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Impossible Peace 2: Much more than an archive
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Much more than an archive

...out at the slaughter and starvation in other areas of conflict allowed by those who should know better. History will judge these so-called leaders for their failures, for their lack of caring and for the human toll this takes. We have found in our conversation that the discussion always extends beyond the Northern Ireland peace process and into that wider world frame....
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Article 5 mins
Entrepreneurial Lives
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial Lives

...out or ‘perform’ to clients and customers. Mompreneurs: Working mothers who run their own businesses MariaLaura focuses on women entrepreneurs with children, the reasons for their business choices, and the challenges / rewards of balancing demands of work and family in this way. Friends, family and fools: A help or a hindrance? MariaLaura explores the complexities of...
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Audio 1 hr 17 mins
Imagery and metaphor
Money & Business

Imagery and metaphor

...technique for working on problematic issues. Clean language Using the clean language technique to work out what sparks off a good idea. Imagery manipulation The facilitator elicits a metaphor from the storyteller, to explore an issue indirectly by using the imagination, imagery and feelings. Using imagination Exploring the imaginative, associative side of your brain....
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Audio 44 mins
The Push - Shove Effect: what Good Friday Agreement has to do with it
Society, Politics & Law

The Push - Shove Effect: what Good Friday Agreement has to do with it

...out the consequences of an action beyond words condemning violence, it only had to consult London and Dublin. And the response from both would be roughly a match: thanks but no thanks, stay away, leave it to us. Irish American activists who argued that Northern Ireland was more than just a security issue, more than just a black and white collision of good guys and bad...
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Article 5 mins
Astronomy with an online telescope Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...out how telescopes and astronomical imaging equipment works, and learn how to get the most out of your own night-adapted vision. Finally, you will use your new skills to make scientific measurements of variable stars. The course lasts 24 hours, with 8 ‘weeks’ of study. You can work through the weeks at your own pace, so if you have more time one week there is no...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...out in 2000. He told Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) that there was much good work at the SCRO but suggested that there was an introverted culture where experts thought that their way was the best way. He said, 'The way in which you [i.e. SCRO fingerprint experts] were made an expert was not as good as it should have been, the quality assurance processes were...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity

...out-of-date, the observations they made were revolutionary in their detail as well as their scope. Humboldt in particular was a great traveller and from 1799 to 1804 he explored Venezuela, the Andes, Mexico, Tenerife, Cuba and the United States together with the botanist Aimé Bonpland (Jackson 2009). The specimens collected during these trips were numerous and diverse,...
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Article 20 mins
MSE’s Academy of Money Badge icon
Money & Business

MSE’s Academy of Money

...out the course discussion thread on the MSE website. Once you are signed in, you can manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation – which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs