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The 1912 Ryedale Glove Factory Strike, Dumfries
Society, Politics & Law

The 1912 Ryedale Glove Factory Strike, Dumfries

...skilled work was given to workers on a fixed wage). Both handers and fingerers were paid by the piece. Communications and Concerts The local newspapers were essential for information about the dispute, and both strikers and the firm tried to ensure their views were fully represented there. Identical letters often appeared in both papers, making claims and counter claims,...
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Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...study our MA in Creative Writing for free. Open Futures – Creative Writing Scholarship...Start writing fiction: Introduction - This free course, Start writing fiction, looks at how characters might be drawn and how setting is established. It explores the different levels of characterisation, from flat to round, and how character and place interact. It also works on the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?

...studied in the lab, few clinical trials had tested it head-to-head against more modern surgical techniques. So although Marineau agreed to try the maggots, she had no idea whether they would actually work for James. She also had no idea how to use maggots, and had to be talked through the procedure over the phone. But it worked perfectly: “We had amazing success with...
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Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision

...Studying drama, filming natural history With regard to education, I actually went to university and studied drama, and that wasn’t acting school or directing school, it was much more the exploration of the dramatic process, storytelling, kind of voice and body work and that kind of thing, so I learnt a lot about storytelling, presenting ideas, presenting performances...
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Social science and participation
Society, Politics & Law

Social science and participation

...study in Social sciences...Social science and participation: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify the ways in which social scientific descriptions and understandings are related to the enactment of social worlds understand the enactment of social science in terms of informing public debates and shaping the social worlds it...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Introducing ICT systems
Digital & Computing

Introducing ICT systems

...will analyse how ICT systems are used. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Computing & IT...Introducing ICT systems: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the meaning of all the terms highlighted in the text demonstrate an awareness of the main processes in an ICT system (sending, receiving, storing, retrieving, manipulating, conveying) ......
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
An introduction to social work law
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to social work law

...study law? That’s a question many people studying social work ask. Some may even have a preconceived idea that the law is all about courtrooms and people in wigs. [Judge in robes and judicial wig in front of a lectern with gavel in one hand and finger raised in other.] Figure 1 Judgement Whilst this is partly correct, we are all governed by the law in both our personal...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
The many guises of the emperor Augustus
History & The Arts

The many guises of the emperor Augustus

...Studies courses and qualifications....The many guises of the emperor Augustus: Introduction - This free course focuses on Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, who lived from 63 BCE to 14 CE. The rule of Augustus marked a significant political change in Rome, and Augustus’ position as emperor was initially fragile and controversial. Key to his success in holding onto power...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs