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Robert Owen and New Lanark
History & The Arts

Robert Owen and New Lanark

...Scotland. © Mary Ann Knight, Robert Owen, c.1799, colour pastel drawing, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh. This image may not be subjected to any form of reproduction including transmission, performance, display, rental, or storage in any retrieval system without the written consent of National Galleries of Scotland. Figure 1: Mary Ann Knight, Robert Owen,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The story of the Welsh national anthem
History & The Arts

The story of the Welsh national anthem

...Scotland). Many take the form of a prayer or supplication (England), and some are a call to arms (Ireland), but it was the rural ballad ‘Glan Rhondda’ (‘The Bank of the [river] Rhondda’) that evolved to be Wales’s national song. [Photo of the earliest known copy of ‘Hen Wlad fy Nhadau’ in the hand of its composer. ]The earliest known copy of ‘Hen Wlad fy...
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Rugby: A game of risk and reward
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby: A game of risk and reward

...Scotland being “disproportionately high”. The study also highlighted the lack of a register of catastrophic neck injuries making it difficult to accurately track the number of rugby related neck injuries in U19 players. Whilst the risks involved in rugby have received a lot of media attention in recent weeks it is important to note that any sport which involves...
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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics – Welcome to the risk takers and the fearless
Health, Sports & Psychology

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics – Welcome to the risk takers and the fearless

...Scotland, and is one where British athletes have enjoyed success. In fact, Great Britain won the men’s event in 1924 and were the holders of that Olympic title until it was reintroduced into the Olympics in 1998. The most recent gold medal was when Rhona Martin’s team dramatically won gold in 2002 with the last stone of the competition. In 2014 Eve Muirhead was the...
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The realities of rural life in the 1950s-1980s
OpenLearn Ireland

The realities of rural life in the 1950s-1980s

...Scotland. A few went to America, but not many. PAT JESS: And how many would be left in the Glen now, that you would have been at school with? CHARLES FULLER: I’d have said three or four about the height of it. GLADYS FULLER: That’d be about all of our age. PAT JESS: But the Fullers are leaving their old cottage. They’re now going to live in a new bungalow built very...
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On the loss of a baby
Health, Sports & Psychology

On the loss of a baby

...Scotland; 89 in Northern Ireland). In 2021, there were 1,719 neonatal deaths (occurring in the first 28 days of life) in England and Wales. (Tommy’s, 2023). Estimates suggest there are 250,000 miscarriages every year in the UK, amounting to approximately 1 in 5 (1 in 5 only count for women who realised or reported the miscarriage). (Tommy’s, 2023). An unexpected event...
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How is a University obsession with teenagers hurting part-time students?
Education & Development

How is a University obsession with teenagers hurting part-time students?

...Scotland also saw a 7% drop from 2013-14 while numbers in Northern Ireland have dropped by 5% in the same period. Barriers for part-time students My research for the Higher Education Academy looked at the experiences of part-time higher education learners across the UK, based on 3,000 survey responses and 50 phone interviews. This is a very diverse, heterogeneous group,...
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Exploring Ireland’s historic army barracks network
OpenLearn Ireland

Exploring Ireland’s historic army barracks network

...Scotland, and Ireland. James II fled England for France, and then landed in Ireland in March 1689, hoping to regain his lost throne. The two kings confronted each other at the Battle of the Boyne, a key battle during the 1689–91 Williamite-Jacobite war in Ireland. Jacobite forces in Ireland ultimately surrendered, and James II went into exile in France. Meanwhile, the...
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