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What is the relationship between history and historical fiction?
History & The Arts

What is the relationship between history and historical fiction?

...research and this idea that you need to get things right. As somebody who was interested in history to start off with, did that fascinate you more than daunt you? Do you like the fact that you have to familiarise yourself with certain things before you can begin the story, or does it not work that way for you? EMMA DARWIN: I’m equally fascinated and exasperated. I mean...
Who lives where?
Education & Development

Who lives where?

...children's expectations of who might live in what home...[Everett House] The aim of this activity is to explore your child’s expectations about types of dwellings and the people that live in them. You can do this by using the three pictures of houses as starting points for your child to tell some stories about the people that live in them. [Who lives where interactive]...
A Victorian Christmas: Christmas Day In The Workhouse
History & The Arts

A Victorian Christmas: Christmas Day In The Workhouse

...children, similar food, without limitation, and in the evening oranges, apples and sweetmeats. To the out-door poor, amounting to 3,279, an additional allowance of bread. Kingston Union - No reply to application made, but ascertained that the board of guardians have altered Christmas Day from a soup to a meat day, and have raised a subscription for plum-pudding, porter &...
Free course: Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Free course: Childhood in the digital age

...children of today with our free course 'Childhood in the Digital Age'. Whether you are taking or want to register on this free course on FutureLearn or perhaps you would like to view a variety of related content on OpenLearn, we've got a range of articles, videos, podcasts and more free courses to support your learning and give you a wider perspective on the subject....
Enduring Love
Society, Politics & Law

Enduring Love

...Children Couples reflect on how children affect their relationships. Love and Intimacy Couples talk about sex and affection and how they show their love for each other. Relationship Work Couples discuss managing arguments and how they make their relationships work. Perceptions of Love Couples describe whether religion or faith has a place in their enduring love...
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About Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

About Stories of Change

...researchers, politicians, business leaders and campaigners. These interviews have been recorded in support of the Stories of Change project. Roger has also drawn on the interviews for his BBC Radio series on climate change in advance of the key December 2015 climate talks at the 2015 Paris Conference of the Parties (‘COP21’). The £1.5m Stories of Change project has...
Wales and music: a conversation with Huw Stephens
History & The Arts

Wales and music: a conversation with Huw Stephens

...research interests lie in the relationships between music, theology and religious practice, and the history of music in Wales. His work on music, theology and religion has been principally focused on music and religious practice in Britain since the eighteenth century, and in the Methodist movement more widely. [Dr Helen Barlow] Dr Helen Barlow Senior Research Fellow,...
Exploring the role of Associate Dean in UK Universities
Money & Business

Exploring the role of Associate Dean in UK Universities

...research tending to look at more clearly defined positions. The purpose of this paper is to report on initial data from an on-going Leadership Foundation funded project investigating the role of Associate Dean in UK universities. To answer the study’s research questions, an embedded, sequential mixed methods design has been adopted. Read more: Exploring the role of...