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Studying natural sciences bilingually
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying natural sciences bilingually

...world. Watch Snowdon warden Helen's story, about her experience of looking after the mountain and working in a bilingual community...Studying natural sciences bilingually: OK, but... is my Welsh good enough? - Not sure whether your Welsh is good enough to be able to study a science subject through the medium of Welsh at university? This can be a concern for some...
What Human Rights Day means to me
Society, Politics & Law

What Human Rights Day means to me

...World War. Three articles of the UDHRs delve deeply into the area we have been covering over the last 12 months on the Year of Mygration portal. Article 13 states that everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including their own, and to return to that country. Article 14...
Opening up history: art in the Reformation
History & The Arts

Opening up history: art in the Reformation

...world. We all engage with the world through objects. Objects provoke thoughts, feelings and memories. My work thinks about these human experiences within the context of the Reformation. For historians of the Reformation, my work shows the diversity within Lutheran culture and that it was not just a religion concerned with text. To the broader field of history, it...
The UK votes out: Instant reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out: Instant reaction

...worlds of politics, economics, and beyond. The Conversation polls a group of academics for their instant reaction...Andrew Scott Crines, British politics lecturer, University of Liverpool Now is the moment of truth for the Brexiters. They promised the world, and now must deliver. The voters were convinced that leaving the European Union is the best thing to do, entirely...
What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...World War, continues to expand in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Despite the EU's growing size and significance, the question 'What is Europe?' still resonates through the continent. This free course looks at a range of different views on the question, contrasting different conceptions of Europeanness and outlining competing visions for the future of the...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Looking globally: the future of education Badge icon
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...world itself and therefore education: the environment, demographic changes and the impact of technological advances. The key question is this: is education fit for this future?...The next generation will need many different skills to those we can easily imagine today. Young people will need to be able to learn quickly and efficiently, to think critically and dismiss fake...
The repute and reality of being a Roman emperor
History & The Arts

The repute and reality of being a Roman emperor

...world ruler in both Rome and the provinces. Can you suggest some other major mechanisms through which the provincials would have come into contact with the emperor or would have been reminded of his importance? Very briefly note down your ideas. Discussion These are the four major areas which I have thought of – you may have considered some additional factors or may...
‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places
Society, Politics & Law

‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places

...World Wide Web access (though by no means everywhere or for everyone) to locate sources of information illustrating the extent of poverty and inequality, though much of the latter, particularly in relation to the ownership and distribution of wealth, or undocumented labour or unpaid care, remains considerably under-researched or ‘hidden’. While we may seek to take...