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Impossible Peace 2: Where have all the leaders gone?
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Where have all the leaders gone?

...worked here; ceasefires, quiet dialogues, negotiations and, eventually, agreements. The statements that ended the armed campaigns were a part of this, as were the Commissions on police reform, on prisoner releases and decommissioning. Our land is still poisoned by the Past, and we have come to understand that peacebuilding is a 50-year or two generations project, which...
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This Student Life
OpenLearn Ireland

This Student Life

...worked up about rubbish, whilst Donna is worried about Neil. Online quizzes Donna and Katie meet up for a friendly coffee which turns out to be more dramatic then either of them had expected. Online tutorial Katie, Donna and Neil attend an online tutorial though Neil experiences some ‘technical issues’. Money, money, money… Katie and Donna decide to try and meet up...
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Audio 3 hrs
Conversations and interviews
Money & Business

Conversations and interviews

...work out the best way to tackle the conversation with your respondent. Of course, there are times when you can’t organise events in the best possible way and you will have to be satisfied with a less than perfect ‘interview’. There are two points to consider when this happens. First, it becomes really important in such situations to keep a good record of what...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Capacity and demand management
Society, Politics & Law

Capacity and demand management

...work is not crime-related (Boulton, L. et al., 2017) so when we look at decisions such as numbers of police needed we are missing most of the workload. Thirdly, it does not usually tell us when or where officers are needed. The next section looks at an alternative way of understanding patterns in crime...Capacity and demand management: 2 Crime pattern theory -...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
EPQs: finding and using evidence
Education & Development

EPQs: finding and using evidence

...work independently on a topic that really interests you or that you think is important. It is equivalent to an A-level qualification. These articles are designed to help you if you are enrolled on an EPQ. See previous article in series: Designing your research question Before working through this article, you should have settled on your research question. This article...
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Retirement planning made easy
Money & Business

Retirement planning made easy

...working part-time or would you prefer more leisure time and freedom? Do you need to think about later life costs or looking after other people? Being well informed and taking control of your retirement finances – rather than putting off decisions – will help you achieve your retirement dreams. This course sets out the stepping-stones to getting there. It covers the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?

...work or lives are notable matters. It’s fascinating and inspiring. And Wikipedia is a great place to make it easy. We’ve got a lot to do. There is more hole than picture, really, in both the history and the present of science when it comes to women and scientists of color for starters. That’s not going to change naturally. It needs activist energy. Gender bias on...
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Protest Banners: Trade Union
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Trade Union

...working class lives. There was a new mood of militancy in Europe reinforced by a revolutionary surge in Russia. Soviet posters depicted toiling masses with outstretched arms being ground down by larger than life, wealthy and heartless capitalists (they might even come in threes!) And Lenin and the leadership of the Bolshevik government prioritised education and free...
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