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Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Ben Van Beurden - Stories of Change

...family. © The Open University Transcript Stories of Change Project Ben Van Beurden interview Key RH: Roger Harrabin = Interviewer BVB: Ben Van Beurden CEO Shell = Participant RH: I’m with Ben Van Beurden, CEO of Shell and we’re sitting in his office on the something very high floor in Waterloo with a spectacular view over the river and The Eye and right over London...
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Audio 5 mins
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...Family Myobatrachidae, A Field Guide to Frogs of Australia. New Holland Publishers © Robinson, M. (1999) Family Myobatrachidae, A Field Guide to Frogs of Australia. New Holland Publishers Figure 11 Painted burrowing frog (Neobatrachus sudelli) During aestivation, the frogs are protected from losing water to the dry soil in the burrow by a cocoon. At the end of the rainy...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Some merits of Manchester
History & The Arts

Some merits of Manchester

...family at Althorp, and dedicated as the Rylands library to the memory of a citizen of Manchester. Books in a library, except you have time and free access to them, are as baffling as so many bottles in a wine-cellar, which are not opened for you, and which if they were would equally go to your head without final advantage. I find, therefore, that my sole note upon the...
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Article 10 mins
Race, ethnicity and crime
Society, Politics & Law

Race, ethnicity and crime

...families and communities. Watch the video below now. Deborah Peterson Small … Just this week, Human Rights Watch issued a report about racial disparities in drug arrest. And, basically, the report showed that for the last 27 years – since 1980 – the rate of Black arrests has been disproportionately higher than White arrests for drugs, ranging from 2.7 times more...
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Level 3: Advanced 1 hr
Mark Twain on whether Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare
History & The Arts

Mark Twain on whether Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare

...history and legend and tradition--and, oh, all the darling tribe are clothed in mystery and romance, and we read about them with deep interest and discuss them with loving sympathy or with rancorous resentment, according to which side we hitch ourselves to. It has always been so with the human race. There was never a Claimant that couldn't get a hearing, nor one that...
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Personal branding for career success Badge icon
Money & Business

Personal branding for career success

...family and employers, and on social media. Badges are a great motivation, helping you to reach the end of the course. Gaining a badge often boosts confidence in the skills and abilities that underpin successful study. So, completing this course should encourage you to think about taking other courses. ['Personal branding for career success' digital badge]...Introduction...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Money & Business

Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion

...families to return to rural Wales, to settle in some rural villages which have become quite distorted in their age profiles. It will mean more people in small towns and rural communities during the day helping to support local shops and services. So those are potentially positive sides of that shift. However, there are also concerns that a growing interest in moving into...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...family’ where commitment is high, and identity becomes hugely dependant on ‘loving their job’....Contemporary issues in managing: Introduction - This free course provides you with a short introduction to three managerial approaches adopted by organisations currently. The course is divided into three sections that cover: Managing through organisational culture...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs