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Black History Month 2021 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2021 talks

...History Month event in October 2021...Burning work until different: human rights and the Windrush fight Open University law graduates Anthony Brown and Leonie Shaw-Brown lead a discussion on their inspirational Windrush campaign. [Unknown title] Transcript Experience v qualifications: reflections from an OU graduate and sports coach Allana Francis-Ashmeil is an OU Sports...
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Video 3 hrs
Derry Air: the new local history
Society, Politics & Law

Derry Air: the new local history

...history without some awareness of these intangible qualities? How we see and feel a place is indeed one dimension of its nature, of its history. Could a historian give a full account without some feel for all this? Is there is a message here for historians, above all for the historians of place? Yes, we must indeed use the well-known sources listed in the standard hard...
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Article 10 mins
Timeline: The History of Technology and Silicon Valley
Digital & Computing

Timeline: The History of Technology and Silicon Valley

...history of technology and Silicon Valley is to click the arrow on the right hand side (or swipe right on a tablet), which will take you through all the entries. You can also investigate various thems such as: 'AI', 'Business' or 'Hardware' by selecting the 'Open filters' button on the top right hand side. This will allow you to filter content and only see one theme. You...
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History How-to videos: Crash sites
History & The Arts

History How-to videos: Crash sites

...history really close. You’re holding something in your hand that nobody has touched for 65 years, and a case for slide rule that I found in one wreck, the last person to touch it had been setting that slide rule probably just before the plane crashed. Of course, you can’t do this without permission from the RAF. Crashed planes often have unexploded bombs or weapons in...
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Video 5 mins
Decolonising the Curriculum through the History of Mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Decolonising the Curriculum through the History of Mathematics

...History Month, June Barrow-Green and Brigitte Stenhouse gave a presentation in which they explored how historical sources can be used to decolonise the mathematics curriculum...Transcript Much of the mathematics taught at undergraduate level is named for, or attributed to, male European mathematicians of the nineteenth century. This helps to reinforce the mistaken notion...
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Video 10 mins
Advanced German: Language, culture and history
Languages

Advanced German: Language, culture and history

...history, will help to improve your language skills, knowledge of German-speaking societies and intercultural competence. It will also develop your critical and analytical skills as you study the geography and dialects of the regions of Germany....Advanced German: Language, culture and history: Introduction - This course looks at various aspects of the cultures within...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Britain’s dark history of criminalising the homeless
Society, Politics & Law

Britain’s dark history of criminalising the homeless

...family who placed cushions over anti-homeless spikes in Manchester, are challenging the punitive measures adopted by local authorities. In some areas, this has led to the successful withdrawal of PSPO proposals. In austerity Britain, these movements are gathering momentum and stirring up indignation about the uneven distribution of wealth, property and land. Some...
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History How-to videos: Paper and ink
History & The Arts

History How-to videos: Paper and ink

The paper and ink in a letter can reveal as much as the words themselves...Video Text Until the middle of the 18th Century, paper was made in individual sheets in wire frame baskets. That’s good for us and I can show you why. If you hold a piece of paper up against a bright light, and you don’t need a fancy bit of kit like this light box, any strong light will do, if...
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