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HeadStart Classical Studies
History & The Arts

HeadStart Classical Studies

...thinking about studying – a classical subject at school or university, or are simply interested in knowing more about the ancient world and the people who inhabited it. In these courses you will explore for yourself the art, literature and archaeological remains of the classical world, learning about what ancient Greeks and Romans believed, how they lived their lives,...
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Mistaken identity? Sharing experiences as a South Asian woman
Education & Development

Mistaken identity? Sharing experiences as a South Asian woman

...think that it is just a matter of confusion, and easily done. However, racially marginalised people experience microaggressions such as these daily and often ‘allow’ them to be laughed off, ignored, and they go unchallenged because of the emotional labour and strength it takes to call it out. This has happened to me more than once. In fact, in the very same week a...
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Design and Creativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Creativity

...thinking at IDEO. IDEO: Users The connection between design and the user: the Head of Interaction Design at IDEO talks about their relationship with customers. IDEO: Design Engineering Engineering around the user's needs: how to run productive development meetings and the value of sharing ideas. IDEO: Good design Testing and analysing IDEO designs for a battery pack and a...
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What makes a great Christmas number one?
History & The Arts

What makes a great Christmas number one?

...also be interested in finding out the most played Christmas songs in 2014 on TV, radio, online, bars, gyms (essentially anwhere that plays music). Recently, Brett Domino has experimented with putting all the key features of a Christmas hit into one song – see what you think! What's your favourite Christmas number one and why? Have your say in the comments section below....
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Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials
Languages

Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials

...think of when the term ‘culture’ is mentioned? It is likely that the first images that come to mind are related to everyday situations and behaviours. However, the Iceberg metaphor shown in Figure 1 illustrates that there are many assumptions, values, beliefs and customs that are deeply rooted and condition our behaviours, but which, crucially, are not necessarily...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
What should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?

...system for providing care during the daytime, but provision of medical and nursing care is less during evenings, weekends and at night. What should I try to do, say, see? I encourage people entering the last weeks of life to do everything and anything they can do or need to do. This may often include will writing, practical arrangements, seeing loved ones, friends, pets...
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Sea level rise in Looe, Cornwall
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Looe, Cornwall

...Office for Science https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/663885/Future_of_the_sea_-_sea_level_rise.pdf Hansard https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2019-04-23/debates/1AC407C3-56B3-43EE-8CCD-5B179C3AD465/LooeFloodProtectionProject Accessed 20th December 2019 Humphreys, D. (2019) Climate Change: an introduction to a heated debate, in ‘Environmental Policy in ......
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The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back
OpenLearn Ireland

The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back

...systems of interdependence. It also reveals the ongoing challenges of uneven development. While offering a useful way of exploring the issues facing the West of Ireland, the concepts of uniqueness and interdependence of place can also be applied beyond rural Ireland, with potential for explaining aspects of the geography of multiple locations around the world. Explore the...
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