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Past-Time Lover: Ludwik Lazarus Zamenhof
History & The Arts

Past-Time Lover: Ludwik Lazarus Zamenhof

...communicate outside their own linguistic group. Something had to be done to overcome the linguistic barrier. So, using my knowledge of several European languages, I created a new, neutral, easy to use language, as a tool for universal communication: a language that could transcend national divides and unite people beyond their cultural differences. A language that would...
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Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit
Money & Business

Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit

...communication and building trust Diversity and inclusion Physical and digital wellbeing Change management You'll also hear contributors from higher education institutions, public bodies, businesses, and other organisations share their journeys towards new ways of working, alongside expert voices in sustainability and futures planning. Hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg. | Also...
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The Black History Month Talks: Reclaiming Narratives
Education & Development

The Black History Month Talks: Reclaiming Narratives

...communities can take ownership of their stories, challenge stereotypes, and ensure future generations inherit a richer, more truthful understanding of Black heritage...Through these lightning talks, our speakers share personal insights, research and lived experiences that challenge mainstream narratives. They explore untold successes, confront complex histories and...
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Care for the elderly
Money & Business

Care for the elderly

...communities for older citizens. These combine a sense of community, assisted living and wellbeing for these who are older. Sandy Fraser highlights these new opportunities in his article for The Conversation “The Crichton campus that could plug the care gap for older people” This also means expanding the interaction and relationships of the older population. In many...
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Making Social Worlds
Society, Politics & Law

Making Social Worlds

...communities are organised to regulate their social behaviour. People who lived under Apartheid in South Africa describe how their passbook governed their social world, from alcohol consumption to medical health. Philosophers, politicians and academics offer differing perspectives on requirements for citizenship and the importance of citizenship ceremonies in the UK and...
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Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...communication...Language and creativity: 1 Defining creativity - The terms ‘creativity’ and ‘creative’ are used in a variety of contexts. There are creative artists, thinkers, writers, designers and entrepreneurs; there can be creative talent, ideas, processes and minds. Creativity can be boundless and spontaneous, but it needs to be unleashed, fostered,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
How did music influence Virgina Woolf?
History & The Arts

How did music influence Virgina Woolf?

...communication and the importance of the unspoken are central themes of Woolf’s brief sketch. This is a story about language, about communication. The inhibitions restricting the conversation among the party’s guests, and the difficulty of finding ‘pure new words’ in which to express his feelings, frustrate Mr Carslake. As he looks at the painting of a heath Mr...
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The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back
OpenLearn Ireland

The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back

...communities that live within particular types of rural area are homogenous. Past failures to adequately understand or fully appreciate the implications of this point accounts, to a large degree, for the increasing disparities between different types of rural areas.” CEDRA Energising Ireland’s Rural Economy, Report of the Commission for the Economic Development of...
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