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OpenLearn's response to the pandemic
Education & Development

OpenLearn's response to the pandemic

...Scotland; Working Wales in Wales; and NIDirect in Northern Ireland. Over 206,000 have accessed OpenLearn via these schemes. I have lost my job as a result of the pandemic and therefore can't afford to pay for another course at this present moment. The free course has helped me improve my knowledge, it has enhanced my employability skills and given me greater insight. I...
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Bridges and Buildings: The structures of the Industrial Revolution
History & The Arts

Bridges and Buildings: The structures of the Industrial Revolution

...remembered by popular simile!). Together with the new Tay bridge, journey times decreased substantially, and freight for expanding industry was available at lower cost. The completion of the bridge in 1890 may have signalled the end of the great railway era, but enabled industry in Scotland to thrive and prosper. What The Industrial Revolution Did For Us in more depth:...
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Southwest Donegal: uniqueness and interdependence in 2015
OpenLearn Ireland

Southwest Donegal: uniqueness and interdependence in 2015

...Scotland, are found on Sli Colmcille. This is a trail for pilgrims and tourists which explores the life and legend of Colmcille (St Columba), one the one of the three patron saints of Ireland (St Columba Trail, 2016). Glencolmcille can be translated as ‘the valley of Colm Cille’.There is a ‘Turas’, a pilgrimage route in his honour around the valley on 9 June each...
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What is trauma?
Society, Politics & Law

What is trauma?

...Scotland). Autonomic responses are common following prolonged or chronic exposure to stress and harm. Books like The Body Keeps the Score (van der Kolk), Complex PTSD (Walker) and the YouTube channel The Crappy Childhood Fairy (Runkle) outline how chronic trauma exposure can create unique and lasting problems for people. As a police officer, you should be mindful of your...
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Struggling to be heard: One woman’s video story
Society, Politics & Law

Struggling to be heard: One woman’s video story

...Scotland. The video story comprises a selection of images captured by Gwen during her travels across the Scotrail network (and a few from beyond the Scotrail network!). Information about the places and things recorded in these images is listed in the list of location references at the end of this article. This contribution from Gwen starts with her video story and then...
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Twin Town a sinema Gymreig ar ddiwedd y nawdegau
History & The Arts

Twin Town a sinema Gymreig ar ddiwedd y nawdegau

...Scotland of tartanry and kailyard, of Scott and Barrie, so Human Traffic turns its back on the Wales of male voice choirs and the whimsical humour of The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain…it seems more like an American picture than a British one… (French, 1999) O'r braidd bod Human Traffic yn ymwneud â phortreadu hunaniaeth genedlaethol mewn...
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Learning from the Global South
Society, Politics & Law

Learning from the Global South

...Scotland Film 2 - The view from Cape Town, South Africa Film 3 - The view from Bangladesh and Uganda Film 4 - The view from Brisbane, Australia and Santiago, Chile Film 5 - The view from Fiji and Aotearoa/New Zealand Film 6 - The view from Nepal and Bangladesh. Please note: After viewing the videos, you need to close the video at the end of the film to return to the map....
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The Asian Single Parents Network (ASPN)
Education & Development

The Asian Single Parents Network (ASPN)

...Scotland. Following this we were covered in Asian media such as Eastern Eye and Desi Blitz twice and others. Most recently, Aruna was also quoted in a book on single parents by Daily Telegraph writer Sarah Thompson. Message The stigma of being a single parent was for the older generation with the dowry demands. Let's be the change. We hope that by sharing our Founder and...
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