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Rathlin Island and Lough Neagh
OpenLearn Ireland

Rathlin Island and Lough Neagh

...base of the tower but the focus of the video is the abundant bird life which, in spring and early summer exploit nest sites ranging from burrows in the soil (puffins) to tiny ledges on sheer cliffs (kittiwakes). Video Transcript DAVID IRWIN: The Dollaghan are unique to this area. As the ice retreated, they got left behind. Now, if they’re like the sea trout that they...
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Video 5 mins
Culture can be brutal, just ask Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Culture can be brutal, just ask Milton Keynes

...base. Even then it was becoming an excruciatingly slow victim of poorly designed commercial drainage. Together, the cows and the Midsummer Place Intu shopping centre extension they were placed in, look like all that the Milton Keynes planners got wrong. A cautionary tale for what happens when commerce triumphs over people and trees. There is a truth to that - Intu is very...
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Video 25 mins
An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill
Health, Sports & Psychology

An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill

...based on interviews and field study observations with the charity Hope. Hope In 2006, Sue Trevethan was diagnosed with cancer. She set out to find if there were any services available for her three children, who were 13, 16 and 19 at the time. She soon found that no such service existed. Sue decided something had to be done to help the thousands of children and young...
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Article 15 mins
How to manage the digital-related stress of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to manage the digital-related stress of technology

...based on mindfulness (a meditative therapy that encourages you to become more aware of the present moment, and observe thoughts and feelings without judgment), or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT; which helps you to identify and challenge negative thoughts, behaviours and beliefs), or a combination of the two. But if there are hundreds of apps… how do you know which...
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28 July 2005: 4 o'clock and all is well
OpenLearn Ireland

28 July 2005: 4 o'clock and all is well

...base. We reiterate our view that the armed struggle was entirely legitimate. We are conscious that many people suffered in the conflict. There is a compelling imperative on all sides to build a just and lasting peace. The issue of the defence of nationalist and republican communities has been raised with us. There is a responsibility on society to ensure that there is no...
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What is Planetary Protection?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is Planetary Protection?

...based on the most up to date scientific information. Panel members are drawn from space-faring nations and the scientific community, and contributions are invited from space agencies and the private sector. Exploration and Planetary Protection The Planetary Protection requirements applied to space missions depend on the target body for the mission, the type of mission...
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How we can all tackle our digital carbon footprints
Nature & Environment

How we can all tackle our digital carbon footprints

...based foods, will have a big impact on our individual footprints. But where does the digital carbon footprint fit in with this? When it comes to our digital carbon footprints, they are a fraction of our total carbon footprint, but there are three reasons why they should not be neglected. Reason 1: Exponential and incremental Our collective reliance on and use of digital...
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A Peace of Us - The Good Friday Agreement Podcast
OpenLearn Ireland

A Peace of Us - The Good Friday Agreement Podcast

...based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is a graduate of The Open University and Queens University, with a Masters degree in Creative Writing (screenwriting) – Distinction. Leesa has written and produced multiple plays, which have been produced in the UK, Ireland and Australia. She has written a radio comedy pilot, which was produced by BBC Northern Ireland and she has...
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