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Classical studies: it's more than the words
History & The Arts

Classical studies: it's more than the words

...world is impossible. Herodotus is the focus for this OpenLearn Collection, but if you would like to find out more about Homer, Elton Barker and Joel Christensen’s ‘Homer: A Beginner’s Guide’, published by OneWorld, makes an excellent starting point. What about historiography? Historiography is the writing of history, another type of source that relies on words....
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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
History & The Arts

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand

...World War? Explore what sparked the July Crisis...Find out more about The Open University's History courses and qualifications [Franz Ferdinand approaching his Gräf & Stift car] On 28 June 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, assassinated the Austrian heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo. To understand...
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7 accidental discoveries that look like April Fool's Day headlines but aren't
Science, Maths & Technology

7 accidental discoveries that look like April Fool's Day headlines but aren't

...world [mouldy petri dish] This has all the hallmarks of a classic April Fool's Day prank. After returning from a holiday in September 1928, Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming found something unusual in one of his petri dishes of Staphylococcus, the bacteria that causes boils, sore throats, and abscesses. This particular dish was dotted with colonies... apart from one...
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Climate change, sovereign debt and the looming debt crisis in the global south
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change, sovereign debt and the looming debt crisis in the global south

...World Wide Fund for Nature Singapore, and Four Twenty Seven. Volz, U., Akhtar, S., Gallagher, K.P., Griffith-Jones, S., Haas, J. and Kraemer, M. (2021) Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery: Securing Private- Sector Participation and Creating Policy Space for Sustainable Development. Berlin, London, and Boston, MA: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung; SOAS, University of...
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Rocky relations: Why an isolated rock in the Atlantic is a sought after and contested place
Nature & Environment

Rocky relations: Why an isolated rock in the Atlantic is a sought after and contested place

...world, so small, so isolated, and so perilous, that have generated international disputes, and filled as many newspaper and online column inches as has Rockall. The dispute goes back to the middle of the twentieth century and has been the source of much of this media attention at different periods since. In mid-2019, for instance, then Scottish Fisheries Minister, Fergus...
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Ancient ideas: where does the soul go?
History & The Arts

Ancient ideas: where does the soul go?

...world, many different cultures developed their own answers and underworlds. The Ancient Greeks had several theories about what might come next...This content is associated with The Open University's Classical Studies qualifications The Underworld The earliest Ancient Greek poetry features descriptions of the Underworld. Also known as Hades, this was the destination for...
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Political grief: understanding an emerging phenomenon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Political grief: understanding an emerging phenomenon

...world and your place in it. Harris (2022) describes this as the breakdown of our ‘assumptive world’ – the beliefs and assumptions we rely on to make sense of our lives. When political events contradict what we thought was true about justice, fairness, safety or belonging, we grieve. Why this matters Political grief manifests itself in ways we don’t necessarily...
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English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation
History & The Arts

English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation

...world and teaches a kind of empathy through the different perspectives it affords. (More concrete evidence exists for the benefits of regularly reading literature – and being read to – for children’s cognitive development and educational attainment.) For those of us lucky enough to teach or study English literature, its rewards are often even more profoundly felt...
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