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Leadership challenges in turbulent times
Money & Business

Leadership challenges in turbulent times

...history. And more will come. In this course, you will explore leadership in these turbulent times as the world continues to change in disruptive ways. Here, disruptive means a change to something new, which is not incremental or minor. For successful leadership in any domain – business, public sphere, civil society – you need to understand and adapt to the changing...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Earth and Life
Science, Maths & Technology

Earth and Life

...history A look at the geological history of Tibet and the Raymo Ruddiman hypothesis; that chemical weathering increased as the temperature dropped due to the rise in the plateau. Raymo and Ruddiman believed that the uplift of the Himalayas caused global cooling. Tibet: The signifiicance of the strontium ratio The importance of strontium isotopes in chemical weathering, a...
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Audio 1 hr 8 mins
Imperial Rome and Ostia
History & The Arts

Imperial Rome and Ostia

...history. Aqueducts in Rome A look at how aqueducts were a great engineering achievement in Imperial Rome. The Aurelianic wall The renewed threat of barbarian invasion led to the construction of the Aurelianic wall - the second fortification in the history of Imperial Rome. Feeding the Roman Empire This track looks at how grain - a staple part of the Roman diet - was...
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Audio 57 mins
Voluntary Gravedigging in the West of Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

Voluntary Gravedigging in the West of Ireland

...family had done and maintain traditional practices - but earn their living in nearby towns and cities. To find out more about voluntary grave digging, I conducted separate interviews with 26 men who were involved with voluntary grave digging in 2018-2019. I wanted to understand what happens when they dig a neighbour’s grave and why they do it. I also witnessed three...
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Article 5 mins
The Weavers’ Uprising and Chatterton Massacre
Society, Politics & Law

The Weavers’ Uprising and Chatterton Massacre

...history of early industrial Britain and the struggles faced by working people in the Northwest of England. This significant historical event saw the mobilisation of thousands of people across Pennine Lancashire and West Riding of Yorkshire in late April, and early May 1826 focused on the destruction of power looms. Over 1100 power looms were broken in Lancashire alone...
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Article 5 mins
The making of Industrial Britain: A gradual revolution?
History & The Arts

The making of Industrial Britain: A gradual revolution?

...history of how economic modernity came to be really matters. Historians have been debating this subject for years, and the literature is vast and diverse. But, to simplify for a moment, one could talk of two schools of thought that seem to go “in” and “out” of fashion. One is the view that economic modernity emerged in a rush, in a sudden “Industrial...
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Article 10 mins
Section 6: Introduction to Learning Resources on Red Clydeside
Society, Politics & Law

Section 6: Introduction to Learning Resources on Red Clydeside

...History Society provides a link to the website of the SLHS. A subscription is required to gain access to the extensive back catalogue of publications, which covers all aspects of Scottish working-class history, not just Red Clydeside. Section i. Recent academic articles provide a flavour of some of the key research on Red Clydeside as evidence of its continuing interest...
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Article 30 mins
Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye
Health, Sports & Psychology

Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye

...family and friends. Many within society have also been affected by loss of their loved ones and it is important to recognize that may individuals are currently grieving following bereavement this year. To understand the psychological impact of COVID-19, academics and researchers, such as Dr Kerry Jones, Lecturer in End of Life Care, Dr Sharon Mallon, Senior Lecturer in...
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Article 20 mins