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Irish Women’s Poetry: Sinéad Morrissey
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry: Sinéad Morrissey

...German at Trinity College, where she attended a creative writing group with Michael Longley. She has, to date, published six collections of poetry: There Was Fire in Vancouver (1996); Between Here and There (2002); The State of the Prisons (2005); Through the Square Window (2009); Parallax (2013) and On Balance (2017). Found Architecture, Selected Poems, was published by...
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D-Day, the Battle of Normandy, and the British Military Nursing Services
Health, Sports & Psychology

D-Day, the Battle of Normandy, and the British Military Nursing Services

...German snipers were actively firing on personnel landing on the beaches and field hospitals were subjected to constant shelling. The nurses swapped their dresses for combat dress, boots and tin hats and their living quarters were under canvas. There was little privacy and nurses often found themselves sitting next to each other in the latrines and whilst washing...
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The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts

...German counterpart Angela Merket, said the decision was “severely testing the European Union”. The secretary of state for reform Thierry Mandon said: “The referendum [in France] is scheduled, it’s the presidential elections.” The European project will be at the heart of the 2017 race. Questions dominate the coverage in the regional press – with papers...
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How can scientists fight the tide of "fake news"?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can scientists fight the tide of "fake news"?

...Singapore law and home affairs Minister Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam. Shanmugam says he was inspired by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to introduce legislation to “force social media companies to withdraw fake news stories from the Internet in as fast as 24 hours or else face penalties.” That is the writing on the wall. This article was originally published by SciDevNet...
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One refugee's story: A long, risky journey
Society, Politics & Law

One refugee's story: A long, risky journey

...German. “I like my [refugee] camp because I stay relax,” he says. “I want to forget everything in Egypt, every problem in Syria, every problem in the boat.” For Orfahli, now, it's all about building a new life in the place he now calls home. This article was originally published by Global Voices Online under a CC-BY licence. You can hear a longer version of this...
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Is public spending a drain on the economy or the mark of a civilised society?
Society, Politics & Law

Is public spending a drain on the economy or the mark of a civilised society?

...German socialist movement, Hayek (1945) argued that pursuing a socialist agenda - which, for example, seeks to use tax and benefits to reduce inequality - may deliver freedom from economic want but inevitably means the loss of much more valuable basic freedoms, such as liberty, because it involves the State taking too much power to itself. So at the heart of debate about...
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The Open University and SWAP Learning Hub
Education & Development

The Open University and SWAP Learning Hub

...courses relevant to students studying SWAP courses. SWAP students can find courses that offer new topics to explore, build on their study with SWAP, and help prepare for further study at university. We hope these resources will help you on your educational journey..._Find out more about The Open University's Open degree. _ [The Open University and SWAP logos.] Welcome to...
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Jim Skea - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Jim Skea - Stories of Change

...Germans for a million solar roofs in cloudy Northern Europe, but that unleashed a huge amount of private investment into R&D and then stimulated the Chinese to produce their solar panels, which they did much more cheaply, there was over production, the solar price kept tumbling down. We’ve seen a really extraordinary move in solar, thanks to a public initiative. JS:...
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