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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
Women and the fight to reclaim higher education
Society, Politics & Law

Women and the fight to reclaim higher education

...Scotland and the rest of the UK in the 2020s...Find out more about The Open University's History and Social Sciences courses Background In the context of the growing ‘cost of living crisis’ in 2022, it’s unsurprising that trade union activity in Scotland has featured regularly in public discourse. Waste and recycling workers made headlines when they went on strike...
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Article 5 mins
Jurors who believe rape myths contribute to dismal conviction rates – but judge-only trials won’t solve the problem
Society, Politics & Law

Jurors who believe rape myths contribute to dismal conviction rates – but judge-only trials won’t solve the problem

...Scotland...Find out about The Open University's Law courses. After years of consultations and reports, the Scottish government is proposing to conduct a pilot to test out running rape trials with just a judge – and no jury. The conviction rate in Scotland for rape and attempted rate is woefully low. Only 51% of trials lead to a conviction, which is simply not acceptable...
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Article 5 mins
Wheelchair basketball player Yasmin on coaching, classification and the cost of disability sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wheelchair basketball player Yasmin on coaching, classification and the cost of disability sport

...Scotland and Wales. For information on wheelchair rugby in England, Scotland and Wales, take a look at the Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Limited (GBWR) website. Sport England also have a section of their website dedicated to increasing access to sport for people with longstanding disabilities or illnesses. The Open University's Sport and Fitness Student Voice Champions....
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Article 5 mins