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The Good Friday Agreement - 20 Year Anniversary
OpenLearn Ireland

The Good Friday Agreement - 20 Year Anniversary

...law. Senator Mitchell led the Senate to passage of the nation's first child care bill and was principal author of the low-income housing tax credit program. He was instrumental in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, landmark legislation extending civil rights protections to the disabled. Senator Mitchell's efforts led to the passage of a higher education...
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World Social Work Day
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Social Work Day

...law. Take a look at our free courses on social work and care. Take it further with the OU with our social work degrees and modules. You may also like to check out our Social Work webpage from the Faculty of Health and Social Care at The Open University where we have more details about our courses and a competition on social work. How would you fare as a social worker?...
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What is OpenLearn Ireland?
OpenLearn Ireland

What is OpenLearn Ireland?

...law, literature, politics, social care and social sciences. The collection of FREE courses, academic insights via articles, interactive videos and audio, and broadcast material as a whole demonstrates The Open University's commitment to delivering a curriculum that is appropriate for the differing requirements of each of the countries. These open educational resources...
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The physical world: quantum
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: quantum

...laws of nature. Einsteins' challenge to quantum theory The Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen (EPR) Thought Experiment represents Einstein's attempt to disprove quantum theory. Testing EPR Methods used to test the Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen (EPR) Thought Experiment in 1997 in Geneva. The century of quantum technology The unsolved mysteries of quantum mechanics and the quantum...
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Diversity in religion: Islam
History & The Arts

Diversity in religion: Islam

...lawful behaviour, whether it’s in trade, or dietary laws, or prayers, or relationships with people, including sexual relationships. So there’s this idea of what is a lawful sexual relationship. And, traditionally, it has always been that it has to be through a marriage between a man and a woman, so any kind of act that doesn’t fall within this definition is...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Post-Brexit, some banks consider their options
Money & Business

Post-Brexit, some banks consider their options

...laws that make it harder to hire and fire have been a longstanding deterrent for more banks moving there: Paris, only a short train trip from London, is hoping to boost its financial services sector by attracting bankers fleeing Brexit. The city launched an advisory service for companies that want to relocate from London following the U.K.'s vote to leave the European...
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Henry Tudor: a Welsh hero…?
History & The Arts

Henry Tudor: a Welsh hero…?

...Laws in Wales Acts (1535 and 1542) which, amongst other things, banned the Welsh language from the law courts and barred Welsh speakers from public office. Any modern attempt to cast Henry as a hero of Welsh history is therefore fraught with problems. He can fulfil that role for people who are comfortable thinking of Wales as part of a greater British whole. But he sits...
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Opening up history: religion and politics in the Elizabethan era
History & The Arts

Opening up history: religion and politics in the Elizabethan era

...Scots, or supporting foreign Protestants abroad, or that she was often as worried about puritans as about Catholics, and so on. 8. What were the most enjoyable, and difficult, parts of the project? As with most research projects, the most fun part was the start, when I was investigating Hatton’s networks. I did hundreds or thousands of internet searches of Hatton’s...
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