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Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing
Money & Business

Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing

...tables, news articles, videos and household interviews describe different types of housing finance and, with the aid of an interactive tool and relevant calculations, choose between them given some different constraints explain, using a simple economic model, how demand and supply affect house prices and discuss the consequences for different types of household...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Nuclear transboundary consultations are a test for public participation and transparency across Europe
Nature & Environment

Nuclear transboundary consultations are a test for public participation and transparency across Europe

...table of the Espoo implementation Committee, all following complaints from civil society and potentially affected countries. The irregular application of the Espoo Convention is one of the subjects on the table for next month’s meeting of parties (MOP) to the convention. The situation in Ukraine has garnered particular interest in light of the large number of reactors...
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Article 5 mins
The ‘New World’ Beckons: Irish Migration to Britain’s American Colonies
OpenLearn Ireland

The ‘New World’ Beckons: Irish Migration to Britain’s American Colonies

...Table B, 111-4). [Table showing percent distribution of European Ancestry Groups in 1990.] Did all the Scots-Irish come from Ulster? Although many Americans who identify as Scots-Irish are descendants of Presbyterian immigrants from Ulster, others are descendants of other Protestant denominations from across the island. One famous example is provided by former President...
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Article 5 mins
Language on the move: Migrating literature and Zachary Richard’s Cajun tales
Languages

Language on the move: Migrating literature and Zachary Richard’s Cajun tales

...de Télesphore et ‘Tit Edvard dans le grand Nord, the second tale in a trilogy by Cajun poet and singer-songwriter Zachary Richard, which also includes Conte cajun: L’histoire de Télesphore et de ‘Tit Edvard and Les aventures de Télesphore et ‘Tit Edvard au Vieux Pays. Likewise, Cajun culture and French in Louisiana seem very much alive, for the tales are...
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Article 15 mins
Challenges in advanced management accounting
Money & Business

Challenges in advanced management accounting

...Table 1). Table 1 The focus of traditional vs strategic management accounting TRADITIONAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Historical Prospective Single entity Relative position Single period Multiple periods Single decision Sequences, patterns Introspective Outward looking Manufacturing focus Competitive focus Existing activities Possibilities...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Portales: beginners' Spanish
Languages

Portales: beginners' Spanish

...de las Artes y las Ciencias (Arts and Science Museum) in Valencia: one of the most visited attractions on the Mediterranean Coast of Spain. Public Sector Employees What public sector employees do in Spain and their reputation. Emblematic Buildings in Valencia A description of some of the most emblematic buildings in Valencia. Firstly, the barraca or thatched building,...
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Audio 48 mins
Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...de Bernières, Abdulrazak Gurnah and Monique Roffey. This enlightening and engaging series tackles the practicalities and pitfalls of writing fiction. It contains invaluable advice on the creation of characters, the structure of narratives and how to turn an idea into the book you’ve always wanted to write. This material forms part of The Open University course A174...
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Audio 54 mins
Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...table with a screen in front of them. They would be asked to place their hands round the sides of the screen so that their hands were hidden from view. They would then be asked to fix their eyes on a spot in the centre of the screen. [Figure 3] Figure 3 A split brain study A word is then flashed onto one side of the screen very briefly (approximately one tenth of a...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs