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Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...business-class seat (courtesy of Reuters News Agency) into a cold and wintery England, leaving behind the warmth of my native Fiji. The cold of England was, however, warmed with English hospitality … … As I got into the car for Oxford University, it finally dawned on me that I was now in England, a country which had not only existed in my history and geography school...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Developing resilience in sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing resilience in sport

...business, might not be transferable, for example to sport (Wagstaff et al., 2017). In simple terms, resilience is ‘the ability to use personal qualities to withstand pressure’ (Fletcher and Sarkar, 2016, p. 136). In the sporting context, resilience relates to an athlete’s ability to manage daily stressors, where stressor is defined as ‘the environmental demands...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Nine days' wonder in York
History & The Arts

Nine days' wonder in York

...business-like?" I pursued. "Well, I shouldn't like to say that, sir. But—they seem rather harder, sir; at least, judging from what I see of them in York, sir. Rather harder, sir." We remained not the less friends with that mystery between us; and I bought my last melon of him on my last morning, when the early September had turned somewhat sharply chill. That turn made...
Ian Kershaw on Hitler's Place In History: The Lecture Podcast
History & The Arts

Ian Kershaw on Hitler's Place In History: The Lecture Podcast

...business of the First World War. More than all else, it had to expiate the shame of capitulation in 1918. What’s crucial to note, then, is this: for Hitler, the Second World War was revenge for the First. As a second world war loomed, Hitler returned to the connection with the Jews in the infamous ‘prophecy’ he first made on 30 January 1939. He said: ‘If...
Work and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Work and mental health

...business and stuff, a house down by the sea as well. Yeah, that I renovated. I had my family and everything. And then I just got ill. Yeah, so I lost everything, really. Three years ago Louis developed serious mental health problems and had to give up work. LOUIS: I was diagnosed with anxiety, depression. And I sort of … sorry. Anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
An introduction to interaction design
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to interaction design

...business systems to wearables, the Web and the Internet of Things, interactive products have become part of everyday life. But how can interactions be designed to best meet their purpose and offer good user experience? This free course, An introduction to interaction design, explores this topic. You will learn: what interaction design is; the importance of user-centred...
Herodotus and the invention of history
History & The Arts

Herodotus and the invention of history

...business models’ and ‘Malicious actors’.] Figure 1 The roots of ‘fake news’, from UNESCO’s 2017/2018 Report into World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global. Study note: a note on names In this course, you will come across a number of names of places and people from the ancient Mediterranean world that may be unfamiliar to you. We have...
Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...business or any serious object whatever; and had just taken refuge in Egypt as one might turn aside into the Burlington Arcade or the Passage des Panoramas – to get out of the rain ... Here then, without definite plans, outfit, or any kind of Oriental experience, behold us arrived in Cairo on the 29th of November 1873. (pp. 2–3) These half buried pylons, this solitary...
Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs