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Understanding devolution in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding devolution in Wales

...public support and limited law-making powers became a Parliament with the power to set taxes. You will explore some of the biggest challenges facing politics in Wales today, from debates over the size of the Senedd and lack of scrutiny to questions of funding fairness and judicial independence. Using video, audio and interactive elements, this course brings the debates...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Theo on... getting celebrity endorsements
Money & Business

Theo on... getting celebrity endorsements

...simple. The Open University Business School can help you sharpen your skills as a manager in charge of marketing. Selling direct to the public? The Open University has a course offering An introduction to retail management and marketing. The whole story Join Theo Paphitis as he follows nine companies seeking to expand their overseas markets: Theo's Adventure Capitalists....
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The 2018 Spring Statement: A first reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The 2018 Spring Statement: A first reaction

...public finances, to the extent that the government’s current budget has moved back into surplus. Brighter forecasts So the backdrop of a world economy that is performing more strongly than anticipated, alongside public finances that are in a better shape than expected, has allowed Hammond to bear glad tidings. At the time of the budget last November, the Office for...
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Article 5 mins
Selling Empire: Introduction
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: Introduction

...publicity. In reality, it spent as much money on research as publicity, but it was the latter which lodged in the public mind. In its six-year life, it unleashed millions of posters, from a few gigantic billboard features, such as Highways of Empire (shown above, 1927), through cheap, reduced-size copies sent to thousands of schools and sold to the pubic, to miniature...
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Article 5 mins
World Diabetes Day 2015
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Diabetes Day 2015

...Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) to raise awareness amidst concern over an escalating diabetes epidemic. Find out more about diabetes care here...Learn more about diabetes care The following video tracks introduce various aspects of a patient’s diabetes annual check-up. This material forms part of the Open University course...
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Article 5 mins
Quiz: Can you identify food under an electron microscope?
Science, Maths & Technology

Quiz: Can you identify food under an electron microscope?

...Health and Wellbeing courses and qualifications. Start the quiz now. [Screenshot of the launch image from the interactive.] Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. If you are having problems viewing the quiz, changing browsers may help....
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Activity 5 mins
Race and Youth Policy: working with young people
Education & Development

Race and Youth Policy: working with young people

...public agencies like the National Health Service. But actually, of course, when you begin to look at how social policy is played out in the world, it’s not just what government does that makes us, contributes to our welfare. Our welfare is developed and is improved and is enhanced by a range of different agencies, which includes private and commercial agencies providing...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of online media reporting of family crimes on children

...public understand and perceive crimes, criminals and families of criminals. Research (Mercadal, 2023) highlights how the media serves as a primary source of information about crimes which can influence societal perceptions and influence attitudes and fears regarding safety and justice. Media representations of crimes are often selective, sensationalised and in some cases...
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Article 5 mins