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English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation
History & The Arts

English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation

...student at De Montfort University, was given a suspended two-year prison sentence and a five-year Serious Crime Prevention order for possessing neo-Nazi and terror-related documents. At his trial at Leicester Crown Court, it was revealed that John had amassed nearly 70,000 digital files relating to Adolf Hitler, Nazi ideology and white-supremacy and had also downloaded...
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Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection
Science, Maths & Technology

Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection

...student named Jocelyn Bell (who later became an Open University Professor) noticed a ‘bit of scruff’ on her radio telescope charts. It was a signal from deep space that pulsed every 1.3 seconds (Hewish et al., 1968). She had discovered a Neutron Star. This is the crushed core of a massive star that ran out of fuel. Imagine a star heavier than our Sun squeezed into a...
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Article 5 mins
Newry: Frontier town or border city?
Society, Politics & Law

Newry: Frontier town or border city?

...becoming the pivotal point in a range of local, national and international connections. This period was Newry’s heyday. The arrival of the rail network to Ulster marked the first negative transport development in Newry. While the connecting of Newry by rail to Armagh and Enniskillen proved advantageous, the connecting of Dublin and Belfast marked the end of Newry’s...
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Article 15 mins
Ada Lovelace Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Ada Lovelace Day

...becoming recognized as a mathematical prodigy. In addition to whatever natural talent she possessed, Ada was driven to the exploration of mathematics by her mother; who saw in logic, a cure for the madness that had afflicted Lord Byron. Ada was taught by and corresponded with many of the leading mathematicians of her day, including, perhaps, the most extraordinary...
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Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Developing reading skills in relation to the Social Sciences

...becoming familiar with in D218. What do you mean by “discourses” in this context? Ross OK. I think a very potted version of it is to say: ‘Discourses are understandings and knowledges about the way in which the world is organised, that connect together quite powerfully; they make themselves into themes; they are often institutionalised; they define the ways in which...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...become essential to children’s learning in primary schools across the UK and further afield. Whatever your learning support role in schools may be, you are part of this historic development. For convenience, we have adopted the generic term ‘teaching assistant’ throughout this unit. We use these words in preference to ‘TAs’, which, we feel, is reducing of...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Environment: treading lightly on the Earth
Nature & Environment

Environment: treading lightly on the Earth

...OU carbon calculator ‘Summary’ footprint screen. The student’s existing footprint is 14.89 tonnes CO2e per year; this is greater than the UK national average of 14.60 tonnes CO2e per person per year. b. The carbon calculator is a simplified computer model of the real world. Why is such a model useful, and what is the implication of it being based on the consumption...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
IT: Information
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: Information

...the information you consume...BBC News 24, Sky News, CNN. We live in an era where news has become almost instantaneous. This free course, IT: Information, will look at how news is gathered and the technology that's used for its dissemination. You will also be encouraged to examine how information might be manipulated by questioning its reliability....IT: Information: Introduction - This course looks at the technologies used ......
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs