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Betty Luckham: celebrating the activism of a pioneering Windrush woman
History & The Arts

Betty Luckham: celebrating the activism of a pioneering Windrush woman

...businesses to set up and grow with professional support and training, enabling them to participate fully in the economic life of their communities. Transcript After a determined and carefully planned campaign for a location, with the support of local councillors and several MPs, Manchester City Council finally agreed the use of the Ardwick site. The search for development...
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Traditional Ecological Knowledges: Learning from the past to inform the future
Nature & Environment

Traditional Ecological Knowledges: Learning from the past to inform the future

...business, civil society and individual levels. This week, as the world celebrates Sustainability Day (an annual event on the fourth Wednesday of October) it is time to reflect on what we could do towards repairing our planet. In this article, we highlight the importance of knowledge and experience possessed by local indigenous communities. Traditional Ecological...
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An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...business and its processes; also, models are platform-independent and hence decoupled from specific technology. Well defined syntax (how models should be defined) and semantics (how they should be interpreted) allow code to be derived from models through transformations and a suite of automated tools are being developed to support the approach. With model-driven...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Hybrid working: skills for leadership
Money & Business

Hybrid working: skills for leadership

...business and lots of transformations taking place, for example automation is reshaping industries such as auditing, as seen at Deloitte, and this changes the roles those industries require. We are now living longer than ever and retiring later, and issues of equity, diversity and inclusion are more prominent than ever. It is fair to say that what our parents’ generation...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
An introduction to web applications architecture
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to web applications architecture

...business process, which is packaged as a reusable software component that is: well-defined – a software component with a clearly specified interface and outcome self-contained – the implementation of the service is complete and independent of any product, vendor or technology a black-box – the implementation of the service is hidden (encapsulated) from the service...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Successful IT systems
Digital & Computing

Successful IT systems

...business and the public and voluntary sectors. They are often highly complex and interconnected combinations of technology, organisations and people. Success and failure of IT systems can be seen in many different settings. Many are highly successful; others fail, sometimes spectacularly. This free course focuses on success, to help you understand what is meant by a...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe
Nature & Environment

Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe

...business lobby groups while putting the public interest at risk. It’s no surprise that people are rebelling against the politics of the elite. But this rebellion is too often dangerously off-target. In times of insecurity and societal atrophy, lashing out at a scapegoat – whether that’s a migrant or a complex political institution – is an easy distraction. It’s...
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Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation

...businesses and, at the same time, help the society to solve major challenges like reducing reliance on fossil fuels and enabling the provision of clean energy. Economy quiz Test your knowledge about the UK economy. [image of a shopping centre?] Click on the image above, to start your interactive experience... Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser....
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