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Star Trek 50
Miscellaneous

Star Trek 50

...managed to survive on all those weird and wonderful planets they visited? And has pondering on the tug of war between Spock and McCoy kept you up many a long night? Don't worry, we've convinced a few of our academics to look into these deep and meaningful Trekkie issues and more in the collection of bespoke articles below. Live long and prosper. Or for the real fans...
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Robert Owen and New Lanark
History & The Arts

Robert Owen and New Lanark

...Introduction - Robert Owen (1771–1858) (see Figure 1) was one of the most important and controversial figures of his generation. He lived through the ages of Enlightenment and Romanticism and was personally touched by the ideas and dramatic changes that characterised that era. Profiting enormously during the first half of his life from the progress of industry and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Information security
Science, Maths & Technology

Information security

...management are important for any modern organisation and to every individual. You need to be familiar with an organisation, such as your employer, to study this course...Information security underpins the commercial viability and profitability of enterprises of all sizes and the effectiveness of public sector organisations. This free course begins by explaining why...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations
Education & Development

Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations

...project: Adam, Ashton, Brandon, Dylan, Matty, Ryan, Stephen and William. It is based on a face-to-face course and workshops developed by William Mitchell, a Loyalist ex-prisoner and former Open University student from the Action for Community Transformation Initiative (ACT), based in the Shankill. Why riot? is a collaboration between The Open University in Ireland’s...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 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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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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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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Diary of a new Life Peer
Society, Politics & Law

Diary of a new Life Peer

...introduction ceremony on 21 March, including confirming who would be introducing me, as it is required that two current members of House formally take part in the ceremony. I chose Lord Wigley and Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle. Lord Wigley is a fellow Plaid Cymru member, and Baroness Bennett is a member of the Greens. I also requested a fake fur robe instead of real...
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