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Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art
History & The Arts

Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art

...work spans various media, including video, installation, and performance, allowing him to engage with audiences in diverse ways. He blends personal narrative and collective memory, often drawing on his Ghanaian heritage while addressing broader socio-political issues and raising important questions about the legacies of colonialism. Using digital media Achiampong creates...
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Video 5 mins
Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...work of some famous illustrators for children understand how the use of images in children’s books has changed over time and what it means to create books for the specific audiences of children and their carers...Exploring books for children: words and pictures: 1 Words and pictures in children’s fiction through the ages - There is evidence that children were reading...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Introduction to Spanish
Languages

Introduction to Spanish

...work and your working day. You will learn vocabulary for different professions, say what your job is, and how you go to work. This course is an extract from the L106 Introduction to Spanish Studies (beginners) course. Whether you are a complete beginner or have some knowledge of Spanish you could give it a go and we hope that you enjoy the course!...In this free course,...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Reith Lectures 2009: A new citizenship debate
History & The Arts

Reith Lectures 2009: A new citizenship debate

...short introduction to Sandel's philosophy, two prominent British political theorists, Michael Sayward of The Open University, and Matt Matravers of the University of York, discuss the key themes of Sandel's work and their relevance to modern politics and new citizenship... Reith lectures debate An academic debate discussing this year's Reith lectures by Michael Sandel...
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Audio 24 mins
Languages and Employability
Languages

Languages and Employability

...work, can provide a key to the global workplace. In this video a collection of employers and employees outline the benefits that language skills bring to their companies and careers. There is a lot more to language skills than just learning to speak fluently. Inter-cultural communication skills open doors to other cultures and communities, and gives you experience of the...
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Video 4 mins
Ratting out disease: How animals are detecting disease - and other threats to life
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ratting out disease: How animals are detecting disease - and other threats to life

...work here in Morogoro, a few hundred kilometres west of Tanzania’s largest city, Dar es Salaam, on a programme to sniff out tuberculosis (TB). TB is a disease that can destroy the lungs. About 9 million new cases are diagnosed worldwide every year, one-quarter of them in Africa. Africa also has the highest TB death rate per head of population. Antibiotics can cure TB,...
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Article 5 mins
Systems thinking and practice
Digital & Computing

Systems thinking and practice

...working with a situation and you realise that you don't quite understand it, or you can't quite see what to do, or you don't know if what you did before has helped – in other words, times when you are puzzled, intrigued or worried. These times are, for you, the equivalent of a field trip for a geologist, a visit to a gallery for an art historian, or gathering vital...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Internet of everything
Digital & Computing

Internet of everything

...work out if this connectedness is a good thing or a bad thing. Or, should we be indifferent about the internet of everything? What is clear from media coverage is that the internet of everything has already been associated with global security scares, while for many it is the cool technological must-have. So, what it is and why should I care? You may not yet have a smart...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs