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Reflections on the Northern Ireland Economy 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on the Northern Ireland Economy 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement

...business services, cybersecurity, film and television and consulting services. The danger is that key sectors like Agrifood and tourism become disconnected from these high-value sectors. Both are closely related to all-Ireland markets and beyond. Agri-food sector’s importance to the NI economy goes beyond is nominal size in that it is not only a large employer, but it...
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Article 5 mins
Climate change – How awareness is prevented through media sanitation
Nature & Environment

Climate change – How awareness is prevented through media sanitation

...businesses are protected by local law enforcers and government officials. An additional problem with palm oil is that it's very difficult to avoid without meticulously checking the list of ingredients. An additional issue is that if palm oil was replaced, something else would take its place. Because of the scale of palm oil use, any replacement would likely lead to...
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Article 10 mins
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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Article 10 mins
What have big meals got to do with Christmas?
History & The Arts

What have big meals got to do with Christmas?

...money for food, medicine and other necessities to those in need. Christmas feasting, however, can be contentious. It is not only that family gatherings can exacerbate tensions and even animosities. It is not only that gift giving can become competitive or that it can result in disappointment for those who get new mittens instead of a new TV. It is more that some people...
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Article 10 mins
Environment: treading lightly on the Earth
Nature & Environment

Environment: treading lightly on the Earth

...business? [Described image] Figure 1 The greenhouse effect due to increasing concentrations of CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course U116 Environment: journeys through a changing world...Environment: treading lightly on the Earth: Learning outcomes - After studying this...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
The Open University at 45: What can we learn from Britain's distance education pioneer?
Society, Politics & Law

The Open University at 45: What can we learn from Britain's distance education pioneer?

...money by closing most of the regional centers, one of the settings where student have the opportunity for face-to-face contacts with tutors. OU leaders argue that despite significant controversy over the move, almost all students now prefer to learn in an online-only environment. Still, none of these changes and challenges suggest any core defects in the OU’s model....
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Article 15 mins
Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline
History & The Arts

Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline

...money, Hitler struggles to survive in Vienna, living in a men’s hostel. He sells postcards which he’s drawn, of famous sights, and undertakes a series of menial jobs, to earn money. During this period of poverty, Hitler engages in much political activity, attending meetings, absorbing political newspapers and literature. 1913 Faced with military service for the...
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Article 15 mins