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Margaret Hamilton: Spaceship Programmer and Software Pioneer
Science, Maths & Technology

Margaret Hamilton: Spaceship Programmer and Software Pioneer

...work of the lead Apollo flight software designer, Margaret Hamilton, the Eagle would not have landed on the Moon...[Margaret Hamilton images - space pioneer] Image 1: Photo from NASA, 1989. Margaret Heafield Hamilton (17 Aug 1936-present) was born in Paoli, Indiana (Welch & Lamphier, 2019). After high school she studied mathematics at the University of Michigan and...
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Article 5 mins
Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators
Society, Politics & Law

Reflective practice as self-care: recognising the mental health needs of sexual offence investigators

...work-related pressure, which was compounded by a desire to do the best job to support both victims and colleagues. Overall, interviewees did not prioritise their own needs and reported limited space in their working practice to reflect on their own wellbeing, either formally in terms of organisations provision or informally within their teams. This article discusses...
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Article 5 mins
Young people and religion: creative learning with history
History & The Arts

Young people and religion: creative learning with history

...working with young people on how to engage them in learning about religious diversity past and present through the creative process of making short, creative films (Docutubes). It is based on the RETOPEA (Religious Toleration and Peace) project, which has worked extensively with schools and other organisations in various European countries to develop this unique approach...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Upper intermediate French: discovering French cinema
Languages

Upper intermediate French: discovering French cinema

...sociales passées ou actuelles afin d’informer ou de faire réagir le spectateur. Le cinéma engagé existe sous différentes formes telles que les documentaires, les longs métrages, ou même les films animés et expérimentaux. L’une des initiatives locales mettant en lumière des thématiques sociales est le « Printemps du film engagé », ayant lieu chaque année...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Lawrence Breen - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Lawrence Breen - Earth in Vision

...working for the BBC Natural History Unit in 1988 as a Library Clerk, after gaining a degree in American Studies from Hull University. Following a series of successful attachments (including work at BBC Sound Archives and at BBC Worldwide) he progressed to a career as a staff Archive Researcher, and then going freelance 15 years ago. Lawrence now works for a variety of...
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Video 20 mins
You and your money
Money & Business

You and your money

...social and economic context...An important aspect of personal finance is the way in which individuals and households manage their debt, how much it costs and the different types of credit they can or cannot access. This free course, You and your money, explores these issues, with respect to the wider, changing, social and economic context....You and your money:...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?

...works as a mercenary having being transformed into Deadpool by evil scientist Ajax. Demonstrating further that the superhero phenomena is still very prevalent in our interest, the much anticipated Batman vs Superman which is due in cinemas at the end of March 2016 portrays the battle between the high tech wonder (Batman) and alien (Superman). One possesses superior...
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Article 15 mins
Brexit: an economic strategy from the left?
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: an economic strategy from the left?

...social issues; standards which are unlikely to survive Brexit. Liam Fox is already negotiating new trade deals, in secret, with himself as the only member of the Board of Trade. And the best he is aspiring to is cutting and pasting existing EU deals. So, we will get the same intention but worse in practice because we are a weaker market and so have less negotiating clout....
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Article 10 mins