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Have you ever wanted to write?
History & The Arts

Have you ever wanted to write?

...learn about the healing power of nature writing, and how the arts relate to wellbeing. There’s also guidance on creating brilliant characters, how to write from experience, and how to be a critical reader who engages with books with enhancing their own writing in mind. Delve into the collection and work your way through it. What is your story going to be about?...
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Wordsworth, De Quincey and Dove cottage
History & The Arts

Wordsworth, De Quincey and Dove cottage

...work. Home at Grasmere Extract from the poem, as well an exploration of how it was developed. Finding Inspiration By dissecting Wordsworth’s manuscripts and Dorothy’s journals we can see what experiences had the biggest impact on his poetry. Thomas De Quincey The journalist Thomas De Quincey documented the time he spent with the Wordsworth’s. Quincey on Dove Cottage...
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Fossil Detectives
Science, Maths & Technology

Fossil Detectives

...work of Gideon Mantell and shows a clip of her on a dinosaur excovation from the South of England programme. The West Runton Elephant Story Hermonie discusses the ice age, meeting David Attenborough, and the West Runton elephant. Microfossils and the Ichtyosaur Hermonie looks at the contrast between microfossils and larger fossils and also discovers the Ichtyosaur in...
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Atom Bomb in Popular Culture
History & The Arts

Atom Bomb in Popular Culture

...working on a secret weapon – the most powerful ever devised – and by August 1945… it was no longer such a secret. These films explore A-Bomb in Pop Culture or: How The West Has Changed its Portrayal of the Atomic Bomb Through Time, from the dropping of the very first atomic bomb, through to the Cold War and right up to the present day. The films conclude by asking...
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Money and Emotions
Money & Business

Money and Emotions

...work of this research programme and explores the ways in which emotions affect how we all (from investment bankers to the wider public) think and decide about money. xDelia is funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme... Money and Emotions The xDelia project is a European Commission funded research programme being conducted by The Open University...
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The Trojan Defence
Science, Maths & Technology

The Trojan Defence

...a 'hidden' economy. Fighting Back How the Trojan Defence works as a legal defence, and the challenges computer crime raises for both prosecution and for defence. You Decide Ian Kennedy walks through an investigation that he conducted on a computer containing indecent images of children, leaving the audience to decide the what the verdict should be: guilty or not guilty....
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What does it mean to be Welsh?
History & The Arts

What does it mean to be Welsh?

...worked with communities across Wales to explore a simple question: What does Welsh identity mean to you? This interactive guide looks beyond familiar ideas of Wales to explore the stories, experiences and connections that shape what it means to be Welsh today. Launch the guide: What does it mean to be Welsh? [What does it mean to be Welsh? interactive] [Wales REACH logo]...
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HR at the heart of the productivity shift
Money & Business

HR at the heart of the productivity shift

...pass the proverbial 'hot potato' onto middle managers who do the same to the employees they supervise. It is a vicious cycle where everyone is on the defensive, creating a culture of pointing the finger, instead of constructive problem solving and engagement with work. Read more: When all that we count becomes all that counts: HR at the heart of the productivity shift...
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