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Stephen Hawking: The tributes
Science, Maths & Technology

Stephen Hawking: The tributes

...work on black holes, which revolutionised our understanding of the universe. Hawking passed away today peacefully at his home in Cambridge, his family confirmed in a statement: We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years. His courage and persistence...
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Article 20 mins
Managing motherhood and sports participation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing motherhood and sports participation

...working mothers...[woman with child doing yoga pose] With 42% of women not active enough for good health, the topic of female sports participation is of growing social, political and cultural importance. This concern is reflected in the funding and interventions run by public health bodies, government agencies and sports governing bodies to increase female physical...
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Article 10 mins
FabLab Nepal: creative learning as a way towards equality
Science, Maths & Technology

FabLab Nepal: creative learning as a way towards equality

...working together] [Photo of students working] Due to weak financial backgrounds, most CG schools, unlike private schools, do not have the necessary infrastructure, resources and skilled teaching staff to provide their students with the required digital and critical skills to function and succeed in the modern world, to progress to higher education studies or discover and...
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Article 5 mins
Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)

...Working through the examples and interactive activities in this course will help you to, among other things, calculate how much paint you'll need for decorating, convert currencies or make progress in your career or further education. To complete this course you will need access to a calculator, a notepad and pen, and a protractor. Enrolling on this course will give you...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance
Languages

Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance

...working to maintain an appropriate social distance between ourselves and the people we are interacting with. The distance at which we hold people depends on our relationship with them as well as our mood or priorities at the time. [two women on a swing, facing one another] Messaging apps challenge our need to keep people at an appropriate or comfortable distance because...
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Article 5 mins
A National Health Service or an International Health Service?: South Asian geriatricians
Society, Politics & Law

A National Health Service or an International Health Service?: South Asian geriatricians

...worked there. The National Health Service has always been an international health service. It has been built on the labour of migrant workers from around the world working in multiple roles – nurses, doctors, managers, porters and auxiliaries. The whole assemblage of health care has depended on their labour. Since the inception of the National Health Service, migrant...
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Irish Women’s Poetry
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry

...work of three leading poets – Eavan Boland, Sinéad Morrissey and Colette Bryce – and their impact on a new generation of women poets emerging over recent years. The changing fates of Irish women’s poetry It is remarkable to consider how far Irish women’s poetry has travelled in the past few decades. In the 1980s, there was little awareness of Irish women writers...
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Article 5 mins
Explore your digestive system
Nature & Environment

Explore your digestive system

An interactive exploration of how the digestive system works...Take it further Try one of our delicious recipes. Discover the new approach to health offered by healthy living centres.
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Activity 10 mins