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Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change

...Working Group I "The Physical Science Basis" of the IPCC, the United Nations Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change. Thomas Stocker has co-authored more than 200 publications; he holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Versailles and has received several awards for his work. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and a Foreign Member of the...
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Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin
History & The Arts

Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin

...works were composed...The free course, Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin, gives a taste of what it is like to learn two ancient languages. It is for those who have encountered the classical world through translations of Greek and Latin texts and wish to know more about the languages in which these works were composed....Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin: Introduction...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Croeso: Beginners' Welsh
Languages

Croeso: Beginners' Welsh

...work? If you live near a town rather than in it, you may need to use ar bwys: Dw i'n byw ar bwys Llanbed. I live near Lampeter. Ymarfer 17 Now learn the phrases in Ymarfer 16 and test yourself using the audio clip. Try to ask the questions without looking at the text. B. Gofynnwch y cwestiynau hyn. Ask these questions: B. Ask, “Where do you live?” A. Ble dych chi’n...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Life-changing scholarships and bursaries at The Open University
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Life-changing scholarships and bursaries at The Open University

...work towards a brighter, better future and just needs a helping hand. To learn why veterans deserve our support, head over to our Open Futures scholarship page. Caring for those who care for others [Stock photo of a young Caucasian female, caring for an elderly Caucasian female ] The day-to-day life of an unpaid carer is incredibly challenging. By giving so selflessly to...
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Etifeddiaeth melin draed carchardai oes Fictoria
History & The Arts

Etifeddiaeth melin draed carchardai oes Fictoria

...work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work. / gan Henry Mayhew. Casgliad Wellcome. Ffynhonnell: Casgliad Wellcome. Llythyr am natur ac effeithiau'r olwyn draed, fel offeryn llafur a chosb mewn carchardai, at y Gwir Anrhydeddus Robert Peel... / gydag atodiad o nodiadau ac achosion. [gan JI. Brisco] gan un o'i etholwyr, ac ynad o sir Surrey. Nod Parth...
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Life on the wall: Vindolanda
History & The Arts

Life on the wall: Vindolanda

...work in progress to meet most of the bills, and gradually the Trust was able to employ staff, create its own Museum and offer its visitors decent facilities. When the Trust started its work in 1970 and appointed me to the post of Director of Excavations, I estimated that it might take 25 years to complete the examination of the site. Now, 36 years later, I know that it...
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Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...worked within a context of scientific knowledge, available skills and tools, and set rules that govern their behaviour. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to some of the basics of engineering and to explore how engineering is done. Of course, you will first need to understand what engineering is. You probably have your own ideas regarding what is meant by the...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Earth from above, 18th Century style
History & The Arts

Earth from above, 18th Century style

...worked, knobbly protuberances, signs for clouds (the first classification of clouds was made sixteen years later by Luke Howard). The concentric circles formed by these rings of clouds, together with the blue ring at the edge, are meant to suggest depth. “The Breadth of the blue Margin defines the apparent Height of the Spectator in the Balloon (viz. 4 Miles) above the...
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