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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
Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression

...think critically about some of the more pressing contemporary questions and controversies. For example: Do anxiety and depression lie along a ‘continuum’ of human emotions? Do culture and societal views matter? Are anxiety and depression simply caused by the stresses and strains of daily living and by life’s events and traumas, and not by genes? How much of mental...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
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
Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

...system designed for the problems of 1948 at the beginning of the welfare state. The Cabinet Office is working on a paper about long-term options for care reform – let’s hope it’s a good one. Education Andrew Gunn, Visiting Fellow at the School of Education, University of Leeds Several of Theresa May’s ambitions to improve education through increased choice are...
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Article 5 mins
Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...think about a person with ADHD. For example, are they male, female, young or old, and how do they behave? You may wish to use the box provided. Discussion When people think of ADHD they generally associate the condition with children rather than adults, and often boys rather than girls. They may think that these children are badly behaved and often will note that they...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
An introduction to geology
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to geology

...think of for geological wonders, but it is amazing what you can find in a shopping mall. MARCUS BADGER: Banks use rocks to convey a sense of reliability and permanence. ANNE JAY: And local authorities use attractive building stones to put on their public buildings and in public spaces. MARCUS BADGER: Sometimes retailers will use rocks to convey subtle messages about the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
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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