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Privacy Laws and the Media
Society, Politics & Law

Privacy Laws and the Media

...Editor of The Times, discuss the need to balance individual privacy with free speech, and the ability of those in the media to express an opinion without the threat of legal action... Privacy Laws and The Media Professor Gary Slapper of The Open University, and Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of The Times discuss issues surrounding privacy laws and litigation for defamation....
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Skills for work
Education & Development

Skills for work

...courses. They focus on core skills which employers often say are missing from many job applicants. ...Often referred as 'soft skills', these core skills cover areas such as networking and communication, leadership and following, plus coaching and mentoring. These self-paced courses follow the same format of 24 hours of learning (3 hours per week for 8 weeks). The courses...
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Planning a better future
Money & Business

Planning a better future

...course is for anyone considering changing jobs, wishing to move up the ladder or return to work after a break. ...Planning a better future is an introductory course for anyone considering changing jobs, wondering how to move up the ladder or return to work after a break, and those aspiring to better things. Transcript If you are interested in studying this course, visit...
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Ads of our time – are teens susceptible to food ads in digital media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ads of our time – are teens susceptible to food ads in digital media?

...free to target teens. Child and media psychologists have carried out experiments to identify when children learn to assess advertising. Most of this research has taken place for TV viewing. Children’s knowledge of ads progresses in stages: most preschool children don’t know the difference between an ad and other content they see on TV, but by later in childhood –...
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Year of the Ox: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Ox: Chinese New Year

...15 days in total. Celebrate the new year by dipping into some of our fantastic resources on China and Chinese. In addition to those free resources, you may also wish to have look at our newly launched short course in Chinese business culture, starting on 27th February 2021. Happy Niu/New Year! Want to learn some Chinese words and phrases? Explore Chinese culture...
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Innovative efforts to raise wages
Money & Business

Innovative efforts to raise wages

...free money in the New Yorker. Of course, for many, these notions still appear rather idealistic. Could they work in reality? There remains a scepticism over the changing established wage policies. There is a commonsense assumption that persists that too much government intervention or dramatic policy solutions are counterproductive. How could, for instance, a country...
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Soil as the book of nature
Nature & Environment

Soil as the book of nature

...the OPAL national soil and earthworm survey. Support those who are working to improve soils situation, such as the Soil Association. Open University courses Neighbourhood nature [Free version] Environment: journeys through a changing world Other links BBC One - Life British Society for Soil Science International Union of Soil Sciences European Union Soil Thematic Strategy...
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Election days: 1868 - No vote, no verger
History & The Arts

Election days: 1868 - No vote, no verger

...free and independent Briton who had given his vote conscientiously - you can always distinguish such men. I was rather admiring the man, when suddenly a clergyman presented himself before our free and independent Briton. Mark the conversation. Clregyman - "Hallo, Horne (or some such name), you're just in time to vote." Horne - "I've just voted, sir." Clergyman - "Who'd...
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