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Applying social work law with children and families
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law with children and families

...education, right to a family life and the right to express an opinion and be listened to. At an individual level, taking on the messages of the UNCRC can have major implications for all practitioners in their work − such as the extent to which children are enabled to have a say in decisions that affect their lives (e.g. the design of services). This can be challenging...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Introducing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. To complete a course you need to be able to find about 24 hours of study time, over a period of about 8 weeks. However, it is possible to study them at any time, and at a pace to suit you. Badged courses are all available on The Open...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Climate change: transitions to sustainability
Nature & Environment

Climate change: transitions to sustainability

...Technological and economic networks have developed to smooth trade and economic growth. Communications technologies have underpinned these networks. You have already seen evidence (and there is more to come) that all networks have the inherent potential to be put to a vast range of uses. Even the internet, with its origins in ambitions for robust military research and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Is Obama's Iran legacy under threat?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Obama's Iran legacy under threat?

...Technology at the same time. The development of the working relationship through such intense negotiations shows the importance of having skilled, worldly politicians engaging with one another. While the final key decision-makers may have been Obama and not just Rouhani but the Iranian Supreme Leader himself, each with their own red lines to protect their respective...
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Article 5 mins
Iron from the sky: Meteors, meteorites and ancient culture
Science, Maths & Technology

Iron from the sky: Meteors, meteorites and ancient culture

...technology we recorded conclusive proof that the earliest known use of iron by Egyptians was from a meteorite. [Meteorite iron] Meteorite iron The full meaning of the meteorite iron beads within this grave remains to be established, it could not be confirmed if the people who worked this iron, in about 3400BC, knew it came from the sky; no writing existed at this time in...
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Article 10 mins
This is not a city: Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

This is not a city: Milton Keynes

...technologies, applications and physical infrastructure has brought together knowledge and economic productivity. Capitalising on this trend, Milton Keynes has branded itself as a ‘smart city’. Across the globe, smart cities such as Songdo in South Korea and Barcelona in Spain are increasingly using networks of sensors, databases and IT systems to find efficient,...
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Article 15 mins
The Silver Bridge Disaster: Eyebars in suspension
Science, Maths & Technology

The Silver Bridge Disaster: Eyebars in suspension

...technology with many contemporary examples. The city of Pittsburgh has three suspension bridges spanning the Allegheny River. Known collectively as the Three Sister bridges, all employ eyebars in their suspension chains. They were constructed at much the same time as the Silver Bridge and are clearly still standing. They do, however, have a marked difference in their...
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Video 5 mins
How emoji are changing the shape of everyday English
Languages

How emoji are changing the shape of everyday English

...technological limitations of early mobile messaging – which led to a spike in its popularity. And although it started as written shorthand, it has since crossed over into everyday language where it’s used as both a noun and verb (‘doing it for the lols’; ‘she lol’d’). Since emoji have replaced textspeak as the current focus for linguistic innovation (not to...
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Article 20 mins