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How far was the Brexit vote "the will of the people" - and what does that mean?
Society, Politics & Law

How far was the Brexit vote "the will of the people" - and what does that mean?

...changed my mind on the best way forward since my first blog on the issue in the immediate aftermath of the referendum. But I did so not because I have been a life-long LibDem supporter or because, as a Swiss dual-national, I believe that direct democracy is necessarily the best of all forms of government, but because of what happened since then: I simply underestimated at...
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Humphry Davy, laughing gas and the era of self-experimentation
History & The Arts

Humphry Davy, laughing gas and the era of self-experimentation

...change in the world around him. Objects became brighter and clearer, and the space in the cramped box seemed to expand and take on unfamiliar dimensions. Now, under the influence of the largest dose of nitrous oxide anyone had ever taken, these effects were intensified to levels he could not have imagined. His hearing became fantastically acute, allowing him to...
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Intimate not Intimidated: It's Time to Talk about Sex and Disability
Health, Sports & Psychology

Intimate not Intimidated: It's Time to Talk about Sex and Disability

...change. I want to talk for those who can’t talk for themselves. LEAH/CHLOE #Let’s talk about sex baby, let’s talk about you and me, let’s talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be, let’s talk about sex# We’re insane. END OF RECORDING [Learning on Screen 2020 win badge] Intimate, not intimidated: It’s time to talk about sex and disability...
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Video 15 mins
A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?
OpenLearn Ireland

A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?

...change the structure of your brain. Multi-tasking is impossible. The brain switches between tasks so quickly it appears as multi-tasking. The average person has over 6,000 thoughts per day. If these thoughts are consistently negative, it's bad news for the health of our brain. And if we learn to control the negative thoughts, then we may benefit from better mental health....
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Democracy? You think you know?
Education & Development

Democracy? You think you know?

...change? Is it a ‘better’ result? Information on pros and cons of Britain joining the single currency can be found on the Euro Debate website...Democracy? You think you know?: 5.1 A story of fox hunting - Democracy is a thing, a practice. It is also a word – a powerful one, politically, because we all think it is a good thing. When people take part in politics, they...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
How to write a CV
Education & Development

How to write a CV

...changing career and want to show employers how transferable skills gained in other types of employment will be relevant for the post. Have extensive gaps in your employment history, because they are not as prominent as they would be in a date-listed order in a chronological CV. Be prepared though to explain any gaps at interview. Have had a series of short term paid or...
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Teaching Spanish pronunciation
Languages

Teaching Spanish pronunciation

...change their approach to teaching different dialects depending on the problems and needs that arise in the course of their work. The choice will ultimately depend on students’ needs and interests, and teachers’ skills. References Bárkányi, Zsuzsanna and Mara Fuertes-Gutiérrez. 2019. “Dialectal variation and Spanish Language Teaching (SLT): perspectives from the...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Remaking the relations of work and welfare
Society, Politics & Law

Remaking the relations of work and welfare

...changing relations contribute to constituting welfare subjects describe how welfare provision that is connected to work affects the lives of different welfare subjects in different and unequal ways assess the relative influences and effects of the economic, developmental and social purposes of welfare programmes based on work identify appropriate evidence for assessing...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs