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Ever Wondered About... Pizza?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ever Wondered About... Pizza?

...history and science of pizza - you know you want to!...[pizza with tomatoes image] History Mamma Mia! It was the Greeks — not the Italians — who first used bread as a pizza-style plate. They baked large, round, flat breads which they topped with various items such as olive oils, spices and potatoes. Baker Raffaele Esposito of Naples is often credited as the inventor...
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Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?
Society, Politics & Law

Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?

...history and has developed from many different disciplinary traditions and used many different techniques and approaches, but all based on viewing complex situations as systems. It is increasingly recognised as being an important skill. For example UNESCO includes systems thinking as one of the key competences for educators in education for sustainable development, OECD...
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I Bought A Rainforest - Episode 3
Nature & Environment

I Bought A Rainforest - Episode 3

...family and his disabled daughter, Heidi, Charlie is fast learning that if you want to protect the rainforest you need to include the local people. He goes to spend time with one of his neighbours, a Wacheperi shaman called Don Alberto, who treats sick people with traditional plants and hallucinogenic medicines. He then heads across the border to Brazil. In a vast...
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Small Data: Summer petrol prices
Money & Business

Small Data: Summer petrol prices

...families will be heading off soon on summer holidays. But how has the cost of petrol changed over the last ten years?...[Tourist attraction sign pointing to a forest] How much will it cost to drive to a tourist spot? Are we nearly there yet? Every August, families around the UK pile into the car and head out on day trips and holidays (or "staycations" as nobody calls them...
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After the First World War: the 1919 Egyptian Revolution
History & The Arts

After the First World War: the 1919 Egyptian Revolution

...History courses and qualifications [Nationalists demonstrating in Cairo in march 1919] Egyptian nationalists demonstrating in Cairo, March 1919 In 2011, millions tuned in to watch extraordinary scenes of enormous demonstrations in the centre of Cairo against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak, who was forced to relinquish power. The Egyptian Revolution of 2011 was one of...
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Football culture: the use of banners
Health, Sports & Psychology

Football culture: the use of banners

...history in the UK and have been associated with many social and political movements and events. In the nineteenth century, for example the Chartists, a working class political reform movement, carried banners on their mass marches, but sadly, there are no surviving examples. In the early twentieth century, women in the suffrage movement carried hand-crafted banners in...
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Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture
Languages

Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture

...family and find out about theirs. In the meantime, if you have any questions about what you have learned this week, please post them in the discussion forum. Language forum Knowledge exchange forum...Week 1: Greetings: Further Reading - Take a look at our ‘Now read on’ document for some ideas and keep an eye out for more Ukrainian courses from The Open University. Now...
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Level 1: Introductory 25 hrs
From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK
Society, Politics & Law

From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK

...family members, the relative ease of self employment in the UK, as well as what they perceived to be a more multiculturalist society where ethnic differences were more welcomed than they felt in their European home countries. However, as we spoke with our research participants in spring 2016, the foremost reason why our interview partners had moved to the UK was economic....
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