Researchers in Spain and Germany have developed a new type of maize that produces large amounts of beta carotene and precursors of vitamin C and folic acid. The team, centred on the University of Lleida, is trying to develop this as a food crop for people in sub-saharan Africa, where it could improve the basic diet [...]
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