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Introduction to number theory
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to number theory

...busy. Another famous conjecture that you may well have heard of, Fermat’s last theorem, wasn’t proved until fairly recently, in 1994. Section 1 introduces you to Euclid’s algorithm, which is used to find the HCF of two integers, and introduces the idea of congruences, which are mathematical statements used to compare remainders when two integers are each divided by...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
The First World War continues: Medina, Arabia, January 1919
History & The Arts

The First World War continues: Medina, Arabia, January 1919

...busy strengthening Medina’s defences. After the Mudros Armistice, the Ottoman Minister of War ordered Fakhri Pasha to surrender his sword and his garrison at Medina. Fakhri refused and was dismissed from his post. He rejected this order, continued to defend Medina from Hussein’s forces, and still flew the Ottoman Sultan’s flag. But the garrison faced starvation due...
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Article 15 mins
The Asian Single Parents Network (ASPN)
Education & Development

The Asian Single Parents Network (ASPN)

...busy at the weekends. She wanted company for them both when doing activities, on day trips, but she also wanted her daughter to know that she wasn't the only one in a single-parent household. The Network was started on the social networking site meetup in September 2011. Aruna wanted to help others from her community who might be going through something similar after her...
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Article 5 mins
How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?
History & The Arts

How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?

...busy lives, many of us are also more and more aware of the importance of ‘down time’, time to be creative, or to follow our passions. The power of the arts to influence our lives for good or bad has been recognised for centuries, and arts therapies form an important part of treatment for a wide range of physical and mental health conditions. More broadly, the arts can...
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Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view
History & The Arts

Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view

...business, Green had constructed a giant balloon which could be inflated with coal gas (much cheaper than hydrogen) and begun a residency at Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens in 1836. His long distance balloon journey in the same year, an unprecedented 18-hour drift across Europe with two passengers (one of whom, Thomas Monck Mason, wrote a lengthy and fascinating account of the...
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Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change

...business as usual scenario the indication from the available climate models that the Arctic will become ice free in summer, around the mid of the 21st century, which is … RH: Free of sea ice? TS: Free of sea ice. This is an environmental condition which is fundamentally different from what we now know and what we have known for many millennia where we had a clear...
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Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver
Education & Development

Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver

...business and home ownership for some Black people, in particular in the Moss Side area of Manchester. Life for me during this period was very isolating because I was a young mother with three children and no family support. I felt the available childcare provision at the time was not adequate or safe; therefore, I refused to leave my children with a childminder. My...
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Article 15 mins
Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...businesses large and small throughout the world. It made use of the growing power and capability of personal computers. Previously, CAD packages had required a mainframe computer and the few workstations connected to them were situated in special ‘suites’. It was (relatively) easy to use. The extensive training required to use mainframe-based CAD packages was not...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs