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The quiet contender of Switzerland hosts Euro 2025
Health, Sports & Psychology

The quiet contender of Switzerland hosts Euro 2025

...skills, and build connections, especially among immigrant women (Zwahlen et al., 2018; Bartosik, 2018). Euro 2025, then, is more than just a tournament. It’s planning to be a platform for promoting inclusion, belonging and civic engagement (UEFA, 2025). To reflect this inclusive vision, matches will be held across eight cities including Zurich, Basel, Bern, Geneva and...
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Active Citizenship in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Active Citizenship in Wales

...skills and knowledge they need to do it well. That’s why The Open University in Wales has brought together this collection of free online resources to help you think critically about society and politics in Wales, and to help you use your voice as a citizen. Mae'r casgliad yma hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg. | This collection is also available in Welsh. Free online learning...
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Nationalism, self-determination and secession
Society, Politics & Law

Nationalism, self-determination and secession

...studying political ideas by looking at how people who see themselves as nations challenge the existing order to assert their right to a state of their own...What makes a 'nation' and what makes peoples strive for nationhood? This free course, Nationalism, self-determination and secession, will provide you with an introduction to studying political ideas by looking at how...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America
OpenLearn Ireland

Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America

...skills in housing construction, shoemaking, printing work and hand loom weaving were increasingly sought after. The development of trading links between Ireland and the American colonies also facilitated passenger travel. For instance, Irish-American partnerships established regular shipping routes between Philadelphia and the Irish ports of Cork, Dublin, Belfast and...
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Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part One
Education & Development

Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part One

...skills, are unemployed and come from a lower income or impoverished background. There is a stronger link, therefore, between poverty and prisons than there is between dangerousness and prisons. In the U.S. around 16,000 people die each year as a result of street crime. Contrast this with the 55,000 who die as a result of corporate criminal negligence. A similar story can...
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Sharpening Your Critical Thinking
History & The Arts

Sharpening Your Critical Thinking

...skills I’ve been discussing – and it’s important to remain open to alternative interpretations. Even the truth about ‘what the evidence shows’ is nuanced. People disagree about all sorts of things that affect our lives – sport, the regulation of business, public health, eating meat, who should lead the country, etc. – and people use all sorts of arguments,...
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Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations

...studying this course in order to take the survey. The course will take approximately 15 hours to complete, divided up into 5 weeks, each of which follows a standard pattern to make it easier to plan your time. As you work through the course, there are some in-text activities to help test your understanding of the material. At the end of the course you will receive a...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Creating open educational resources
Education & Development

Creating open educational resources

...skills/understandings stated. The time required to study is stated and equates to the importance of the learning outcomes achieved. How does it measure up to usability/accessibility standards? Easy-to-use and well presented, with clear navigation. Accessible for users with disabilities and conforms to accessibility guidance e.g. the UK Equality and Human Rights...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs