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A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course
Science, Maths & Technology

A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course

...Scotland has been helping to develop and test an ambitious and innovative new course - Astronomy with an online telescope. The eight-week badged course allows participants the unique opportunity to use one of The Open University’s two telescopes located at the Observatorio del Teide in Tenerife. The COAST (Completely Autonomous Service Telescope) is a 14-inch (355 mm)...
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Article 10 mins
Section 3: Red Clydeside: Key Issues and Key Events
Society, Politics & Law

Section 3: Red Clydeside: Key Issues and Key Events

...Scotland as well as other parts of Britain and Ireland. Stewart McLennan, Secretary, Scottish Labour History Society Robert Keith Middlemass (1965) The Clydesiders, London: Hutchinson. Russell Leadbetter, ‘100 years since red tide rose up in Glasgow: High drama of workers’ struggle that turned to serious unrest’, Evening Times (Glasgow), January 31, 2019 BBC Online,...
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Article 15 mins
Ten commandments of research
History & The Arts

Ten commandments of research

...Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: National Archives of Scotland Public Record Office of Northern Ireland National Archives of Ireland. FAMILIA is a very useful site for family and public records, operated by the Museums and Libraries Archives Council. County Records: These will be held by your local archives and records office, which will be...
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Article 5 mins
National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840
History & The Arts

National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840

...Scotland and England shared the same monarch from 1603, the Kingdom of Scotland remained a distinct political entity with its own representative institution, the Parliament of Scotland, until 1707. That year, Scotland entered into a political union with England and Wales, creating a new state, the Kingdom of Great Britain. Thereafter, 45 Scottish representatives joined...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Connecting unseen dots
Education & Development

Connecting unseen dots

...Scotland have curricula structures that promote interdisciplinary learning, we also acknowledged that structures and policies don’t always lead to significant changes in pedagogic practices, and therefore there is more to do in shaping the narratives about what we are doing, why and how. We explored these issues through a series of interactive response sections to three...
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Video 25 mins
Diverse perspectives on health and illness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Diverse perspectives on health and illness

...Scotland air their views. Experiencing homelessness John and Danny, two homeless men, talk about their lives and experiences of living outside conventional society, and how they cope with the difficulties they face every day. Responding to homelessness Exploring the work of the Brighton Housing Trust, a voluntary body committed to combating homelessness. Experiences of...
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Audio 2 hrs 53 mins
Section 4: Enduring Controversies around Glasgow 1919: (Mis)representing Red Clydeside?
Society, Politics & Law

Section 4: Enduring Controversies around Glasgow 1919: (Mis)representing Red Clydeside?

...Scotland, Robert Munro, to describe what was happening in Glasgow at the beginning of 1919 and in particular, what came to be known as the "Battle of George Square". Secretary of State for Scotland, Robert Munro, (1916-1922), February 1919 (Source: Christopher Harvie, 1998, No Gods and Precious Few Heroes, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, p.17) ‘We Were Carrying...
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Article 20 mins
United We Will Swim: Women’s Role in The Struggle to Save Glasgow’s Govanhill Pool
Society, Politics & Law

United We Will Swim: Women’s Role in The Struggle to Save Glasgow’s Govanhill Pool

...Scotland’s leading community-led environmental projects; artist Alex Wilde, who is now the Chair of the Trust, and Dr Heather Lynch who played a key role in enabling these women and others from the community to get back into the building in 2012 and helped establish a community Wellbeing Programme which has become the flagship project for the Trust. Looking Ahead...
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Article 5 mins