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School geography: Exploring a definition
Education & Development

School geography: Exploring a definition

...systems around the world do not have geography with the status of a separate subject. Schools in England and Wales are different. Here, geography is a national curriculum subject (5–14 years) and the former Minister for Schools (Stephen Twigg) has asserted the subject's importance in several speeches in 2004. For example, he says: ‘The unique contribution of geography...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Company law in context
Society, Politics & Law

Company law in context

...think about the implications of its title: Company law in context. In particular, what constitutes ‘company law’, and what is the context in which we are thinking about it? At this point, you might like to pause for a moment and contemplate what this phrase means to you. In particular, what do you understand by the concept of a ‘company’? At first, this may seem...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Exploring immortality
History & The Arts

Exploring immortality

...thinking about people surviving after death, perhaps through resurrection or reincarnation when they no longer have the same body. Does it make sense to think that a particular person or self could be recreated in a new body? Or would we really just end up with a new person, someone who has a similar personality perhaps, some similar memories but who’s really a...
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Astrobiology from the ground up
Science, Maths & Technology

Astrobiology from the ground up

...thinking. The first is around Indigenous peoples, their environmental worldviews, their practices and cosmologies. My entry point into this space was through sacred sites; places of spiritual or religious value. The places where astrobiologists tend to do their fieldwork and gather samples are often considered to be remote, unreachable wastelands, yet for their Indigenous...
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Article 10 mins
Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
Education & Development

Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction

...think about an issue, or what their experiences are? Qualitative interviews are used to find out people’s views and experiences on a range of different topics. In this course, we will discuss what a researcher needs to consider before interviewing people, how to prepare and conduct a qualitative interview, and what researchers need to do after the interview. Whether you...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Democracy in Catalonia, Spain
Society, Politics & Law

Democracy in Catalonia, Spain

...system. They explain why they became involved in a campaign for independence that they believe is also a campaign for democracy. You’ll also hear the thoughts of two academics who explore the historical reasons for the current breakdown of trust between the central government in Spain and those pushing for independence in Catalonia. Transcript This video forms part of a...
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Article 5 mins
The homeless problem
Society, Politics & Law

The homeless problem

...system. Watch the eight short videos below to discover more. You may also be interested in our free short course An introduction to social work. The homeless problem Transcript Being homeless Transcript Impact of legislation Transcript Lack of coordinated support Transcript Criminalisation of homelessness Transcript Homelessness and incarceration Transcript Slipping...
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Video 30 mins
Mathematical models: from sundials to number engines
Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematical models: from sundials to number engines

...system used to record goods changing hands. Incas and their knots How South American Incas kept records by the use of knots. Wooden tallies for buying beer How wholesale beer sales were recorded using notches on wooden tallies. John Napier's mathematical creations John Napier's method of multiplication and logarithms, and how Charles Babbage corrected his calculations....
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Audio 16 mins