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Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare
History & The Arts

Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare

...changes of scenery, the splendid & strictly correct antique costumes, all taken from the best works & models, — the excellent grouping of every scene, the care with which every trifle was attended to, — made it a unique performance. There was very appropriate music, composed by a Mr Hatton. Parts were touching beyond belief, & we came back deeply impressed & enchanted....
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Article 5 mins
Brexit's two tribes: can they be brought together?
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit's two tribes: can they be brought together?

...changed their views. They may be frustrated at the difficulty of leaving, they may be unimpressed with the way in which the Government is handling the negotiations, but nothing is changing their minds on the outcome they want. Similarly, remainers may feel that they have all the best arguments but unless the other side is prepared to listen to them, airing them is simply...
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Article 10 mins
The Seasons in Art
History & The Arts

The Seasons in Art

...changing ways that the seasons of the year have been represented in art over the centuries. It consists of four short films, each of which focuses on one season. The films analyse several famous paintings by some of the best-known names in the history of art as well as well as introducing some spectacular images by less familiar artists. The works discussed range...
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Video 15 mins
Birth of a drug
Science, Maths & Technology

Birth of a drug

...changes are called agonists. In hypertension, however, control is abnormal and blood pressure is raised. Although the primary cause is unknown, it is thought that the blood vessels become over-constricted, possibly through overactivity of the sympathetic nervous system, with release of greater than normal amounts of noradrenaline, thereby causing an increase in pressure...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Human Resource Management and EDI
Money & Business

Human Resource Management and EDI

...change (marital status); some refer to the characteristics of the individual (age), while some may be concerned with the beliefs, norms and values of a group (religion). (It may even be the case that a visible characteristic (for example, age) can suggest an invisible one (people in particular age groups may hold the generally-ascribed values of that age group.)) In...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius
History & The Arts

Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius

...climate of continual power struggles, these city states fought wars against each other and military weaponry played an important role. 1481 Military In 1481, Leonardo wrote a fascinating letter to Ludovico Sforza, later to become Duke of Milan. This letter, aimed at obtaining work at Sforza’s court, reads like a Renaissance CV, but it is Leonardo’s emphasis on his...
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Article 30 mins
Machines, minds and computers
Digital & Computing

Machines, minds and computers

...change is so great. You may have considered energy technologies, such as electricity or nuclear power; or mechanical ones, including the internal combustion engine and the jet; or medical ones, such as vaccination or antibiotics. Maybe you thought of mass-communication technologies, including radio and television. However, it's not possible to look at the applied science...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Music and its media
History & The Arts

Music and its media

...change over time; and how the appearance and contents of a source can reflect the circumstances in which it is produced. The course focuses on three examples of musical media that allow us to study music of the past: manuscripts of sixteenth-century Belgium, prints of eighteenth-century London, and recordings of twentieth-century America...This free course, Music and its...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs