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George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...research interests lay within the disciplines of politics and international relations...George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: appreciate and recognise the distinctive language and terminology of Nineteen Eighty-Four understand the historical and political context of Orwell’s writing understand how...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
International relations: exploring territorial divisions
Society, Politics & Law

International relations: exploring territorial divisions

...centres of imperial power. This allows us to explore how other forms of territorial divisions came about, in part through geopolitical competition and rivalry, but also in response to seismic events such as the First and Second World Wars, which have shaped understanding of international relations as both a phenomena and academic discipline...International relations:...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Icarus: entering the world of myth
History & The Arts

Icarus: entering the world of myth

...centred on the island of Crete (where Daedalus, the legendary artificer and craftsman, constructed a maze, the Labyrinth, to conceal and control the Minotaur). Daedalus was himself effectively imprisoned on the island (the king barred his exit by sea) and so was unable to return with his son, Icarus, to Athens or find sanctuary away from the harsh regime at Crete. The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Astronomy with an online telescope Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...research commitments of PIRATE have to take priority, the observing time available for telescope.org requests is more limited and waiting times for images to return may be a little longer. This free course, Astronomy with an online telescope, shows you how to navigate the night sky, and introduces the wide variety of objects it contains. You will develop a hands-on...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The Scottish Parliament and law making Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

The Scottish Parliament and law making

...research in the future – for example, you will know which Section of the Act you were discussing your work will be more persuasive – for example, you reference the Section of an Act around which you based your explanation or discussion – but the reader of your work can see your starting point and evidence your reader can find your sources – for example, you have...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The ethics of cultural heritage
History & The Arts

The ethics of cultural heritage

...centre of the photograph are the spire of the church and the large stained-glass rose window. The sky is bright blue and there are several green leafy trees in the foreground.] Figure 1 View of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris from the River Seine Notre-Dame is a medieval Catholic cathedral in Paris, sitting on an island in the River Seine known as the Île de la Cité...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Professor Lord Nicholas Stern - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Professor Lord Nicholas Stern - Stories of Change

...Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the LSE, is interviewed by Roger Harrabin for 'Stories of Change'...[Professor Lord Nicholas Stern] Lord Nicholas Stern, Kt, PBA, FRS, is IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics and Chairman of its Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. He is...
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Audio 5 mins
Brighton Pavilion
History & The Arts

Brighton Pavilion

...research. In fact I followed this programme in order to write what follows, and I hope you will enjoy following me step by step through what I discovered – and deciding whether you agree with my judgements. This unit is an adapted extract from the Open University course From Enlightenment to Romanticism c.1780-1830 (A207)...Brighton Pavilion: 2 A prince at the seaside -...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs