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A Europe of the Regions?
Society, Politics & Law

A Europe of the Regions?

...history, others little more than figments of a central bureaucrat's imagination. Regionalisms likewise range from an almost non-existent sense of regional identity to fully-fledged sub-state nationalisms, a form of identity politics which sees the ‘region’ as a potentially separate, independent country. The terms ‘region’ and ‘regionalism’ thus mask a range of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Influenza: A case study
Science, Maths & Technology

Influenza: A case study

...family of viruses known as Orthomyxoviridae. The virus was originally confined to aquatic birds, but it made the transition to humans 6000–9000 years ago, coinciding with the rise of farming, animal husbandry and urbanisation. These changes in human behavior and population density provided the ecological niche that enabled influenza, as well as a number of other...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Getting started with German 1
Languages

Getting started with German 1

...family member or friend, or to a client or customer), or different situations (formal, less formal). For example, amongst friends, a friendly Hallo is certainly appropriate, and in Austria, among family and friends you will often hear Servus or Grüß dich (Grüß euch if you want to say hello to more than one person). Young people also use international greetings, such...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
Education & Development

Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction

...family members. The course has been developed from the findings of Reproductive Bodylore: The Role of Vernacular Knowledge in Women’s Contraceptive Decision-Making, funded by an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Grant (AH/S011587/1) and led by a research team from The Open University (OU) and undertaken in partnership with Public Health England and The...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Developing your skills as an HR professional
Money & Business

Developing your skills as an HR professional

...family responsibilities. These skills are: organising yourself, managing time and managing stress. Unfortunately, there is no universal prescription for any of these skills. However, you will consider what events make you stressed, the impact that different demands and pressures have on you, and different ways of dealing with them so that you can maximise your well-being....
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts

...history, Queen’s University Belfast The reaction to the Leave victory in Russia, which was alleged to be in favour of Brexit, centred on the likely impact on its relations with the EU and the possible economic fallout. The finance minister Anton Siluanov said that Brexit was likely to be less significant for Russia’s economy than shocks it has experienced over the...
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DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude
Society, Politics & Law

DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude

...History, Theory and Practice, Dover Publications Waugh A., Time, Headline Publishing Barrow J. D., The Artful Universe, Oxford University Press A quite remarkable book that will change the way you view the world. Extremely accessible. Burton et al., Chemical Storylines, G. Heinemann Educational Publishers Part of the Salters Advanced Chemistry course, which explores the...
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Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences
Science, Maths & Technology

Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences

...history? I wonder how many people would associate mathematics with ‘everything’, ‘everywhere’, ‘life the universe and everything’ (not one word, I know). For some reason the world of maths seems to be thought of as a dusty dull subject far removed from the ‘real world’. But this is crazy – maths is the most amazing subject, one that underlies almost...
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