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Dr Jean-Francois Soussana - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Dr Jean-Francois Soussana - Stories of Change

...social economic storylines, if we end up with a world with high population and high poverty obviously this would have impact. And it is also important to mention that we would have impact on land use change, on tropical deforestation and that the sector may end up, if we have decarbonisation in other sectors, in being one of the major emitters, and this would really...
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Audio 5 mins
The People on the Notes: Elizabeth Fry
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Elizabeth Fry

...social elites were deeply affected, some even moved to tears, just like the female prisoners, they claimed. The new prison inspectors were less than impressed: in 1835, they found prisoners excluded from the readings to make space for visitors, and those fortunate enough to attend distracted by the sight of noble personages. [An Hour in Her Majesty’s Gaol at Newgate...
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Article 15 mins
‘Not our jobs to sell’: Scottish Women’s Factory Occupations, 1981-1982
Society, Politics & Law

‘Not our jobs to sell’: Scottish Women’s Factory Occupations, 1981-1982

...Social Sciences qualification. Background The public, political and cultural representations of working-class activism in opposition to industrial closure are dominated by the image of the militant male worker. Leaders like Jimmy Reid, Arthur Scargill and high-profile disputes by miners, shipyard workers, car workers, steel workers and others are synonymous with...
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Article 10 mins
Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap
Education & Development

Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap

...Social Justice Framework for Understanding Open Educational Resources and Practices in the Global South’, Journal of learning development, 5(3), pp. 204–225. Ladson-Billings, G. (1995) ‘But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy’, Theory Into Practice, 34, pp. 159–165. McKinley, J. (2010) Raising black Students’ achievement...
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Article 10 mins
Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...social movements Knowledge Technology: refinements for adding extra functionality Demand: multiple product or service Institutions: definition of industry identity; circumventing regulation; setting of intellectual property rights Jump to the next stage Has the industry segment developed enough knowledge for attracting a critical mass of companies? Yes: Firm Takeoff No:...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Art and the Mexican Revolution
History & The Arts

Art and the Mexican Revolution

...social and cultural contexts for interpreting works of art analyse works of art in terms of different ideas and approaches...Art and the Mexican Revolution: 1 The Mexican Revolution - Before looking at one of Rivera’s murals, it is important to have some sense of the Mexican Revolution itself as the context in which it was produced. As early as 1924, the communist...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Attachment in the early years
Education & Development

Attachment in the early years

...social cognition. The audio will help to give you an overview of the topic of attachment in young children and will highlight some of the key themes. It is important to listen to this before continuing with this course. Figure 1 Professor Elizabeth Meins [MUSIC] Elizabeth Meins I’m Professor Elizabeth Meins. I’m at the Department of Psychology at the University of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
You and your money
Money & Business

You and your money

...social and economic context...An important aspect of personal finance is the way in which individuals and households manage their debt, how much it costs and the different types of credit they can or cannot access. This free course, You and your money, explores these issues, with respect to the wider, changing, social and economic context....You and your money:...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs