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Saint Patrick and modern narratives of Irish identity
OpenLearn Ireland

Saint Patrick and modern narratives of Irish identity

...educator and Irish citizen, I see that the role of media and social media in stoking these flames of discontent is ever more clear and echoes research from established academics including Dikwal-Bot and McIntyre. Their studies show how whiteness has come through as a message from established far right leaders to disconnected and disconcerted young Irish men regarding what...
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Article 10 mins
How to provide a trauma-informed police response to victims of rape and serious sexual offences
Society, Politics & Law

How to provide a trauma-informed police response to victims of rape and serious sexual offences

...Resourcing issues, compounded by officer inexperience or a lack of upskilling, can impact on the victim’s experience of receiving a trauma-informed (TI) response. This article will consider the issues facing FROs as the first point of police contact, whether the training package they receive to deal with sensitive cases involving RASSO is sufficient and appropriate and...
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Scottish courts and the law Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish courts and the law

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 1: Why do courts exist and what do they do?: Introduction - During this week you consider what a court is and the role they perform in society. You explore perceptions of courts and think about how courts fit within the organs of the state. The rule of law is...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Transition FC members: welcome to OpenLearn
Education & Development

Transition FC members: welcome to OpenLearn

Transition FC has partnered with The Open University in order to offer its members a wide range of free courses on a range of subjects, which you can check out below...[Transition FC logo]
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Article 3 hrs
History of the Universe timeline
Science, Maths & Technology

History of the Universe timeline

Download a free timeline depicting the history of the universe...Find out more about The Open University's Natural Sciences courses and qualifications [History of the Universe ] Click here to download a .pdf the timeline depicted above.
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Activity 5 mins
Jury Hub Conversation: Lee Curley and Kay Lynn Stevens
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub Conversation: Lee Curley and Kay Lynn Stevens

Lee Curley and Kay Lynn Stevens compare how juries, trials, and jury research studies work in the UK and in the United States...Find out about The Open University's Law courses. Podcast transcript
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Video 5 mins
World-Changing Women: The Biographies
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: The Biographies

Delve through these courageous tales of women who changed the world and read the full story the history books left out...Like this? Try a free history course Take it further with an Open University degree
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Article 5 mins
Community engagement and policing
OpenLearn Ireland

Community engagement and policing

Explore OpenLearn's collection of courses focused on community engagement and policing, produced in association with the Police Service of Northern Ireland. ...Find out more about The Open University's Social Sciences courses and qualifications. Transcript
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Article 5 mins