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Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic
OpenLearn Ireland

Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic

...class lines. The majority of the Irish population was Catholic, particularly in the south and west of the island with significant pockets in the north, while Ulster was largely Protestant. These divisions were in many ways the result of English plantation policies of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries which resulted in Irish-owned lands being confiscated and...
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Article 45 mins
The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn
Education & Development

The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn

...feedback sought from the OU Government Affairs team. In April 2022, a collection of curated OpenLearn resources was launched, including: practical courses on learning, working and studying in English, German and French employability skills courses and articles study skills courses and articles mental health and wellbeing support external links to key refugee support...
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Article 10 mins
Achieving public dialogue
Science, Maths & Technology

Achieving public dialogue

...Feedback forms, allowing recipients to record their views on GM crops, were provided within the booklets, and in an electronic form on the GM Nation? website. Overall, about 37,000 feedback forms were submitted, with almost 3 million ‘hits’ recorded for the website. A parallel group of 10 ‘narrow-but-deep’ (NBD) focus groups was set up, excluding individuals with...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
The dog beyond the mirror: Experiments with dog consciousness
Health, Sports & Psychology

The dog beyond the mirror: Experiments with dog consciousness

...him or he is thinking about us. Maybe both. It will be, however, easier to recognize that the age of empathy that was anticipated by the great ethologist Frans de Waal has finally arrived. Meanwhile top cat scientists are still trying to determine if we are intelligent or not… This article was originally published at Lunatic Laboratories under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence...
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What did Bernie Sanders' campaign achieve?
Society, Politics & Law

What did Bernie Sanders' campaign achieve?

...de deux in comparison to the bloodbath on the Republican side, and, the fact is, the Democratic Party is far more resilient than the other side. Eight years ago a truly ugly nomination contest between Clinton and Obama ended amicably. After the delegates were seated, the Democrats made a concerted and effective push to unite behind Obama – and Clinton was front and...
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Six ways Sajid Javid can make British migration policy more humane
Society, Politics & Law

Six ways Sajid Javid can make British migration policy more humane

...de facto border guards. 3. Make British citizenship a reliable and equal status Naturalised British citizenship can currently be revoked while a person is overseas if there is a concern that their presence is “not conducive to the public good”. A 2015 Supreme Court ruling confirmed that this would be acceptable under British law even if it leaves someone with no...
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Article 5 mins
European Championships 2020: Can one of the home nations end 55 years of hurt ?
Health, Sports & Psychology

European Championships 2020: Can one of the home nations end 55 years of hurt ?

...De Bruyne and Youri Tielemans, fresh from a wonder strike that secured Leicester City’s first FA Cup victory. They also have world stars in Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard. Psychological frailty and poor team dynamics have often been seen as Belgium’s downfall, but this golden generation has a real chance to finally win something. Familiar faces are looking strong...
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Tumble And Twirl: David Bowie and gender transgression
Society, Politics & Law

Tumble And Twirl: David Bowie and gender transgression

...de Brauw and Australian transgender model Andreja Pejic. Swinton is shrewdly cast as Bowie’s wife, whose domestic bliss is disturbed by the threat of her husband’s past personas. Undergoing a psychic transition, Swinton transforms into a gesturing hysteric, as though channelling the estranged bodily movement of 1920s surrealist film. Then, morphing into another...
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