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Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons
History & The Arts

Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons

...prompted deep fears about their potential future use. While the end of the Cold War offered brief relief from such anxieties, in recent years, more countries have developed nuclear weapons and today nine nuclear weapons states are modernising their arsenals. With Russian President Vladimir Putin’s repeated threats of nuclear conflict since the Russian invasion of...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
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Languages

Describing language

...concept of ‘language’ you then turned your attention to the smallest units of meaning: morphemes. You examined these building blocks of words, considered the different characteristics and functions of ‘bound’ and ‘free’ morphemes, and learned how they combine to make longer words. Armed with this knowledge, you could unpack just some of the ways people use...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis

...prompts to help you reflect on your response to the statement: What thoughts did you have? Did any images come to mind? What feelings did you experience. Can you name them or are they difficult to name? What sensations did you feel in your body?...Week 2: Engaging with the climate and ecological crisis: indifference, distress and beyond: 2 A depth psychological...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The Push - Shove Effect: what Good Friday Agreement has to do with it
Society, Politics & Law

The Push - Shove Effect: what Good Friday Agreement has to do with it

...de Valera was born. The Good Friday Agreement was still two years away, so the forum retained an air of urgency and importance. Gore knew how to reassure. He would display his talents again in 2000 at forum number five, the first in the post-Good Friday Agreement era. Gore is the only politician to have attended three forum gatherings. "Irish American Presidential Forum,...
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Article 5 mins
Diary of a Mars operations day
Science, Maths & Technology

Diary of a Mars operations day

...back into the warmth of my house, I think about the fact that we soon may have three active rovers and an active lander on Mars – at the same time. And what they might find… This article was originally published on the AstrobiologyOU website. Banner image credit: NASA/JPL/MSSS; processings and mosaic: Olivier de Goursac (fr), 2014, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons...
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Article 15 mins
Introduction to ecosystems
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to ecosystems

...concept of the biome, which we would today call a community. He saw a community as being— NARRATOR "the whole complex of organisms naturally living together, whose life must be considered and studied as a whole." DR MICHAEL GILLMAN: Tansley's main interest was in plants, so his work and ideas tend to focus on them. He defined plant communities as-- NARRATOR "--any...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...concepts on methods or techniques which may go alongside other teaching content. And then I think finally more broadly, I think, as a way of working, I think we are continuing with many of our meetings conducted online. That we are more flexible in the working conditions we are able to offer staff with more working from home. And it's important, I think, that we do still...
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Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs
The law-making process in England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The law-making process in England and Wales

...De-fence?’ What? This fence? Yeah, well. Right. So my cabinet is a bit like my gang. I’m the leader of that gang. I like that, it’s good. I’ll be Prime Minister, then. Finally, I will have ultimate power. Ah, but will you? Yes. Ah, but will you though? Yeah. But will you? Yes. No. Because you’re forgetting about: Parliament. Now, one of its most important roles...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs