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Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic

...trouble, both on board and in stations. In a bid to re-establish usual policies and practices, and standards of behaviour among passengers and station users, frontline staff will need to be supported by a strong BTP (British Transport Police) presence. As humans we have all adjusted to being distant from people, so working and travelling in close proximity with others in...
Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?

...troubles and some days the group just wanted to talk. Regarding representation of Muslim women in professional sport, we are starting to see progress. For instance, in the 2023 Women’s World Cup, we saw Nouhaila Benzina, who plays for the Moroccan national team, as the first player to wear a hijab on the pitch at a world cup. The FIFA 2023 computer game has also updated...
Empowering communities
Money & Business

Empowering communities

...troubled past. However, PB changes that. It focuses on engaging people who may not have traditionally applied for public funds in the past but have ideas about how they want to improve their local community. In fact from the experience in Lisburn and Castlereagh, the majority of applicants who applied had never before engaged with either the PCSP or the council. And I...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
What was Lewis Carroll like?
History & The Arts

What was Lewis Carroll like?

...trouble as possible to other people. "Why should the printers have to work overtime because my letters are ill-formed and my words run into each other?" he once said, when a friend remonstrated with him because he took such pains with the writing of his "copy." As a specimen of his careful penmanship the diary that he wrote for me, which is reproduced in this book in...
Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid
History & The Arts

Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid

...troubling. Whereas he keeps his father and son close to him, he tells his wife to walk behind ‘at a distance’. Shortly afterwards we find out that Aeneas loses track of her, and that by the time he realises she is not with him, it is too late. Is this simply a tragic accident in the chaos of war, or is Aeneas to blame for what happens? ...Introducing Virgil’s...
Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
When Heath met Nixon
History & The Arts

When Heath met Nixon

...trouble. There are forces at work which we are not discouraging. Castro is still bent on Hemispheric subversion." The Prime Minister asked whether there was any sign of Cuba's attempting to come to terms. None whatsoever, the President replied. Castro was still extremely belligerent. Dr Kissinger agreed. Europe BACKGROUND: Britain was considering joining the Common Market...
Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)

...troubles have deep roots, going back to English colonisation of Ireland and associated religious conflicts in the 17th century. These conflicts are still simmering below the surface and there is widespread worry that it would not take much to resurrect them (like a hard border for instance). Two solutions to the border issue have been suggested. One involves having a soft...
10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn
History & The Arts

10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn

...troubled personal life, his role at Bletchley Park, his ideas on artificial intelligence and ideas on his legacy in our podcast collection Alan Turing: life and legacy. 6: Chris Hoy - the most decorated Olympic cyclist ever Transcript Chris Hoy is an eleven-times world champion and six-times an Olympic champion in track cycling. Boasting a total of seven Olympic medals,...