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London's 1818 public health crisis
History & The Arts

London's 1818 public health crisis

...family were attacked with it three different times; and it was only arrested by the destruction of all the furniture in the apartment. Thus it may be said, the sufferers became diseased through their own contagion and your committee cannot contemplate without serious apprehension, what might have been the result of this epidemic daily gaining strength, if it had not been...
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The UK votes out: Instant reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out: Instant reaction

...family rights and the benefits of diversity get very little mention. The debate hasn’t changed UK politics but it’s brought out some of the nastiness in our political life – something that potential immigrants might want to consider. Paul Cairney, professor of politics and public policy, University of Stirling The truth is we don’t know what will happen in...
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Three Irish Poets – Ellen O'Leary
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish Poets – Ellen O'Leary

...family, ‘crazy from drinking all day’ is not able to protect his children. The possible implication here is that women are in some sense stronger than men. Think about the implications of this tension for O’Leary herself as a political writer and activist but one still working within the constraints of Victorian gender ideologies. The form of the poem While reading...
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Back To The Future Part IV: What will 2045 be like?
Science, Maths & Technology

Back To The Future Part IV: What will 2045 be like?

...family dog with a drone mini-helicopter, as depicted in the 2015 of Back to the Future II, but drones are a widely available commercial product. Developing the software that controls these miniature flying cars to the point where it is both reliable and robust enough to control much larger vehicles in real-world conditions – including handling hardware failures – will...
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Critical criminology and the social sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Critical criminology and the social sciences

...history, to understand the behaviour of organisations and individuals within organisations. This behaviour needs to be understood in multiple contexts, including culture, social, economic and political institutions, markets, government regulation and other regulation, and the habits, routines, and systems that we construct to make organisations function. Often, we...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Digital forensics
Science, Maths & Technology

Digital forensics

...history of the wearer. He is best known for Locard’s Exchange Principle which can be summarised as ‘every contact leaves a trace’ Locard’s Exchange Principle states: ‘Wherever two surfaces come into contact, a transfer of minutiae, however slight, occurs.’ Kirk described this as follows: Wherever he steps, whatever he touches, whatever he leaves – even...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Learning how to learn
Education & Development

Learning how to learn

...history as a learner, both in a formal setting (such as at school or on another course) and informally, through unstructured or unexpected learning experiences. Pause for a moment and consider each of these two points in turn...Learning how to learn: 2.2 Your motivation - Activity 2 Why did you decide to become a student and what do you hope to gain from your studies?...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Scottish courts and the law Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish courts and the law

...history. WOMAN: Thank you. Thank you. NARRATOR: For in her Stevenson manufactured bottle of ginger beer, May Donoghue didn't just get ginger beer. She discovered something else as well. JOHN CAIRNS: It's got, you know, Paisley, a cafe, a friend, ice cream, ginger beer, and this decomposed snail. It's just kind of perfect. NARRATOR: The decisions of courts in cases such as...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs