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Approaching the break up of Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

Approaching the break up of Britain?

...English nationalism, perhaps reflected in the rise of the UK Independence Party as a powerful political force, at least in the years up to 2016. But even in England, the vote masked significant geographical variation. In London nearly 60% voted remain and in the South-East of England only 51.8% voted leave. Every other English region recorded solid leave majorities. This...
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Learning from the past with historic buildings
History & The Arts

Learning from the past with historic buildings

...English terrace house; Scottish builders preferred to develop low build flats, called tenements. Developer-led building in the 1600s adopted the prevailing technology of open coal fires. Narrow chimneys and the need for coal stores have been part of ordinary terraced homes for at least 350 years now. What is a Traditional House? Standards of living have changed...
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Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...everyday communication more effective...Grammar matters because, combined with vocabulary choice, it is our main way of making meaning. This free course introduces you to one approach used to understand how meanings relate systematically to different aspects of grammar and shows how this deeper understanding can be applied to make everyday communication more...
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Privacy in the Digital Age: Is it ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ or ‘I’ve got nothing to hide’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Privacy in the Digital Age: Is it ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ or ‘I’ve got nothing to hide’?

...everyday citizens). By looking at how data privacy is talked about, I hope to shed some light on how privacy is understood. A ‘social constructionist’ approach to the subject enables me to consider the idea of privacy as built through ‘how’ privacy is talked about by us all, rather than having a consistent and concrete definition that exists outside of everyday...
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A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish
Languages

A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish

...English borrowings in Spanish A talk about the words which Spanish has borrowed from English with Eduardo de Benito. Radio programme 2: Water, a natural resource A radio-style programme where presenter Juan Carlos Jaramillo travels round various Latin-American capitals to find out how people are using and abusing this vital resource. Radio programme 2: Spanish in the...
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Exploring immortality
History & The Arts

Exploring immortality

...English gerontologist Aubrey de Grey, established the charity which focuses on the potential of cellular repair to extend lifespans indefinitely. De Grey has claimed provocatively that the first human to live to the age of 1,000 years has probably already been born. Meanwhile, Russian billionaire, Dmitry Itskov founded the ‘2045 Initiative’ in 2011, with the goal of...
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Study online and find a subject that inspires you
Education & Development

Study online and find a subject that inspires you

...English and Maths Fees and funding All undergraduate and postgraduate courses with The Open University can be found here and there's information on fees, funding and bursaries here. Nearly all of our undergraduate courses have no pre-entry requirements. The PFA NI can support you through degree level study, even without the need to have studied or completed GCSEs/A-Levels...
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The history of Spanish in about six minutes
Languages

The history of Spanish in about six minutes

...English Transcript The history of Spanish in full Transcript Acknowledgements and resources Acknowledgements Beatriz Bond, Anna Comas-Quinn, Mercedes Cuenca Franco, Rocío Díaz Bravo, María Ángeles García Aranda, María José García Folgado, Gema B. Garrido Vílchez, Sara Gómez Seibane, Esteban T. Montoro del Arco, David Rodríguez Gómez, Santiago Sánchez Moreano...
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