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Impossible Peace 2: The murders at Massereene
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The murders at Massereene

...managed to launch mortar bombs at Downing Street and still managed to smuggle in Libyan-supplied weapons. In that surveillance world you don't see and hear everything. The latest dissident attacks are not just about targeting the security forces. These are attacks on the peace process and on the Sinn Feinn strategy. The dissidents consider Gerry Adams and Martin...
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Article 5 mins
Should we read John Locke today?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we read John Locke today?

...manage the boundaries where one person’s ‘freedom’ might harm another person?...Usually when wrestling with these tricky questions, we turn back to the great political thinkers associated with developing a robust idea of freedom. These are historical thinkers, often those associated with an era once known as the ‘Age of Enlightenment’, like Jean-Jacques...
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Article 10 mins
Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...Introduction - In this free online course, Applying social work law to asylum and immigration, you will hear from social work practitioners, lawyers, advocates and advice workers about the ways in which social work practitioners can support people with insecure immigration status, people with refugee status and people seeking asylum more effectively. [Photograph of a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Empowering communities
Money & Business

Empowering communities

...Introduction - All communities have the capacity to grow and develop, but for some reason not all communities do so. In order to understand at least one of the reasons for behind this, this course will look at the topic of community empowerment. It will start by defining the key parameters of community empowerment and some of the most common forms, before looking at the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Vaccination
Science, Maths & Technology

Vaccination

...Introduction - The course begins with the early history of smallpox – the first infectious disease to be eradicated by a vaccination programme. At the end of section 1, we ask you to read an article on the history of smallpox, then, before continuing further with this course, you should turn to the case study on polio, where we discuss the prospects for making this the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Introducing the Classical world
History & The Arts

Introducing the Classical world

...Introduction - This course aims to get you started on exploring the Classical world by introducing you to the sources upon which you can build your knowledge and understanding. The course also gets you started on an exploration of both time and space in the Classical world. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 2 study in Classical Studies...Introducing the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Getting started with French 2
Languages

Getting started with French 2

...Introduction: Introduction - Bonjour. This two-week course offers you the opportunity to discuss food, your likes and dislikes as well as to shop or order food. Little by little, you will improve your ability to make more sophisticated conversations and to understand more complex language in a variety of different scenarios. You will also find out facts about France and...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Fire ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Fire ecology

...Introduction - This course explores the role of fire as an agent of natural disturbance in ecosystems. Many terrestrial ecosystems around the world are fire-prone and fire, or more specifically, the fire regime, controls their composition and structure. Factors such as climate, vegetation type and the source of ignition differ among ecosystems and affect aspects of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs