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Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition
Society, Politics & Law

Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition

...writings of John Woolman and his fellow Quakers that there was an organised and principled critique of slavery in Britain. The British anti-slavery abolitionist movement that is most heralded today, however, emerged in the 1780s, and was underscored with ideas of free trade and free labour. For the British anti-slavery abolitionists ‘coerced labour‘ (i.e. slavery) was...
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Wales and rugby
Society, Politics & Law

Wales and rugby

...writing in the way that perhaps American writers have absorbed particularly boxing and baseball into their writing. And there is nothing equivalent I think elsewhere in Britain apart from some writing involving boxers from Scottish novelists like William McIlvanney. Hugh Mackay: How important is rugby for Welsh television? Gareth Williams: I think the relationship between...
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The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn
Education & Development

The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn

...writes of the dominance of English in educational contexts as one that reinforces privilege for English-speaking communities in the global knowledge economy. This prevalence of English in OER limits access for non-English speakers, perpetuating both a language and digital divide. It can also be argued that such OER are based on Western pedagogical models, which may not...
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Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...Write a short summary of the anecdote and analyse it using the same three questions that you applied to the Fraser Doherty story and compare the answers. An early entrepreneurial experience? I started my entrepreneurial journey very young, although some people start even younger than I did. In a lot of ways, starting at such a young age has an advantage: the naivety of...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Innovation, markets and industrial change
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation, markets and industrial change

...write, technological change continues to be very rapid, and two particular technological developments will be used in this chapter to illustrate our discussion of the forces shaping the organisation of industrial production. The dilemma faced by car manufacturers in adjusting to the hydrogen economy’ of the future will be discussed in Section 4. We also discuss digital...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Understanding devolution in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding devolution in Wales

...writing, with a drawing of a daffodil beneath. Alongside this is the following text: 'On March 1 the Government is asking you to give the go-ahead to the Welsh Assembly and so bring more democracy to Wales. The Assembly plans have now been debated in Parliament since 1974. In July 1978 the WALES ACT setting up the Assembly became law and was approved by the Queen. All...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

The Scottish Parliament and law making

...writing there had been none in Session 5. (The Scottish Parliament, n.d.) Activity 2 Reserved matters Timing: Allow about 15 minutes Take a moment to think about what you have read so far. The Scottish Parliament has devolved powers and there are reserved matters on which only the UK Parliament can legislate. It has been established that the UK Parliament would not...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Particle physics
Science, Maths & Technology

Particle physics

...write balanced strong interactions, understanding the role of gluons write balanced weak interactions, understanding the role of W and Z bosons...Particle physics: 1 Particle physics in context - Although particle physics is often thought of as a ‘new’ concept, it has in fact been around for much, much longer. Like many of the great fundamental theories, the concept...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs