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Murals in Belfast
OpenLearn Ireland

Murals in Belfast

...research and my teaching, in community activism, community politics, and these murals are a wonderful window into communities, what communities think, what communities fear, what the odds are for communities to find a new vision to replace an old vision, and so that they are wonderful tool for that. Audio [Protestant Prince William of Orange – King Billy – crossing...
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Article 5 mins
Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction
Digital & Computing

Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction

...children close to an asbestos plant. Previous cases covered only those working at the plant. The judge ruled that from 1933 onwards, when the claimants were living in the area, the defendants must have known of the dangers to them of the asbestos dust, and had taken no reasonable steps to reduce or prevent the emissions. The liability related specifically to mesothelioma,...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Doug Allan - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Doug Allan - Earth in Vision

...research diver, scientist and photographer for the British Antarctic Survey, before changing direction to full time filming in 1983. Since then he has become one of the world’s best known and respected cameramen. He specialises in natural history, expeditions and science documentaries in some of the wildest and most remote places on our planet, particularly the polar...
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Video 35 mins
Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Islamic law be the key to defeating ISIS?

...children, as ISIS did with the Yazidi women in Syria. I am a Muslim scholar of Sharia. It is my contention that ISIS' claim of Islamic legitimacy can be countered only by a viable alternative interpretation of Islamic law. Consensus leading to deadlock The key to understanding the role of Islam in politics is that there is no one authoritative entity that can establish or...
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Article 10 mins
Uncertainty within the Realm of Statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

Uncertainty within the Realm of Statistics

...children are in care. Where are they? Are any regions giving rise to unusually high instances of referrals? How often are community service orders used and do offenders re-offend? My own passion was education, and so I worked in both the Schools Inspectorate and the Further Education Funding Council. We help to monitor the examination results of the schools and other...
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Article 10 mins
Women in the Railway in Scotland During both World Wars
Society, Politics & Law

Women in the Railway in Scotland During both World Wars

...children and came with either a small salary or a rent-free home” – a reflection of the need to provide opportunities for women to support their families in the absence of a breadwinner, thus keeping them from the workhouse. That as many as 70,000 women worked in the railway sector alone by 1918 demonstrates the central role women played in many industries throughout...
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Article 10 mins
Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual
Education & Development

Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual

...children put upon them and while I certainly hope for that one day, I would like to hope that in another 30 years, there won’t be as much expectation for someone like me to keep studying despite being over 21 and being female. I sometimes get the sense that some narrow-minded individuals can’t get their head around extra study as not being self-indulgent or just using...
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Article 5 mins
Diary of a new Life Peer
Society, Politics & Law

Diary of a new Life Peer

...children, who are in temporary or emergency accommodation. I also spoke about the intersection of housing policy (which is devolved to Wales) and social security policy (which remains the responsibility of the UK Government). I also paid tribute to my party’s other peer, Lord Wigley, and set out some of the principles that will guide me in my work as a member of the...
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