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Hat makers, Greek gods and the great poisoners
Science, Maths & Technology

Hat makers, Greek gods and the great poisoners

...de Brinvilliers who used arsenic, among other things, to murder members of her family to inherit property, and Madeleine Smith who allegedly murdered her lover in Glasgow in the 1850s. Famous victims of arsenic poisoning include: King George III whose hair was found to contain large amounts of arsenic. Napoleon Bonaparte who may have been poisoned by the copper arsenite...
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Indigenous ceremonies and climate change
Nature & Environment

Indigenous ceremonies and climate change

...de Papantla erected a tall pole in a park near the Grenville Tower, London, and the performers enacted a 1500-year-old ceremony originally intended to end a long-lasting drought. While one person stood on a small platform at the top of the pole, four others, roped to the pole, “flew” to the ground in unfurling spirals. You can see part of this in an extract from an OU...
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Impossible Peace 2: The missing legacy voices
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The missing legacy voices

...Des Wilson Dr Jack Weir Bishop Edward Daly Brendan Duddy John Hume David Trimble Ian Paisley Albert Reynolds Charles Haughey Robin Masefield Sir John Wilsey Sir Patrick Mayhew Margaret Thatcher Sir John Hermon Nelson Mandela Martti Ahtisaari Seamus Kelters Stephen Grimason Ken Reid [The funeral of Belfast republican Brendan McFarlane]The funeral of Belfast republican...
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Artists and authorship: the case of Raphael
History & The Arts

Artists and authorship: the case of Raphael

...Class Struggle (Hadjinicolaou, 1978). The second obstruction was art history as a history of civilisations, and the third was art history as a history of works of art, but first in his list was art history as a history of artists. Hadjinicolaou’s work was one contribution to a transformation of the discipline in the 1970s and 1980s. During this time there was a growing...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Voices from the Global South: an international field trip
Society, Politics & Law

Voices from the Global South: an international field trip

...class and climate [Aerial photo of Cape Town, South Africa taken from a helicopter.] Image caption: Cape Town, South Africa: ‘A microcosm of the Global North meets the Global South’ Country profile: South Africa Locator map Country map Climate: mostly semi-arid; subtropical along the east coast; sunny days, cool nights. Population: 58,048,332 (2023 estimate). Capital:...
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Exploring immortality
History & The Arts

Exploring immortality

...de Grey, established the charity which focuses on the potential of cellular repair to extend lifespans indefinitely. De Grey has claimed provocatively that the first human to live to the age of 1,000 years has probably already been born. Meanwhile, Russian billionaire, Dmitry Itskov founded the ‘2045 Initiative’ in 2011, with the goal of achieving a...
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Internships and other work experiences Badge icon
Money & Business

Internships and other work experiences

...feedback and suggestions for future improvement, in our end-of-course survey. Participation will be completely confidential and we will not pass on your details to others....Week 1: What is an internship or work experience opportunity?: Introduction - Welcome to Week 1 of the free badged course Internships and other work experiences. Congratulations! You’ve taken your...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring
Money & Business

Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring

...feedback and endorsement for your approach from key organisational stakeholders. As you move into the subsequent training design, development and delivery phases, you may well need to revisit some of these ideas and assumptions...Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring: 1.3 What kind of training? - An important step in TNA work is the selection of delivery...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs