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Was Alcibiades the Athenian Donald Trump?
History & The Arts

Was Alcibiades the Athenian Donald Trump?

...resources overseas at a time when they might require them to defend Athens against attack. A conservative general called Nicias – who was wealthy, important and much respected – got up in the assembly to argue his position. Very sensibly, he suggested that the Athenians were in no position to control Sicily even if they could conquer the island. He then employed a...
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Better regulation or austerity politics? Undoing social protection
Society, Politics & Law

Better regulation or austerity politics? Undoing social protection

...resource, but the loss of a particular kind of resource, that is, expertise and experience: redundancies did not only mean that staff were not replaced but a loss of specialist expertise, alongside pressures for regulators to become generalists. As one inspector put it, “it’s the experienced staff who have gone, so we have lost numbers and expertise”. In fact, the...
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An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Education & Development

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

...open-mindedness towards ways of being that are different from what you understand as ‘normal’. An ethno-relative instead of an ethno-centric mindset is also crucial: An ethno-centric leads people to think that their familiar ways are superior to others, whereas an ethno-relative view enables you to switch perspectives without such judgement. Intercultural competence...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Questions in science
Science, Maths & Technology

Questions in science

...Open University module Questions in science, an introductory level interdisciplinary science course. [A question mark made up of five components, with the following labels, from top left, going down the question mark: Ethics in science? What are waves? what is a metal? Lorem epsum, Lorem epsum the circle at the bottom of the question mark, has the text, Questions in...
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En rumbo: intermediate Spanish
Languages

En rumbo: intermediate Spanish

...Open University course L140 En rumbo: intermediate Spanish... Introduction ¡Hola! Bienvenidos a los materiales de En Rumbo, el curso de español de nivel intermedio de la Open University. Personal information part 1 We’re going to listen to street interviews with eight people from different parts of the world giving basic personal information. Personal information part...
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The science of the mind: investigating mental health
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of the mind: investigating mental health

...Open University module The science of the mind: investigating mental health... The science of the mind: investigating mental health A short introduction to this album. The Blackthorn Garden A typical day at Blackthorn Garden, a social enterprise venture which provides work placements for people with mental health problems. Talking about Blackthorn: the chief executive Jan...
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Start writing essays
History & The Arts

Start writing essays

...Open University course A172 Start writing essays... Start writing essays An introduction to this album. Researching an essay Open University tutors Tim Baugh and Lesley Hoose discuss essay titles, research and schedules with OU student Beth Lewis. Early stages of essay writing John Humphrys stresses how important it is to know your subject and know your position in the...
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Audio 1 hr 1 min
Learning from major cyber security incidents
Digital & Computing

Learning from major cyber security incidents

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs