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Europe’s Borders in Question
Society, Politics & Law

Europe’s Borders in Question

...world, lies behind the notion of ‘Fortress Europe’ – an outside closed off from external threats and an inside of border-free travel and movement. Or, at least that was the case, until the fences and walls started to go up on the inside of Europe. The future of Europe’s passport-free, Schengen zone is in doubt now that a number of its member states, one after the...
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Dancing to the rhythm of cultures
Languages

Dancing to the rhythm of cultures

...world views were dance became a popular expression of religious sentiment. The consequence was an intimate connection between dance and the Catholic Church rituals that would last to this date. [Seises in Seville Cathedral] Seises in Seville Cathedral The dance of the seises has been practised in major Catholic festivities within the cathedral of Seville since the first...
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An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...Heritage, G. and Entwistle, N.S. (2017) Proceedings 37th IAHR World Congress. Kuala Lumpur. Kraft, J., Kramer, J.K.G., Schoene, F., Chambers, J.R. and Jahreis, G. (2008) ‘Extensive analysis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, CLA, trans-18:1 isomers, and plasmalogenic lipids in different retail beef types’, Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 56(12), pp....
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Introducing computing and IT
Digital & Computing

Introducing computing and IT

...world with this free introductory course. Learn how computers work, how data is stored and deleted, and why online safety and data security matter while gaining a deeper understanding of how technology influences the way we live and think...This free course, Introducing computing and IT, provides a general overview of how digital technologies have come to dominate...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship
History & The Arts

Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship

...world? What is the capacity of sonic art and social broadcasting to animate the politics of identity and belonging as well as debates about digital citizenship? What is the capacity of sonic art and social broadcasting to animate the politics of identity? Using a transparent plastic bubblewrap to evoke the physical manifestation of ‘social noise’, Lucia aimed to...
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10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn

...world's first novel was written by a Japanese woman over 1,000 years ago [Painting. Portrait of Murasaki Shikibu.] A woman wrote the world's first novel, twice as long as War and Peace over 1,000 years ago - yikes! Japanese court manners during this time considered it impolite to address people by their personal names. So, the real name of the woman who wrote what is...
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Who belongs to Glasgow?
Society, Politics & Law

Who belongs to Glasgow?

...World War, combined with growing problems of inadequate housing, rising unemployment and industrial agitation and militancy, gave rise to the image which arguably has dominated reportage of Glasgow for most of this century. For example: There is something deeply wrong with the Clyde, … that sends in repeated menace, to every successive Parliament, the same bitter group...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Why ‘sugar-free’ is not recommended as a substitute for sugary drinks and foods
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why ‘sugar-free’ is not recommended as a substitute for sugary drinks and foods

...World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe that has developed a set of guidelines for assessing foods that should or should not be advertised to children. Why is this – isn’t ‘low-cal’ healthier? One reason that even ‘low-cal’ drinks and foods are a cause for health campaigners’ concern is the fact that all advertising promotes a brand. If a...
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