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Egyptian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Egyptian mathematics

...everyday life and the technology they used. An understanding of this area has only been possible following the translation of the Rosetta Stone...The Egyptians are known for being ahead of their time in comparison to some civilisations that came after them. This free course, Egyptian mathematics, looks at how the Egyptians solved mathematical problems in everyday life and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Henry Tudor: a Welsh hero…?
History & The Arts

Henry Tudor: a Welsh hero…?

...English throne was not the brainchild of the Welsh Tourist Board, Pembrokeshire County Council or the Welsh heritage organisation Cadw. Instead, as BBC Radio Wales has highlighted, it was the result of a four-year grass-roots campaign by local residents. [Pembroke Castle, Wales] Henry VII - born Henry Tudor - was born at Pembroke Castle in 1457 Henry came to power by...
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Highs and lows and highs again: How football has changed in the past 50 years
Health, Sports & Psychology

Highs and lows and highs again: How football has changed in the past 50 years

...English professional football. Their rise to becoming one of leading clubs in English and European football again is a story that reveals a lot about the profound and wide-ranging transformation of football over the last 50 years. The late 1960s and early 1970s were something of a golden age for British football with British teams, Celtic and Manchester United, winning...
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The ‘New World’ Beckons: Irish Migration to Britain’s American Colonies
OpenLearn Ireland

The ‘New World’ Beckons: Irish Migration to Britain’s American Colonies

...English settlers who had migrated to the north of Ireland during the previous century as a result of the Plantation of Ulster and other English settlements in Ireland. What was the Plantation of Ulster? [Map showing plantation of Ulster, with areas established under James I and privately planted areas.] The Plantation of Ulster. The so-called ‘Plantation of Ulster’...
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Article 5 mins
How can statistics bring dead languages back to life?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can statistics bring dead languages back to life?

...English or Urdu, Waloon or Waziri, Portuguese or Persian, the roots of your language are the same. Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the mother tongue – shared by several hundred contemporary languages, as well as many now extinct, and spoken by people who lived from about 6,000 to 3,500 BC on the steppes to the north of the Caspian Sea. They left no written texts and...
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Stefan Szymanski on the business of football
Money & Business

Stefan Szymanski on the business of football

...English divisions over a decade to their average wage spending, expressed in proportion to the average wage spending of all clubs. The figure shows that wage spending is highly correlated with league position over time. The ‘R2’ is a statistic which measures the percentage of variation in league position that is captured by wage spending, so a value of 90% is a very...
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Article 5 mins
How to be a great trans ally
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to be a great trans ally

...everyday settings, will help you to correctly identify what type of allyship could suit you and which could suit others. Check out the following interactive exploring how to be a supportive trans ally. How to be a great trans ally For those who might prefer to access this learning in a different way, you can listen to this free downloadable audiobook based on this...
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Activity 10 mins
Think like an entrepreneur
Money & Business

Think like an entrepreneur

...everyday items into premium experiences to building platforms that change how we live and work, entrepreneurs think differently. They combine creativity with resilience, testing ideas, learning from setbacks, and adapting fast. In this interactive, guided by entrepreneur and business expert Julian Hall, you’ll explore what makes entrepreneurs unique, the different paths...
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Activity 5 mins