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Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education
Education & Development

Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education

...systems and aiming to carve out a new path that is Africa-centred, decolonised and yet globally connected. On the one hand, Makerere had emerged as the leading university in the region based on foundations that were questionable on grounds of, not least, low recognition of local culture and knowledge. On the other hand, Makerere needed and needs to secure its leadership...
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Video 10 mins
Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...system with the sun at the centre while the planets revolved around it, proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543). The spread of these new ideas was aided by the development of printing using movable type, devised by Johannes Gutenberg (c.1398–1468) in the 1450s. There was also a significant change in the economy, with a decline in the number of people holding land...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Freeing people caught between life and death
Health, Sports & Psychology

Freeing people caught between life and death

...think. At first, this feels like a game, even one that is strangely amusing. Then, reality sets in. You’re trapped. You see and hear your family lamenting your fate. Over the years, the carers forget to turn on the TV. You’re too cold. Then you’re too hot. You’re always thirsty. The visits of your friends and family dwindle. Your partner moves on. And there’s...
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Article 15 mins
Week 5 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 5 Civilisations: The debate

...think about how different types of ‘Renaissances’ were taking part all over the world, creating some astonishing works of art and architecture. This was a time when objects, commodities, ideas, designs, and technologies circulated over long distances, crossed boundaries and travelled between cultures, with significant consequences for the visual arts. Which brings us...
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Article 5 mins
Further uses of genetic testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Further uses of genetic testing

...think about its medical uses, such as diagnosing genetic conditions. But genetic testing isn’t limited to the medical field. In this video, we look at some other important uses of genetic testing that you might not know about. Each of us has a unique set of DNA. Scientists can analyse it to make something called a DNA profile. This is a bit like a fingerprint, and it...
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Video 6 mins
Exploring babies' and young children's development and learning
Education & Development

Exploring babies' and young children's development and learning

...thinking and learning. The speakers are Professors Rudolph Schaffer, Michael Cole, Alison Garton, Vasu Reddy and Dr Suzanne Zeedyk. The interviews are introduced and contextualised by Dr Dorothy Faulkner and Professor David Messer of The Open University. The material forms part of The Open University course ED841 Understanding children's development and learning......
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Audio 1 hr 56 mins
Culture can be brutal, just ask Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Culture can be brutal, just ask Milton Keynes

...system then breaks with it in the late 1990s to expedite commercial value extraction by building smaller, cheaper roads to much denser housing. Beneath all of this is one brutal truth – there is no clear water between the profane business of economy and the sacred activity of culture – and the town knows it. Nothing illustrates that better than the story of the Milton...
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Video 25 mins
Tubman: The Moses of Her People
History & The Arts

Tubman: The Moses of Her People

...system. Tubman herself was in touch with the abolitionist leaders, and made public appearances at abolitionist rallies, despite her need for anonymity.However, the Underground Railroad was to challenge slavery in a more profound way, as what one might call a "propaganda device". In the 1840s and 1850s, the issue of fugitive slaves and the Railroad had a high public...
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Article 10 mins