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Rathlin Island and Lough Neagh
OpenLearn Ireland

Rathlin Island and Lough Neagh

...history of Ireland is a matter of much research and theorising. Until recently it was thought that Ireland and the rest of the British Isles had been linked by a land bridge which was submerged as sea levels rose. Very recent research suggests that this bridge did not exist and this has implications for Ireland’s biodiversity – if there was no land bridge, how did...
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The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges
Society, Politics & Law

The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges

...history of trade union members taking action in Scotland’s colleges. For the purposes of this short article, 2015 was a pivotal year in making sense of the conflicts that were to ensue in the period that followed. Since 2015, the year that the Scottish National Party-led Scottish government brought back national bargaining in place of individual plant bargaining, we...
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Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare
History & The Arts

Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare

...History for it; he married her 8 years afterwards”. He added that Shakespeare constantly mixed up events, in his Historical plays, without minding when they happened, and how far assunder. Sunday 20th January 1839 I sat on the sofa with Lady Charlemont, Lord Melbourne sitting near me, and Ma. and several of the ladies being seated round the table. Lord Melbourne looked...
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How to make the best of your digital badge
Education & Development

How to make the best of your digital badge

...history and meaning to learners and how to make the best of earning one...Find out about The Open University's Education courses. Digital badged courses, such as those on OpenLearn, have become a popular means of recognising achievement for learners, particularly in support of career development. Because they have been around for over ten years now, we know that they are...
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Riches & misery: the consequences of the Atlantic slave trade
History & The Arts

Riches & misery: the consequences of the Atlantic slave trade

...history. Most fundamentally, it produced deep social divides between the rich white and poor black communities, the consequences of which still haunt American societies now, many years after emancipation. The divide was reinforced by the determination to segregate black and white communities and discourage intermarriage, and by the reluctance to liberate black people from...
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An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945

...history of this genre in post-1945 Europe. ...Find out about The Open University's Languages, cultures and communication courses. [An image of a top hat and phrase by Hercule Poirot]In 2020, crime fiction overtook general and children’s fiction to become the best-selling literary genre in Britain (The Guardian, 2020). In 2021, two novels from Richard Osman’s Thursday...
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Public Health and Behaviour Change: from naïve sociology to naïve psychology
Society, Politics & Law

Public Health and Behaviour Change: from naïve sociology to naïve psychology

...history of success commonly known as marketing.Supermarkets knew that putting sweets along check out aisles would increase sales long before anyone thought of putting fruit at eye level in school canteens. Some nudge efforts have undoubtedly been more creative and more effectively reached target groups for public health efforts than traditional interventions. But...
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Studying Darwin
Nature & Environment

Studying Darwin

...History Museum All other material within this course originated at The Open University. Course image: Nishanth Joisin Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Licence. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications...
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