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Fermanagh: The backdrop to the G8 summit
Science, Maths & Technology

Fermanagh: The backdrop to the G8 summit

...houses and associated estates for English and Scottish landowners into a predominantly poor rural subsistence economy with a tribal hierarchy. Many of the origins of Ireland’s troubles can be traced to this invasion. Some of the big houses are now hotels while others are publicly accessible National Trust properties. Find out more about the geology of Northern Ireland....
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Learning to swim in murky seas: Exploitation of the Electorate via Social Media
Health, Sports & Psychology

Learning to swim in murky seas: Exploitation of the Electorate via Social Media

...out saying. However, one of the most interesting aspects of social media is the new way that it shapes how information is combined and presented to the electorate. This means that understanding how Social Media works does not only help explain the surprising electoral dynamics we have witnessed in the UK and US, it also has wider lessons for those interested in human...
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Five Inspiring Black Trailblazers from across Europe
History & The Arts

Five Inspiring Black Trailblazers from across Europe

...out the team. (Under FIFA rules this would have made him ineligible to play for his new home nation. We all know what sticklers FIFA are for rules.) He made his international debut against Austria in 2011, and continued to be a regular member of the Slovakia squad, winning 14 caps. He then moved at a club level back to Germany, playing for FC Freiburg. He didn't have the...
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What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?
Education & Development

What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?

...out more about The Open University's Open Degree. What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study? [Silhouette with education icons and symbols in their head.] The Merriam Webster dictionary defines “Interdisciplinary” as: “Involving two or more academic, scientific, or artistic disciplines”. So perhaps the best place to start in thinking about the benefits of...
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What's in your toolbox?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What's in your toolbox?

...out about vacancies. In addition, she updates her CV and starts applying for some vacancies advertised on job search websites (like Monster.co.uk) and LinkedIn. She also attends some short workshops on how to work as a freelancer (reconfiguring resources). [Photo of a flower growing through the pavement ] Resilience and flexibility fosters a growth mentality After two...
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Global English
History & The Arts

Global English

...out that native-speaker varieties (including both American and British) are not actually as intelligible as some second language varieties worldwide. Furthermore, strict adherence to a particular standard of usage may not be the most important means of achieving mutual comprehension. Speakers of Global English can happily carry over linguistic features from their first...
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The Scottish Women’s Herring Strike in Great Yarmouth in the 1930s and 1940s
Society, Politics & Law

The Scottish Women’s Herring Strike in Great Yarmouth in the 1930s and 1940s

...out more about The Open University's History and Social Sciences courses. Herring women and girls in inter-war Scotland During the 1930s and 1940s a transient group of Scottish women travelled to Great Yarmouth, East Anglia, following the migration of herring shoals down the North Sea. In many of the documents and photographs that are available from the time, these...
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Kropotkin, anarchism and geography: A discussion
Society, Politics & Law

Kropotkin, anarchism and geography: A discussion

...out a little about the fascinating work and extraordinary life story of Peter Kropotkin, a Russian geographer who died almost a hundred years ago but who still provides us with some interesting insights today. So, Philip, who was Peter Kropotkin? Philip O’Sullivan: Hi Andy, Peter Kropotkin was born into the aristocracy of Tsar Sasha in Moscow in the early 1840s. He was...
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