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Art history: modern and contemporary
History & The Arts

Art history: modern and contemporary

...course A226 Exploring art and visual culture... Abstract Expressionism in New York 1 In the 1940’s and 50’s, New York was becoming a centre of art. But the art world in New York was surprisingly small. Professor Michael Corris gives you a tour. Abstract Expressionism in New York 2 Bringing the New York art-scene of the 1950’s and 60’s to life: Professor Michael...
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Brexit and health care professionals
Health, Sports & Psychology

Brexit and health care professionals

...free movement of qualifications’) there will need to be a high level of compliance with the existing requirements. The greater the shared compliance maintained, the less that health care practice can diverge and adapt. However, greater divergence will increase the amount of re-education and training that will need to take place if health care professionals move between...
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Hallowain't III: Woodfrogs
Nature & Environment

Hallowain't III: Woodfrogs

...course, there's the Abominable Snowman, also known as the Mirka, furthermore known as the Yeti. So is a creature which springs to life when ice is defrosting part of this tradition of uncanny ice-related entities? The woodfrog isn't supernatural - come on, we've been doing this three years now; you know there's going to be a scientific explanation. But it is pretty...
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Jake Chapman On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Jake Chapman On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...courses on applying systems theory to management and complex problem solving. He also played a major role at the OU in developing teaching materials to enable home-based students to use computers. Since 2001, Jake has had an illustrious career involving various appointments including Expert Advisor (Energy Review) for the Economic Development Committee at the national...
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Participatory development in action
Society, Politics & Law

Participatory development in action

...course TU871 Development: context and practice... Participatory development inaction A brief introduction to this album. Fighting for water Development agency support has led to greater access and management of water. Farmers in Peru have to persevere in their struggle. Learning to change the future Knowledge and technical skills are passed down through Kamayoqs to other...
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Killed by Agatha Christie: Strychnine and the detective novel
History & The Arts

Killed by Agatha Christie: Strychnine and the detective novel

...course, was left sitting on a hall table so that almost anyone in the house could have poisoned it. And the coffee theory set up another poisonous puzzle. Strychnine is a notably fast-acting poison; in animals, symptoms often arise within 30 minutes, according to the Merck Veterinary Manual. In humans, as soon as 15 minutes after ingestion, according to the U.S. Centers...
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Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?
Nature & Environment

Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?

...free ‘protected areas’ exclusively for wildlife. This has worked well across much of the world, arguably even in India where tiger numbers have increased considerably since the inception of project tiger in 1973. But it comes with its own set of problems. India’s 380+ people per square km (compared to 34 in the U.S., 145 in China, 24 in Brazil) live alongside almost...
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Jury Hub from OpenLearn - a video introduction
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub from OpenLearn - a video introduction

...courses. Transcript Whether it is a civil or a criminal trial, jury’s and judges make important decisions to that influence the lives of accused individuals. In criminal trials jury’s make decisions in relation to different verdicts, commonly the verdicts open to jurors in trials are the guilty and not guilty verdicts. Researchers interested in juries and jurors...
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