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Diversifying classical music programming: performing more women composers
History & The Arts

Diversifying classical music programming: performing more women composers

...Centre Wales). This video explores some of the biggest challenges which those wishing to programme more music by women face. Transcript This video explores potential solutions to performing more music by women. Transcript This video explores building audiences for women’s music, securing funding, and curating programmes. Transcript This video explores creating new...
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The Philosophy of Love
History & The Arts

The Philosophy of Love

...Centre, at The Open University, discuss the nature of love, from love as a function, to ‘the Doppelganger problem’ – should we also love another person with the same traits and qualities as the person we already love? Finally, the notion of love as a duty within marriage is explored... Can love be rational? Carolyn Price and Tim Chappell look at rationality and...
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Year of the Rat: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Rat: Chinese New Year

...of their reproduction rate, married couples also prayed to them for children. The Chinese New Year of 2020 falls on January 25th (Saturday), and the festival will last to February 8th, about 15 days in total. Celebrate the new year by dipping into some of our fantastic resources on China and Chinese. Want to learn some Chinese words and phrases? Explore Chinese culture...
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World Book Day
OpenLearn Ireland

World Book Day

...children’s classics to crime fiction, from literary modernism to magical worlds, explore the authors, ideas and stories that continue to inspire readers everywhere – with free courses, articles and quizzes on OpenLearn...Celebrate the stories that shape us this World Book Day – from unforgettable characters and iconic novels to the brilliant authors and illustrators...
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How fertility rates affect population
Science, Maths & Technology

How fertility rates affect population

...children born per women in different countries of the world) will inevitably lead to a stabilisation in the total world population: if the average fertility rate is about two, and the proportion of women in the population is about a half (that is, 0.5), then the population will settle down to a relatively constant value... ...eventually... ...because as Hans Rosling...
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Vaccination
Science, Maths & Technology

Vaccination

...centre’ design, with different research teams evaluating the outcomes in different locations (see Figure 11). During the Phase 3 trials, attempts will be made to get the vaccine registered for use in the countries in which the first vaccination programme is to be launched. Thereafter, the performance of the vaccine is monitored in mass vaccination programmes in the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Postgraduate study in psychology and criminology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Postgraduate study in psychology and criminology

...research and practice This module examines how psychology research fosters understanding and helps to solve real-world problems in the home, the workplace and society. The wide range of topics from cognitive, social, counselling and forensic psychology includes leadership and distracted driving, motherhood and monogamy, psychotherapy and counselling, and policing and...
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The difference between the Mexican Wall and the Muslim Ban
Society, Politics & Law

The difference between the Mexican Wall and the Muslim Ban

...centre which condemns racism but doesn’t smear reasonable differences of opinion. Donald Trump released two bombshells this week. First, he signed the order to construct a border wall with Mexico. Then he ordered a halt to the admission of Syrian refugees and a 90-day ban on immigrants from a series of Muslim countries. Both actions were condemned by progressives as...
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