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The UK votes out: Instant reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out: Instant reaction

...projection, a vote to leave will have an even greater impact on other European share markets – with Germany taking the greatest hit. All these changes are likely to create extremely unpredictable shifts on global markets. Such major economic changes can interact in strange and unpredictable ways. If we are lucky, it will work its way through the global economic system...
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Article 10 mins
Impossible Peace 2: On a wing and a prayer
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: On a wing and a prayer

...be responsible about military materials. We do not want to see a Northern Ireland awash with weapons and plagued by the misuse of those weapons and we are looking at that issue responsibly. Download the archive (PDF, 37MB)[Image link to download of full archive in a PDF file] Acknowledgements With thanks to project photographer Marie Therese Hurson, Stills Photographic....
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Article 5 mins
Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap
Education & Development

Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap

...project which is part of a ‘global colonial power matrix’ that privileges knowledge from certain cultures above others (Grosfoguel, 2011, p. 10). This underpins, and is central to, debates about the need to decolonise institutions and accompanying curriculums. These ideals are framed by notions of inclusion, race and racism. For some this will be regarded as simply...
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Article 10 mins
Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...Introduction - Questions of justice and fairness are central to how societies operate and how people and communities interact. While we might perhaps assume that there is one single view of what either justice or fairness mean, in reality they are contested ideas – that is to say, ideas which we all perceive and interpret differently. This course considers the concepts...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...Introduction - In the last few decades, English has emerged as the pre-eminent language for international communication. It is spoken by more people around the world than any other language, and is regularly described as a truly ‘global’ language. This course introduces you to the role that English plays in the world today, and examines the social, political and...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Understanding musical scores
History & The Arts

Understanding musical scores

...introduction to how to understand a musical score, and insights into what professional musicians do with the notation that these contain. You’ll learn how to connect the notation you see with the music you hear, from short familiar melodies to a full orchestral score...Explore what's involved when musicians create a performance from musical notation in this free online...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision

...Project My name is Desmond Morris. I am a zoologist by training and I moved into television in 1956, having left my researches here in Oxford to do so. Wildlife: my first memories As a child growing up in Wiltshire I spent a lot of time in the countryside. I was very lucky because my grandmother owned a lake and I was able to build a raft to float on this lake. I didn’t...
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Video 1 hr 40 mins
Geological processes in the British Isles
Science, Maths & Technology

Geological processes in the British Isles

...Introduction - This course provides an introduction to the processes that have shaped the evolution of the Earth, with many detailed examples from the geology of the British Isles. These are studied through the use of the British Geological Survey bedrock geology maps. This course also helps to give a theoretical foundation for any students considering the residential...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs