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So you've written your novel, what now?
History & The Arts

So you've written your novel, what now?

...work. Many publishing houses don't accept what they call 'unsolicited submissions' – manuscripts that haven't arrived via a literary agent. Below, one of those literary agents, Joanna Swainson from Hardman & Swainson, shares her top five tips for snagging an agent. 1. Finish the novel to a high standard There are no shortcuts to being a published author. Don’t...
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Article 5 mins
Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: making sense of a national framework for local action

...work was first released in 2015 and relaunched in 2021 for another five years. It outlines six ambitions, illustrated in the image, to improve the care of dying people. [Six ambitions to bring the vision of the framework about. Each ambition is represented by a different colour arrow. ] The framework is not mandated health policy. Instead, it serves as guidance for local...
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Opening up history: political culture in eighteenth-century Ireland
History & The Arts

Opening up history: political culture in eighteenth-century Ireland

...work of OU historians. ...Find out more about The Open University's Arts and Humanities courses and qualifications. 1. What first got you interested in history? [Suzanne Forbes]I’m not sure there was a single turning point or experience that got me interested in history. I enjoyed history at school, but what really kept me interested in the subject was the process of...
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Article 5 mins
The legacy of the Victorian prison treadmill
History & The Arts

The legacy of the Victorian prison treadmill

...work ethic. At the same time, the prisoners needed no training to climb the wheel; it was hard work to climb, and so a form of ‘hard labour’; and it was a uniform punishment, as each prisoner had to climb the same number of steps. By 1819, treadmill prototypes had been built at Bury St Edmunds Gaol in Suffolk and Brixton House of Correction in London. In the early...
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Video 8 mins
Raymond Williams and Leonardo Sciascia: Intellectuals At the Margins
Society, Politics & Law

Raymond Williams and Leonardo Sciascia: Intellectuals At the Margins

...work brought them global reputations but the starting points, the essence of their writing to which they always returned, was life experience drawn from the margins and across the borders of different worlds. Their work brought them global reputations but the starting points, the essence of their writing to which they always returned, was life experience drawn from the...
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Article 10 mins
Introducing research in law and beyond
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing research in law and beyond

...work of others. It helps you determine the knowledge gaps and understand your knowledge needs. These in turn guide your research methodology. Research methodology – designing the research methodology to collect the evidence required to meet your knowledge needs. In law you may choose to draw upon one or more of the following methods: doctrinal, socio-legal, comparative,...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Stakeholders in marketing and finance
Money & Business

Stakeholders in marketing and finance

...work practice...This free course, Stakeholders in marketing and finance, comprises two sections introducing the idea of customers and stakeholders for financial information. It also contains two activities in which learners are asked to relate the ideas discussed to their own work practice....Stakeholders in marketing and finance: Introduction - This course comprises two...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
A World Cup legacy for generations to come
Health, Sports & Psychology

A World Cup legacy for generations to come

...work towards. These include creating opportunities for talented female footballers to remain playing in New Zealand, developing more female coaches, coach educators and leaders, creating a more effective talent pathway and building a stronger relationship with the Māori Football Aotearoa. This video, produced by New Zealand Football, provides an overview of the Legacy...
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Article 10 mins