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General Election 2015 - 79Rewind
Society, Politics & Law

General Election 2015 - 79Rewind

...think the two election campaigns and the contexts against which they played out differ or seem to be the same? Countdown: 1 day: Tories won 1979 election with 43 seat majority. Jeremy Thorpe, leader of Liberal Party, lost his seat. And so our #79Rewind campaign comes to an end! If it's piqued your interest in politics, treat yourself to some free learning. Try one of our...
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The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate
Society, Politics & Law

The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate

...think many people tuned into this debate expecting to see Donald Trump instigate a fight. While we didn’t see a fight, Trump’s performance was revealing and may have a long term impact on his viability as a candidate. His candor in refusing to endorse a Republican nominee at all costs could affect his support in the long run. In addition, his endorsement of a...
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52 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

52 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...think you can spot a criminal offender, to Detecting Deception (our most popular interactive on Facebook) where you’re asked to sniff out the liar. Transcript ABOUT THE TEAM Some of the OpenLearn team can’t function without a morning coffee. We love it so much we made a free course on it, The Value of Coffee. We’re obsessed with emoji and love exploring the...
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53 things you never knew about OpenLearn
Education & Development

53 things you never knew about OpenLearn

...think you can spot a criminal offender, to Detecting Deception (our most popular interactive on Facebook) where you’re asked to sniff out the liar. Transcript ABOUT THE TEAM Some of the OpenLearn team can’t function without a morning coffee. We love it so much we made a free course on it, The Value of Coffee. We’re obsessed with emoji and love exploring the...
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The greatest composers you’ve never heard of
History & The Arts

The greatest composers you’ve never heard of

...think of classical music, which names come to mind? Beethoven? Mozart? Bach? But how many women composers can you name?...Classical music has long been dominated by men – not because women weren’t composing, but because they were excluded from the classical music canon. The concept of a canon – from the Greek kanon, meaning ‘rule’ – refers to the so-called...
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Scoring the Shoreline
History & The Arts

Scoring the Shoreline

...think of the sounds of nature: the rhythmic swash and backwash of the waves, or heavy rollers crashing on the rocks; the sound of seabirds as they swoop and dive for food or jostle for nesting space on a cliff; or perhaps it is the sound of the wind stirring the reeds and grasses along the banks of a sheltered estuary. Alternately, we may imagine sounds which evoke a...
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EPQs: writing up your dissertation
Education & Development

EPQs: writing up your dissertation

...think is important. It is equivalent to an A-level qualification. These articles are designed to help you if you are enrolled on an EPQ. See previous article in series: Finding and using evidence Writing up your dissertation. Being able to communicate well is an essential skill for both university and working life. One of the aims of the EPQ is to help you develop your...
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Modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

Modern slavery

...system of human rights protection in relation to modern slavery, but also encourage an appreciation of the influence of International Human Rights Law on the development of the domestic system of human rights protection...This free course, Modern slavery, is designed to develop an understanding of the international system of human rights protection in relation to modern...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs