Global Economic and Social Rights (POLS0039)

The module will introduce students to the idea of what are economic and social rights, and different explanations about where these rights come from. We will briefly examine the broadening of what constitutes economic and social rights and the imbedding of these rights in international law since World War II. We will ask why governments vary in their efforts to realise the economic and social rights of their citizens. In particular we will try to understand the political advantage governments seek through the realisation or otherwise of these rights. We will then go on to examine what other international and domestic factors affect the realisation of economic and social rights. The international factors include the effects of trade and historical processes like the consequences of slavery on the realisation of economic, and social rights today. The domestic factors include variations in regime type, the independence of the judiciary, and the degree of domestic conflict on the realisation of economic and social rights. Throughout the class we will use examples from the world around us to test and illustrate the arguments made in the literature.

This module examines the control of breathing particularly in humans, in a wide range of physiological and pathophysiological conditions including exercise,...

Respiration in Health and Disease (PHOL0006)

This module examines the control of breathing particularly in humans, in a wide range of physiological and pathophysiological conditions including exercise, altitude, sleep and asthma. The relationship between respiratory function, structural anatomy and pathological states are explored. In addition to the lectures you will research a specific topic in respiratory physiology/pathophysiology and give a short presentation on your chosen topic to the class.

After taking this module you will be able to:

· Describe current knowledge of a range of areas of respiratory physiology and pathophysiology

· Relate basic scientific information to the applied clinical setting

· Apply basic physiological concepts to interpret and understand the underlying mechanisms involved in the control of breathing in health and disease.

· Present scientific topic to your peers

This module is a recommended option for BSc and iBSc Physiology students and can also be taken by Biomedical Scientists and Natural Scientists with a suitable background in Respiratory physiology.

Indicative Lecture list (based on 2021/22 syllabus) 

Assessment of lung function
	Asthma and COPD
	Generation of the respiratory activity
	Breathing during and after anaesthesia/ Mechanical ventilation
	Breathing during sleep
	Control of breathing during exercise
	Respiratory sensory afferents & chemoreceptor control of breathing
	Cell metabolism and pH control
	Breathing and gas exchange at the extreme
	Changes in the respiratory system in response to exercise training
	Acid-base balance/ Tissue oxygenation and mitochondrial function in shock states
	Respiratory failure. Control of breathing in pathophysiological states