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Impossible Peace 2: The murders at Massereene
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The murders at Massereene

...managed to launch mortar bombs at Downing Street and still managed to smuggle in Libyan-supplied weapons. In that surveillance world you don't see and hear everything. The latest dissident attacks are not just about targeting the security forces. These are attacks on the peace process and on the Sinn Feinn strategy. The dissidents consider Gerry Adams and Martin...
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Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...Introduction - Your course might not include any maths or technical content but, at some point during your course, it's likely that you'll come across information represented in charts, graphs and tables. You'll be expected to know how to interpret this information. This course will help you to develop the skills you need to do this. This course can be used in conjunction...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
The machine that is still changing the world
Science, Maths & Technology

The machine that is still changing the world

...manage operations more effectively in other sectors, it is also continuing to change the world. ...It is now over 25 years since Jim Womack and his colleagues first published their study of global automotive production systems, entitled “The Machine that Changed the World”[i]. The book presented the findings of a thorough comparative study of the productivity of...
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Article 10 mins
Concussion in football: Is it time to get ahead of the game?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Concussion in football: Is it time to get ahead of the game?

...management of concussion at all ages and levels of football. So, what is being done to manage the risk of concussion in football and is it enough? [Tributes are seen outside the stadium for former Manchester United player Nobby Stiles prior to the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on November 01, 2020 in Manchester, England.]...
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Article 10 mins
What is shareholder activism?
Money & Business

What is shareholder activism?

...management to achieve their goals. These investors either invest their own capital or use their hedge funds to amplify their influence with other investors’ money. Their objectives range from changes in the firm’s financing structure or cost cutting to non-financial objectives which sometimes include the adoption of socially or environmentally friendly policies....
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Methods of studying children: the background
Education & Development

Methods of studying children: the background

...project is a longitudinal study, and the way it is reported also involves case studies of individual children and their families. Discover methods of studying children The collection of articles, videos, photos and audio exploring child development has been made possible by a partnership between the British Psychological Society and The Open University Child and Youth...
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Greek Heroes in Popular Culture Through Time
History & The Arts

Greek Heroes in Popular Culture Through Time

...projected its own values. Heracles is the original strongman. And Achilles is the fighter whose sexuality vies with his heel for popular attention. The videos mix archive film and TV clips with character animation, bringing a playful approach to classical myth, while the audio discussions shine a more scholarly light on how today’s popular culture sees these myths...
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Has Jeremy Corbyn saved Labour simply by standing for election?
Society, Politics & Law

Has Jeremy Corbyn saved Labour simply by standing for election?

...projects is that the IER registers will provide the exclusive base for the boundary review. Their completeness or otherwise will determine the electoral sizes and political balance of the 600 new constituencies. IER was a long time reaching the UK, and even in 2002 it was adopted only in Northern Ireland. It is finally being extended to Great Britain through the...
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