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What made Muhammad Ali "The Greatest"?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What made Muhammad Ali "The Greatest"?

...managed one more fight, again ending in defeat. He was 39 and had fought 61 times. In 1984, he disappointed his supporters when he nominally supported Ronald Reagan’s re-election bid. He also endorsed George Bush in 1988. The Republican Party’s policies, particularly in regard to affirmative action programs, were widely seen as detrimental to the interests of African...
Why is FGM practised?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is FGM practised?

...manage pain during the procedure. In most cases, the girl is held down and restrained by a family member or others from the community. Medicalised FGM In recent years, international and professional organisations have raised grave concerns about the emergence of medicalised FGM, where the procedure is undertaken by qualified healthcare professionals using clinical methods...
Digital carbon footprints and remote working
Nature & Environment

Digital carbon footprints and remote working

...manage and report on their carbon impact, which links with their broader sustainability strategy. From the employee perspective, if implemented carefully, this can come across less as invasive activity tracking and monitoring, but rather a joined-up approach to help reduce their, and their employer’s collective environmental impact. Further, some of the actions that...
Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations
Education & Development

Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations

...Introduction - ‘And I said to my mates. Do you know what you are rioting for?’ Matty (Aged 15) In the spring of 2021 young people from mainly Protestant/Unionist/Loyalist (PUL) communities across Northern Ireland from Derry/Londonderry to Belfast, took part in street riots. Buses and cars were burned, bricks and stones were thrown at the PSNI and young people from PUL...
Surface water
Nature & Environment

Surface water

...Introduction - We have seen that where precipitation reaches the ground, some runs off the surface into streams and rivers and some of it infiltrates, passing through the soil. Water that reaches the water table to become groundwater may eventually re-emerge at the surface as springs where the water table intersects the surface. Almost all streams and rivers have springs...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Understanding autism Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation – which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course in this start-of-course survey. We welcome your...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Global perspectives on primary education
Education & Development

Global perspectives on primary education

...introduction to comparative education studies and will compare and contrast primary schooling around the world. You will look into classrooms and hear from teachers, teacher educators and policy makers from a range of education settings and countries. You will also learn about United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 and the agenda for free, universal, quality...
The many guises of the emperor Augustus
History & The Arts

The many guises of the emperor Augustus

...Introduction - This free course focuses on Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, who lived from 63 BCE to 14 CE. The rule of Augustus marked a significant political change in Rome, and Augustus’ position as emperor was initially fragile and controversial. Key to his success in holding onto power was his masterful use of visual propaganda to cement his position and underline...