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Equity – law and idea
Society, Politics & Law

Equity – law and idea

...Open University course W302 Equity, trusts and land...Equity – law and idea: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe some basic features of the law of equity critically evaluate and describe tensions between legal and philosophical accounts of equity critically situate equity as both law and idea in contemporary socio-political...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Technological innovation: a resource-based view
Science, Maths & Technology

Technological innovation: a resource-based view

...opening of a new market access to (‘conquest of’) new sources of raw materials or components or the introduction of new forms of organisation. The term ‘innovation’ has since been extensively debated, and used in a wide range of ways. One study (Baregheh et al., 2009) identified 60 definitions of innovation in organisations alone. In part, at least, these...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Past-Time Lover: Albert Einstein
History & The Arts

Past-Time Lover: Albert Einstein

...Source: Einstein: His Life and Universe, by Walter Isaacson, via Listsofnote.com). Unfortunately, she deemed herself unable to adhere to my clear and concise recommendations and the marriage ended, but not before I began my relationship with my first cousin Elsa, who became my second wife. I am looking for: If you feel that the aforementioned requests could be fulfilled...
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Renewable Energy and the UK
Science, Maths & Technology

Renewable Energy and the UK

...source of electricity ahead of natural gas and nuclear power. However while the European renewable energy council predicts up to 100% of power coming from renewables by 2050 BP predicts only between 10 - 20%. Who is right? Follow The Leader? Is there a risk of the UK being left in the slow lane when it comes to renewable energy? Countries like Germany and China are...
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How can authorities plan for an unexpected terrorist tactic?
Society, Politics & Law

How can authorities plan for an unexpected terrorist tactic?

...sources call ‘penetrative assaults’, by holding vehicles at a safe distance from the building fabric itself. Most of these barriers are in the middle of pavements – so that they protect only the few pedestrians likely to be inside the barrier, not those exposed on the road-side of it. The UK homeland security services have previously warned of the threats of terror...
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Club, Country, Continent: Juggling fan identities at Euro 2020
Health, Sports & Psychology

Club, Country, Continent: Juggling fan identities at Euro 2020

...source of identity for UK football fans is probably stronger than ever.In a 2007 article I wrote with Tom Gibbons, we emphasised the increasing strength of association with Englishness over the previously dominant Britishness. We identified how the rising display of St. George over the Union Jack was seen to symbolise the wider social and political fragmentation of the...
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In deep, stormy waters: Scotland, the UK and the politics of fishing
Nature & Environment

In deep, stormy waters: Scotland, the UK and the politics of fishing

...sources and references Acknowledgement Dr Gerry Mooney would like to thank Dr Peter Wood for his background research with this article. Sources Parker, G. and Brunsden, J. (2020) ‘UK fishing industry caught between rock and hard place on trade talks’, Financial Times, December 1, 2020:
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Reflections on the Northern Ireland Economy 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on the Northern Ireland Economy 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement

...Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2022; regional gross domestic product, all ITL regions Northern Ireland carries an economic legacy of conflict that no other devolved nation or region in the UK has had to endure. Hybridity and Path Dependency There have been three main interpretations of the challenges facing the contemporary NI economy: ‘The silver...
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