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Care for the elderly
Money & Business

Care for the elderly

...families. However, in the 20th century, especially, this became a public obligation to invest in and ensure the welfare of older populations. However, in the current climate of austerity this once sacred duty seems increasingly hard to guarantee. Added to this are emerging concerns of how we can support not just those who are retired but also those looking after them....
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Article 5 mins
Buddhist Economics
Society, Politics & Law

Buddhist Economics

...family, mutual and cooperative enterprises which have successfully resisted pressures to become a ‘public limited company’, and whose market leadership adds to the pressure to reform the shareholder model. How would conventional accounting change? Dr Mike Lucas assesses the changes to conventional accounting methods, and management teaching, that would be needed to...
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Charles Darwin - the man and the scientist
Science, Maths & Technology

Charles Darwin - the man and the scientist

...family letters and her own cycle of biographical poems. Within the scientific world, Darwin remains an inspirational figure both for evolutionary biologists and for many other practitioners. The Nigerian scientist, Sheila Ochugboju, reveals how influential Darwin has been on her own career, and Professor Colin Pillinger of The Open University compares the voyage of the...
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Art in Renaissance Venice
History & The Arts

Art in Renaissance Venice

...History...Art in Renaissance Venice: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: be aware of the art and culture of fifteenth-century Venice be aware of the nature of cultural exchange in Renaissance Europe understand how Venetian art challenges the canonical view of Renaissance art as a purely western European phenomenon start to develop skills...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language
Languages

“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language

...history and recent revival...‘A Peace of Us’ - the OU collection exploring why Good Friday Agreement matters 25 years on This arcicle is part of ‘A Peace of Us’, our special collection of resources exploring why the Good Friday Agreement is relevant to our lives 25 years since its signing. The Good Friday Agreement was to herald a ‘new era of equality’ for...
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Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage
History & The Arts

Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage

...history of industrial use, due to the opportunities it provides for water power. The industrial history of Aberdulais Falls goes back to 1584, when the availability of water power and fuel led to copper ore from Cornwall being smelted there. Copper smelting was superseded by a fulling mill (used in the manufacture of cloth), and later by a corn mill. Corn ceased to be...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Happy birthday Shakespeare!
History & The Arts

Happy birthday Shakespeare!

...history. You can explore each category in more detail in the tabs below. There's an additional tab conveying for Shakespeare’s notorious love poems, the sonnets (and for poetry in general). We've also provided the free eBook An Introduction to Shakespeare's First Folio to give you the low-down on the background to this amazing book. Select a tab to begin... The Comedies...
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Article 3 hrs
Accessibility and inclusion in digital health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Accessibility and inclusion in digital health

...family members. The example is given of a woman being supported to search and find housing association accommodation. Disadvantaged in Leeds developing Skills for Tomorrow This project appears to have a broad reach across a multicultural community. It specifically offers help to: people with fewer educational qualifications, perhaps because they left education prematurely...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs