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Etifeddiaeth melin draed carchardai oes Fictoria
History & The Arts

Etifeddiaeth melin draed carchardai oes Fictoria

...a Swindon Melin draed yng Ngharchar Ei Mawrhydi Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire © Hawlfraint y Goron NMR cyf: bb90/14698 Dysgwch fwy gydag OpenLearn [Open Talks from The Open University in Wales] Cyfres o fideos yw Sgwrs Agored, lle bydd academyddion y Brifysgol Agored yn rhannu eu profiad a'u hangerdd dros bwnc neu destun o'u dewis. Gwylio ragor o fideos Sgwrs Agored...
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Life on the wall: Vindolanda
History & The Arts

Life on the wall: Vindolanda

...excavation at Vindolanda, a fascinating and vivid picture has been presented. But to complete the examination of the site, another 100 years of work will be needed, and many new stories will emerge. Find out more Explore Hadrian's wall Study history with The Open University This article was originally published in 2006 as part of the OpenLearn Timewatch collection...
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The importance of dignity and tailored support for poverty reduction
Health, Sports & Psychology

The importance of dignity and tailored support for poverty reduction

...University Press. Howard, N., Roelen, K., Ton, G., Espinoza Hermoza, M., Al Mamun, S., Chowdhury, K., Aktar, T. and Huq, L. (2025) ‘A new approach to children’s work that prioritises resilience, well-being and agency: emerging findings from a ‘cash plus’ intervention in Bangladesh’. BMJ Paediatrics Open 2025, 9:e002422. Human Rights Council (2022) Non-take-up of...
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From old English to modern English
History & The Arts

From old English to modern English

...University’s Language Studies qualification. How and why has English changed over time? In this brief introduction to the subject, I will show how we can look at the history of a language in two main ways: externally – where, why and by whom the language was used; the political and social factors causing change – and internally – the pronunciation, grammar,...
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The contribution of women in the Singer factory strike of 1911
Society, Politics & Law

The contribution of women in the Singer factory strike of 1911

...University's Social Sciences courses Background The Singer Manufacturing Company was one of the first multi-national companies. From their US base they expanded to Scotland in 1864, starting the assembly of sewing machines at a small factory just off John Street in Glasgow. Growing demand for their machines led them to transfer production to a new plant in Bridgeton...
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Psychological profiling
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychological profiling

...universe where their 'now' feeling was all that mattered. Potential torturers and mass murderers? That has certainly worried me, but my fears have usually been happily confounded by the powerful effects of teen socialization and relationship building, (love). David W CRIME FICTION Open2 discussed female crime writers 14/7/01 and Alice Beer suggested women had reinvented a...
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The Life of Saint Patrick
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint Patrick

...guides in the greatest of all sciences, that of the saints. Many particulars are related of the labours of St. Patrick, which we pass over. In the first year of his mission he attempted to preach Christ in the general assembly of the kings and states of all Ireland, held yearly at Taraghe, or Temoria, in East-Meath, the residence of the chief king, styled the monarch of...
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Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)

...universities). By the late 1920s the economic profession had constructed a theory of economic behaviour which they felt put things on a par with the Newtonian dynamics that explained much of observed physical systems before Einstein and quantum theory. The core of the system is the notion of competitive pricing of commodities and productive resources (labour and capital),...
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