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Introduction to the calculus of variations
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to the calculus of variations

...central competence for using mathematics in science, engineering and economics. The materials in this course provide powerful tools which are used by practising applied mathematicians and give a deep insight into the properties of dynamical systems. Introduction to the calculus of variations consists of material from MS327 Unit 5, Introduction to the calculus of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
How can we improve teaching about Islam?
Education & Development

How can we improve teaching about Islam?

...central to the development of the blues. Its complex vocalization and rhythms incorporated the rituals of Islamic devotion many of them had to leave behind. The same is true of architecture. A quintessential example of modern American architecture is the Sears Tower in Chicago, which was designed by the Bangladeshi-American structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan. Muslim...
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Article 5 mins
The historical and ongoing persecution of Europe’s gypsies
History & The Arts

The historical and ongoing persecution of Europe’s gypsies

...centrality of family and community to Roma culture developed as a protection against the prejudice of mainstream society. In this situation, Roma women are reluctant to report abuse, fearing ostracism from their extended family and expecting discrimination by wider society. How is anti-Roma prejudice being tackled? 2 August is recognised as European Roma Holocaust...
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Article 10 mins
The First World War continues: Medina, Arabia, January 1919
History & The Arts

The First World War continues: Medina, Arabia, January 1919

...central, eastern and southeastern Europe, the fighting continued. New nations were born in a crucible of violence, governments and ruling regimes were overthrown, and paramilitary forces clashed with armies, attacked civilians and ravaged urban and rural areas. In the Middle East, Germany’s ally the Ottoman Empire had signed an Armistice with Britain and France on the...
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Article 15 mins
Decolonising Religious Studies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
History & The Arts

Decolonising Religious Studies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion

...Central Academic colleagues to share best practice and new developments in Religious Studies as a field of study. We had a respectable 16% response rate from past and present students who we surveyed about their experience on A227. While most students found that the way the material was structured met their expectations, a significant minority of students didn’t feel...
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Article 25 mins
Newry: Frontier town or border city?
Society, Politics & Law

Newry: Frontier town or border city?

...central point for the import and export of goods into Ireland. By the 1830s Newry had developed trading links with the West Indies, United States, British North America, the Baltic and Mediterranean as well as with the major cities on the west coast of Britain. At a local level Newry became a focal point for goods travelling inland, both by water and via the rapidly...
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Article 15 mins
'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics
Society, Politics & Law

'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics

...central to this model of current practice. Although the development of targeted youth services dates back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth century’s, it was ambitiously revitalised under New Labour in the 1990s and a key feature of the previous coalition government’s anti-gangs and troubled families’ programmes. In a climate of austerity many third sector...
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Video 20 mins
Life in the Palaeozoic
Nature & Environment

Life in the Palaeozoic

...central cavity of a sack-like body, and out through a large hole at the top. Some have a stalk (Figure 1a), others are encrusting and irregular in shape. Sponges feed by filtering off minute organic particles from the water. Sponges are locally abundant fossils, especially in Cretaceous rocks, where they are very commonly enclosed in flint nodules in the Chalk. Cnidaria...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs