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Company law in context
Society, Politics & Law

Company law in context

...become harder to pin down than you first thought. For example, what about people who run businesses on their own (‘sole traders’), or in partnership with other people? Can these ways of running a business be ‘companies’? Does it make a difference to a business's status as a company whether it deals in goods or whether it supplies services? Does it make a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius
History & The Arts

Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius

...become the most prosperous Italian city and the European capital of the Arts. Florence became wealthy through its commercial enterprises, based on silks, textiles, metalworking and banking. Politically, power was held by those responsible for the city’s wealth; the merchants, manufacturers and bankers. Florence also became renowned for its tradition of liberty and...
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Article 30 mins
Murals in Belfast
OpenLearn Ireland

Murals in Belfast

...OU Associate Lecturer Roisin Kelly why murals are of interest to him as a social scientist: Transcript Roisin Kelly: Hello Bill. I just want to ask why are murals of interest to you as a social scientist? What made you want to study them? Bill Rolston: If it doesn’t sound too much of a cliché, because they’re there is the first answer. Let me explain that. In 1981,...
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Article 5 mins
Recovery strategies in sport and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recovery strategies in sport and exercise

...become more permanent in response a training programme such as an increase in muscle strength. These adaptations can be split into three categories – morphological changes, metabolic changes and neuromuscular changes (Lambert and Mujika 2013). Obviously the type and extent of change will depend upon the nature of the exercise training programme. Given the knowledge that...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Getting started with Italian 2
Languages

Getting started with Italian 2

...OU is the leader in online learning and teaching with a heritage of more than 50 years helping student achieve their learning ambitions. The short courses are underpinned by academic rigour and designed by native speakers experienced in producing engaging materials for online learning of languages and cultures. The graduating nature of the courses means that learners can...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing
Money & Business

Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing

...become too expensive. However on average, income levels seems to be the prime drive of whether to rent or buy...Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing: 2 Are house prices too high? - [Described image] Figure 1 Are prices too high? If young people and those on low income more generally are being priced out of the housing market in the UK, does that mean prices are...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Designing the Spanish nation
Languages

Designing the Spanish nation

...become the capital of Spain? At a time when moving around was not that easy, Madrid is conveniently situated in the geographical centre of the Iberian Peninsula. It became politically important in 1561 when Philip II decided to move the royal court from Toledo, although when his son came to power, the court moved to the northwest, to the city of Valladolid, for a 5 year...
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Article 15 mins
The refugees hoping to make a splash at Rio 2016
Health, Sports & Psychology

The refugees hoping to make a splash at Rio 2016

...become refugees,” she says. “It could be any of us.” Yusra Mardini practices with the support of the German National Olympic Committee (NOC). Michael Shirp, deputy head of media for the German NOC, says that Germany is proud to support Yusra and her effort to compete at the Olympics. He says she and her sister “represent an impressive example” of the refugee...
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Video 5 mins