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How does the media impact politics?
Society, Politics & Law

How does the media impact politics?

...social media, impacts our lives: our understanding of politics past and present, our democratic engagement, and our opinions. If we think of politics as the exercise of power, the importance of the media becomes clear: it is a place in which politics takes place. It also becomes clear that you don’t need to be a politician to ‘do politics’; the media can be used to...
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Religion Today
History & The Arts

Religion Today

...social norms and the lives of individuals, it touches almost every area of public and private life. This course examines many of the most exciting and controversial issues in religion today, including the impact of globalisation/Evangelicalism, feminism and environmentalism, and whether secularisation might mean the eventual death of religious practices and institutions,...
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Audio 2 hrs 34 mins
Young lives: is now a good time to be young?
Education & Development

Young lives: is now a good time to be young?

...working with, or intending to work with, children and young people and for those who have a more general interest in issues and debates related to children and young people...This free course, Young lives: is now a good time to be young?, looks at young lives in the UK today, asking the question is this a good time to be young? It focuses on some of the factors that...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Personal and career development in engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Personal and career development in engineering

...working as an engineer, and what career opportunities are available? On this album, 6 practicing engineers talk about the work they do and the career path they have followed. This material forms part of The Open University course T191 Personal and career development in engineering... Personal and career development in engineering A short introduction to this album. The...
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Audio 1 hr 6 mins
5 tried-and-tested study tips for dyslexic students
Education & Development

5 tried-and-tested study tips for dyslexic students

...work best...Being dyslexic and studying for a degree can feel challenging at times. It may well be there are some study skills and strategies you haven’t discovered yet that might help you make your study time more effective. Here are five top tips that are tried and tested. 1 Planning is key [Planner diary with the note 'make it happen!'] We all know how powerful a...
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Why is scientific research part of emergency response?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why is scientific research part of emergency response?

...work of humanitarian and other NGOs may be guided by the products of science, scientific research tends not to be high on the agenda. This is why, for the past three years, I’ve been more than intrigued to follow the Scientific Days events organised by the medical charity Medicins Sans Frontières (MSF) to showcase research and innovation from the field. You simply...
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The many forms of workplace bullying
Money & Business

The many forms of workplace bullying

...work related acts” such as micro managing, limiting options for annual leave, giving too much or too little work, and “person related acts”, which include insults or jokes of a personal nature or withholding information needed to do your job. Then there are also “organisational factors” which can include cultures that are extremely competitive, target driven or...
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Beethoven: The Expert View
History & The Arts

Beethoven: The Expert View

...worked mainly as a virtuoso pianist. The second is marked by the shattering episode of the famous ‘Heiligenstadt Testament’, the third by a series of personal catastrophes. Born in Bonn in 1770, Beethoven was the eldest child of a large family. His first music lessons were with his father, who is said to have been a harsh and cruel teacher. Despite this, Beethoven...
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