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Understanding Biological Energy
Royal Holloway, University of London
  • Start Date: 09 Mar, 2020
  • 4 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Get an introduction to energy and explore how humans and other living things obtain and use their biological energy sources.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Discover applications of biological energy, from human energy to photosynthesis


On this course, you’ll learn what energy actually is and how living things acquire and convert it.


You’ll find out how biological energy is stored and released in fossil fuels and what advances in agriculture mean for feeding the world’s growing population.


As you explore biological energy in industry, you’ll consider the ways science can help us to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels as well as ways we might use and learn from plants to provide energy in the future.


You’ll also discover the concept of ‘energy overload’ and how it is threatening our bodies’ energy balance today.


This course is designed for young learners who have studied at least GCSE science (chemistry, biology, or physics) and are interested in pursuing the connections between these subjects.


It will be of particular interest to those looking to study the life sciences at university level.


The course is also suitable for those who are simply interested in how living things store and use energy.


Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

Royal Holloway, University of London

Queen Victoria presided over the grand opening of Royal Holloway on 30 June 1886.

Since then the College has continued to grow in size and status to become one of the top research-led institutions in the UK.

Today, Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, is regularly welcomed as a distinguished guest in her role as the present Chancellor of the University of London.

Royal Holloway was ranked first in the UK and fifth in the world for international outlook in the 2013 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

This ranking recognises the college’s global research impact and collaborations as well as our student and staff diversity.

 

This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.

You may be able to download course materials after enrolling in this course. If not, all of the necessary course materials provided by the course instructor will be available on the provider's course page.
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