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Tracing your family history
History & The Arts

Tracing your family history

...course, these days you can find any number of websites that offer advice, but try to stick to official sites such as the General Register Office, whilst Cyndi's List has an amazing collection of resources. Alternatively, you can buy one of the many periodicals devoted to the subject, or pick up PC software that has been designed to help you to organise your data. If you...
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The 1912 Ryedale Glove Factory Strike, Dumfries
Society, Politics & Law

The 1912 Ryedale Glove Factory Strike, Dumfries

...courses Background The town of Dumfries in South West Scotland has an industrial heritage that belies its image today as primarily a market town, regional centre and hub for the rural communities of Dumfries and Galloway. In particular, the town has a rich past as a location for the manufacturing of tweed cloth and hosiery. Alongside this lies another important legacy –...
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Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief

...courses and qualifications. Becoming a widow When my husband Alan was dying, one of the thoughts that haunted me every day I cared for him was: soon I would become a widow. I was 60 and Alan was 63 when on 21 November 2017 he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. We had met in 2006 and married in 2014 and neither of us had children from our previous relationships. So,...
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LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters

...ability and responsibility to change the world. And we have. And we will. “Equality means more than passing laws. The struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts.” Barbara Gittings – American LGBTQIA+ Activist Find out more To discover why the Good Friday Agreement matters in a wider context, why not try the courses below?...
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Women and the fight to reclaim higher education
Society, Politics & Law

Women and the fight to reclaim higher education

...courses Background In the context of the growing ‘cost of living crisis’ in 2022, it’s unsurprising that trade union activity in Scotland has featured regularly in public discourse. Waste and recycling workers made headlines when they went on strike over pay and conditions in Glasgow during COP26 in November 2021; then in Edinburgh during the annual International...
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Demolishing Pasts, Uncertain Futures:The Symbolism of Glasgow’s Red Road Flats
Society, Politics & Law

Demolishing Pasts, Uncertain Futures:The Symbolism of Glasgow’s Red Road Flats

...course, in the bright new urban future to come. Bulldozing high-rise blocks, demolishing low-rise housing and clearing hard-to-let estates is not simply about pulling-down slum housing, making land available for re-use or providing tenants with other housing opportunities. It is about much, much more than this. The large-scale and widespread pattern of demolitions taking...
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Should I lock in my exchange rate when using cards and ATMs abroad?
Money & Business

Should I lock in my exchange rate when using cards and ATMs abroad?

...course, is if your bank or credit card charges a very high fixed foreign exchange fee and you need only a little bit of money. If this is your case, then saying yes might save you money even if you get a poor exchange rate. [The Conversation]The main thing is: Think it through! Resist your natural inclination to say yes just because it makes you feel comfortable. Don’t...
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Film and society
History & The Arts

Film and society

...course, we are no longer so innocent and with CGI and special effects, we no longer trust the camera, although fantasy had been there right from the very beginning in trick photography and animation. And within British cinema, there had always been genres that steered away from realism, such as comedies (Carry On) and horror (Hammer) but these were seen as ’mere...
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