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Three Irish Poets – Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish Poets – Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill

...Language Issue’ Modern poet Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill writes in the Irish language. ‘Ceist na Teangan’ which we look at in this section is the final poem in her 1990 volume Pharoah’s Daughter. The poems in this bilingual collection are translated into English by a range of other poets including Seamus Heaney, Paul Muldoon, Ciarán Carson and Michael Longley. The critic...
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Digital Nepal
Science, Maths & Technology

Digital Nepal

...language and the economy. This material forms part of The Open University course TU100 My digital life... Nepal: Wireless network innovator Dr. Mahabir Pun explains how he brought internet connections and communication systems to rural villages in Nepal. Telemedicine A look at how video conferencing provides medical support doctor's in Nepal, as it enables real-time...
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History offers Britain an important lesson on shutting down immigration
Society, Politics & Law

History offers Britain an important lesson on shutting down immigration

...free movement and Enoch Powell’s Rivers of Blood speech. Following the referendum, our findings have taken on a greater resonance. Britain’s struggle to come to terms with immigration is starting to look like a case of history repeating itself. Both in the 1960s and now, the UK encouraged immigration, failed to manage it properly and then tried to deconstruct free...
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Open Education Week 2017
Education & Development

Open Education Week 2017

...free learning. We have 900 free courses on OpenLearn, as well as a great deal more. We have collections of Skills for work courses aimed at those who need to enhance their work skills but can't commit to full-time study, and courses focusing on Skills for study, which help to refresh key study skills which might not have been used for a while. We're committed to ......
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OpenLearn Wales take your learning further
Society, Politics & Law

OpenLearn Wales take your learning further

...free, informal learning to formal study with university courses leading to professional qualifications...Studying with The Open University Thinking of studying with The Open University? You’re not alone. Thousands of learners have experienced the quality of our free, informal provision and have gone on to study at The Open University. We are the largest provider of...
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Leadership in Health and Social Care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Leadership in Health and Social Care

...course and help you to explore how they might play out in real-life situations. This material forms part of The Open University course K313 Leadership and management in health and social care... Meet the leaders Leadership, are you worth it? From hospital ward to CEO’s office six leaders responsible for delivering vital health and social care services provide an insight...
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Three Irish poets - introduction
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish poets - introduction

...courses and qualifications. [Ellen o'Leary, Katharine Tynan and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill] In this collection of articles we look at three female Irish poets. The first two - Ellen O’Leary (1831-1889) and Katharine Tynan (1859-1931) - wrote in English. Though these poets are not very widely known today, they were extremely popular and influential during their lifetimes...
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Gain a badge and further your career
Money & Business

Gain a badge and further your career

...free badged courses on OpenLearn all geared towards helping you with employability and your career? ...[The word Impossible becomes I'm possible] On OpenLearn you can find a range of courses aimed at improving employability skills. Many of these courses offer you the chance to gain a digital badge on completion of the course, which you can share as evidence of your...
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