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George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...world in which many politicians and others in positions of power no longer even pretend that ‘ordinary rules’ apply to them, many would claim that the messages of Nineteen Eighty-Four have acquired a new contemporary relevance. Is it any coincidence that Nineteen Eighty-Four went to the top of the Amazon bestsellers list in the US in 2013 when the story of Ed Snowden...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...world wars (one concluded and one imminent) over European society during the 1920s and 1930s, this free course, Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period, demonstrates how a number of specific features indicate that the interwar period was a distinctive and important moment of modernity in the twentieth century, from the rise of the metropolis and the emergence of...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice
Education & Development

Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice

...world...This free course, Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice, explores some of the tensions and debates linked to the aim of achieving literacy for all, using specific examples. It focuses on current significant debates related to the teaching of the technical aspects of literacy to a ‘sufficient standard’ and debates related to becoming a ‘literate...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Rights and justice in international relations
Society, Politics & Law

Rights and justice in international relations

...world of whose making?...Rights and justice in international relations: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the different interpretations of internationally recognised notions of rights and justice give examples of implementing justice in an international sphere investigate questions in international studies analyse the...
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Level 3: Advanced 13 hrs
Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences
Science, Maths & Technology

Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences

...world go round...[The number eight painted on the ground] In a game of word association what would you follow ‘mathematics’ with? Terror, boredom, difficult, nerds, geeks or history? I wonder how many people would associate mathematics with ‘everything’, ‘everywhere’, ‘life the universe and everything’ (not one word, I know). For some reason the world of...
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Article 10 mins
A reader's guide to The Luzhin Defence
Health, Sports & Psychology

A reader's guide to The Luzhin Defence

...world title. He falls in love, but becomes disturbed by the reappearance of the man who once regarded him as his protégé. [Chessboard] The book traces Luzhin’s mental breakdown. This fascinating character was based on the author’s friend, a German Count named Curt von Bardeleben. He was a chess master, who committed suicide in 1924 by jumping out of a window....
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Article 5 mins
How might Brexit affect Scotland?
Society, Politics & Law

How might Brexit affect Scotland?

...World War II. Analysis of the results showed that although the country chose to leave, there was a split in opinion of nation-states. England and Wales voted for withdrawal from the European Union, while Northern Ireland and Scotland favoured remaining; 56% to 44% and 62% to 38% respectively. As the media coverage of Brexit has predominantly focused on the nation as a...
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Global Handwashing Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Global Handwashing Day

...currently facing those who promote handwashing. Read more about how The Open University has worked in partnership with World Vision Ethiopia and UNICEF to develop learning resources that help WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) practitioners influence behaviors like handwashing and improve hygiene and sanitation. OpenWASH OpenWash free course on OpenLearn Works...
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Article 10 mins