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Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline
History & The Arts

Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline

...becomes a customs official and expects Adolf to follow a career into the civil service. Hitler’s mother, Klara, is of a more compassionate nature, adoring and indulging her son. At the age of six Adolf attends school and, while clearly intelligent, he is uninterested in formal education, eventually leaving with a poor educational record of achievement. The death of his...
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'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics
Society, Politics & Law

'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics

...OU to give a presentation about my research, which you can view here. Transcript This article will attempt to move beyond these insightful and depressing statistics, in order to highlight the real lived experiences of Black young people with regards the justice system; particularly their daily interactions with the police and other official agents of authority. Throughout...
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World-Changing Women: Christine de Pizan
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Christine de Pizan

...becoming one of the first female writers in Europe. Find out more about her life... Christine de Pizan c.1364 - c.1430 France Literature [Christine de Pizan image] Christine de Pizan lecturing to a group of men, 1413. During the late middle ages in Europe, few women had any control over the direction their lives took. The two principal routes open to them were marriage or...
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Feeling Stuck in your Job or Career? The ACT Matrix may be the Tool you Need
Health, Sports & Psychology

Feeling Stuck in your Job or Career? The ACT Matrix may be the Tool you Need

...is out of our personal control and committing to action that improves our lives...Becoming stuck Many people end up in jobs or careers that may have originally been satisfying, but now don’t fit with their current personal situation (such as family or caring commitments) or feel boring or ‘not right’ anymore. It may also feel like you have achieved all your work goals but are still unfulfilled. You are stuck: the normal ......
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A brief introduction to co-design
Science, Maths & Technology

A brief introduction to co-design

...becoming important in the face of complex social, political, environmental, educational and technological issues...Click here to view our short animations on co-design approaches This brief animation introduces the concept of co-design: what it is, why it is needed and what role professional designers can play in making it happen. Transcript If you are interested to learn...
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Good Mock COP, Bad Mock COP
Education & Development

Good Mock COP, Bad Mock COP

...OU in Scotland’s Young Applicants in Schools Scheme (YASS) which offers senior phase pupils at Scottish schools the chance to study first-year university level modules while still at school. [Reporter Becca Cooper gets the inside scoop from the Brazilian and Swedish delegations at Culloden Academy.] Reporter Becca Cooper gets the inside scoop from the Brazilian and...
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Interdisciplinary Learning – getting the most out of multi-subject degrees
Education & Development

Interdisciplinary Learning – getting the most out of multi-subject degrees

...Students studying more than one subject (or discipline) have a unique opportunity to readdress those subjects and their approaches. I believe that multi-subject students are able to take ‘knowledge’ from one subject area and apply or compare it to another. Multi-subject students should always question how the knowledge has been created and how this can vary between...
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What is female genital mutilation (FGM)?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is female genital mutilation (FGM)?

...Students will have access to support resources on their university website. FGM specific resources The National FGM Centre Support Clinics https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/female-genital-mutilation-fgm/national-fgm-support-clinics/ NSPCC https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/types-of-abuse/female-genital-mutilation-fgm/ Childline
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