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Stargazing on a budget
Science, Maths & Technology

Stargazing on a budget

...course, you can save a lot of money by buying things second-hand from magazine adverts or the internet. Ann Bonell, President of Leicester Astronomical Society, has this advice for first-time buyers: "Before purchase, test the binoculars by focusing on a distant object such as a TV aerial. If the binoculars are OK, you should see a perfect image with no double imaging or...
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Ageing Well Collection
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing Well Collection

...free learning resources including expert insights, recorded talks, podcasts, interactives and courses. ...[Ageing Well Public Talks logo]The Ageing Well Public Talk Series (AWPTS), a novel educational intervention co-produced with and for the public, was founded on the principles of the innovative model ‘Five Pillars for Ageing Well’ (5P). AWPTS is the result of a...
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Remembering Thatcherism
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Thatcherism

...free market and a strong state. He called this drift to the right; ‘authoritarian populism’ Hall’s analysis was informed by the ideas of the Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci. This included the importance Gramsci attributed to periods of ‘organic crisis’, where the existing ideological framework and assumptions, political settlements and economic rationale, no...
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Horror and politics
History & The Arts

Horror and politics

...course, ideas of free love were not nearly as politically subversive as they were in the 1810s. But in Gothic, Russell nevertheless exploits this element of the story for all it’s worth. Sexual experimentation, along with a desire to burrow into the darker corners of human emotion, are the key themes of the film. But whereas the film depicts the lifestyles of the...
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Why do multinationals hope for a customs union?
Money & Business

Why do multinationals hope for a customs union?

...free trade agreement, border checks are needed to ensure conformity with rules of origin. Paola Conconi explains why a customs union is key for multinationals wishing to stay in the UK after Brexit...[Nothing To Declare lane at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam] Some members of Theresa May’s cabinet are pushing for a ‘soft’ Brexit, which would allow the UK to remain close...
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Lazarus: David Bowie's bio-obituary
History & The Arts

Lazarus: David Bowie's bio-obituary

...free'. The symbolism is mind blowing in its power and significance. So although the master of reincarnation could not overcome death, his final words to us – literally death-bed words – leave us in no doubt that Bowie understood that he would be set free. And what of the wardrobe in the corner of the room? Is this symbolic of ‘the’ Wardrobe in Narnia – the...
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Year of the Rabbit: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Rabbit: Chinese New Year

...free resources, you may also wish to have look at our short course in Chinese business culture, which you can start at any time of the year. If you’d like to find out about the latest news, public talks and courses relating to Chinese language and culture at The Open University, please visit the Online Confucius Institute. Acknowledgements With grateful thanks to Dr...
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Can you learn a language with an app?
Languages

Can you learn a language with an app?

...courses – learners are using the apps for extra practice – so the results don’t provide a good snapshot of language learning through apps. My recently published research study of 4,095 busuu users aimed to find out more about who uses these apps, how they use them, and what they think of app-based learning. Ultimately, I wanted to find out if users can actually...
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