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The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...Introduction: the geography of the icon - In 1054, Christianity was divided into two distinct Churches: the Roman Catholic Church, with the Pope in Rome at its head; and the Orthodox Church, with the Patriarch in Constantinople at its head. One of the main reasons for the divide, known as the ‘Great Schism’, was a disagreement on the descent of the Holy Ghost. The...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Ageism and age discrimination
Society, Politics & Law

Ageism and age discrimination

...Introduction - Ageism can change how we view others and ourselves, perpetuate intolerance between generations, devaluing what younger and older people can contribute. It can also negatively impact our health, longevity and well-being while also having far-reaching economic consequences. In this course you’ll be learning what ageism is and why it matters, as well as what...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Everyday maths 1
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1

...manage your digital badges online from your OpenLearn Profile. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn Statement of participation – which also displays your badge. This course has been produced as part of the Department for Education’s Flexible Learning Fund 336 and with the kind support of Dangoor Education337, the educational arm of The Exilarch’s...
Free course 48 hrs
Making sense of mental health problems
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of mental health problems

...Introduction - This free course, Making sense of mental health problems, explores some of the key ways of naming and making sense of mental health problems, such as psychiatric diagnosis, psychological formulation and social need assessments. There are both theoretical and practical concerns about categorising mental health problems and you will explore these in relation...
Coping on the Coast: moral economies and liminality at the heart of things that matter
Society, Politics & Law

Coping on the Coast: moral economies and liminality at the heart of things that matter

...Introduction When doing research in coastal areas, investigating peoples’ relationships with the environment, one of the most intriguing things I’ve noticed is how, even when faced with increasingly severe impacts of extreme weather events and rising sea levels, most people will do whatever they can to stay. It is an example of how, for most human beings, their sense...
Measure the Pulfrich Effect
Science, Maths & Technology

Measure the Pulfrich Effect

...Introduction In this experiment you will be investigating a phenomenon known as the Pulfrich pendulum effect. As you might guess, it involves a swinging pendulum, and was first described in 1922 by a German physicist called Carl Pulfrich. This is a very simple effect to demonstrate, and to try it for yourself you need just three things: a length of thin string or thread...
W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times
Society, Politics & Law

W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times

...introduction to Joel Chandler Harris [journalist and (white) author of hugely popular stories drawn from African American culture]. I did not get there. On the way news met me: Sam Hose had been lynched, and they said that his knuckles were on exhibition at a grocery store farther down on Mitchell Street, along which I was walking. I turned back to the University. I began...
Music as therapy in nineteenth-century Scotland
History & The Arts

Music as therapy in nineteenth-century Scotland

...introduction of concerts organised and performed by patients and staff. Performers were drawn from across the asylum, including several of the attendants (male nursing staff), as well as local musicians from Dumfries town. The first concert given ‘internally’ rather than by external performers was on 26 March 1846, and included piano, flute and violin solos, songs...