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A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015
OpenLearn Ireland

A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015

...courses, attracts participants from around the world to Southwest Donegal. Liam Ó Cuinneagáin, one of the founders of Oideas Gael, discusses the shift in language usage in the area in a conversation with Cillian Mac Gabhann. When interviewed for this article in 2015, Liam Ó Cuinneagáin wrote: "Bhí an Ghaeilge in gach uile áit thart orm agus mé ag fás aníos sa...
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Darwin explores the Sierra de la Ventana
History & The Arts

Darwin explores the Sierra de la Ventana

...course to the sea, it is quite impassable, and hence makes a most useful barrier against the Indians. [Sierra de la Ventana] Sierra de la Ventana Insignificant as this stream is, the Jesuit Falconer, whose information is generally so very correct, figures it as a considerable river, rising at the foot of the Cordillera. With respect to its source, I do not doubt that this...
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What effects does mercury have on health and the environment?
Science, Maths & Technology

What effects does mercury have on health and the environment?

...to increase even faster). The effects of mercury pollution will be global; because mercury can be dispersed as a vapour it can be deposited anywhere in the world. This article is adapted from course materials produced by The Open University for the course Introducing health sciences: a case study approach. Discover more about Health Sciences with The Open University....
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The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer
Money & Business

The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer

...course having conducted an audit and found many noncompliance’s, manifests the problem of how serious the issues are and how to manage the situation going forward. This of course has implications for reputational risk (caused by continued trading) and how to implement a corrective action plan that is suitable. Experience has shown that audits on their own do little to...
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What is biomedicine?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is biomedicine?

...courses and qualifications [Green antibiotic pills] Adapted from the Open University module K203, Working for Health. Modern western scientific medicine is often called "biomedical" because it explains health in terms of biology. It attaches importance to learning about body structure (anatomy) and systems (physiology), in particular to understanding mechanisms like the...
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Calling the game: Sexism in World Cup punditry
Health, Sports & Psychology

Calling the game: Sexism in World Cup punditry

...course, these aren’t the first incidents of sexism in British football punditry. Women have faced discrimination as they fought for meaningful punditry positions. When the broadcaster Jacqui Oatley became the first female commentator on Match of the Day in 2007, the media’s response was “from Motty to Totty”. What is different this time is that these incidents...
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How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health
Society, Politics & Law

How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health

...course, the details vary at different ages, in different cultures. One thing that stands out is that this FACE principle seems to apply right across the life course. The updated World Happiness Report reflects on many of the same issues and it is great to see so much convergence of academic thought as schools, governments and NGOs start to engage with this agenda in a...
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From Astrobiology to Parliament
Science, Maths & Technology

From Astrobiology to Parliament

...courses and qualifications. [Devyani, standing by the Jubilee Fountain in New Palace Yard, to the north-west of the Houses of Parliament. Big Ben behind.]Looking back, what were the highlights of your time working with POST? Honestly, it was one of the best times of my life! Highlights… going up to London every day, walking through Green Park and St James’s Park and...
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