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What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...Think about two or three events that would make your list of extraordinary global events, and some reasons why you think they are globally significant. Then examine the boxed list below – a compilation of some of the events we thought of. Do any of the events on your list overlap with ours? You might also start thinking about what might make these events...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Working in the voluntary sector

...thinking about volunteering or working in the voluntary sector and want to find out more about it? Do you already work or volunteer and are seeking to build on your existing knowledge or skills? Do you have a general interest in voluntary organisations? Are you looking to develop your study skills for further learning? If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions this...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Fermanagh: The backdrop to the G8 summit
Science, Maths & Technology

Fermanagh: The backdrop to the G8 summit

...systems keeps the grass well-watered, with lower sunshine totals and a more equable temperature regime - milder winters and cooler summers. Fermanagh’s underground world Three hundered million years ago (the Carboniferous System), what was to become Ireland was to be found around the equator as part of a continent called Laurentia. The land was desert where wind-blown...
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Article 5 mins
The Origins of the Idea of the Industrial Revolution
History & The Arts

The Origins of the Idea of the Industrial Revolution

...system and Watt’s steam engine, but draws attention away from the progress of craft industries for many years beforehand. Eighteenth-century writers such as Joshua Gee, Adam Smith, and Adam Anderson recognised the earlier rise of manufactures (see A Gradual Revolution?). So how did such perceptions come to be marginalised? [Thomas Percival] Thomas Percival First...
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Article 10 mins
Fatih Birol - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Fatih Birol - Stories of Change

...think we are in terms of coming up with technological solutions that will meet our ambitions on climate change? FB: The energy is at the heart of the climate change problem, because more than two thirds of the emissions come from the energy sector, by far the most important sector. Therefore we have to find solutions within the energy sector if we are serious to address...
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Audio 5 mins
Electric Dreams: Technology makeover
History & The Arts

Electric Dreams: Technology makeover

Let our interactive take you on an electric trip down memory lane...Passionate about technology? The Open University has Engineering and Technology courses you might be interested in - try Engineering The Future, which takes you from design concepts through to manufacture, or the online course Design Thinking: Creativity for the 21st Century.
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Activity 10 mins
Principles and practices of peace education
Education & Development

Principles and practices of peace education

...thinking about the world beyond the classroom. The course introduces theories and practice of peace education from across the UK and beyond. As well as simple, practical ideas for use in the classroom, it offers links to materials for further study and curriculum planning. This course will also be relevant for people working with children and young people in informal and...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Standards for better cotton
Money & Business

Standards for better cotton

...think of their clothes and where they come from, they most often imagine a factory in China, India or Bangladesh. A crowded workplace filled with people sewing on buttons and ironing shirts you will wear on a night out. What we often don’t realise is that millions of people were involved in producing your shirt even before it got to that factory– farmers who grow...
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Article 5 mins