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Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...economic system, anyone with a goal needs some form of funding, even to perform basic day-to-day activities. Just think about the pocket money that children get in order to fund their first small expenses, or the various door-to-door fund-raising activities carried out by non-profit organisations. Of course, just as a child growing into adulthood requires more elaborate...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Quantitative and qualitative research in finance
Money & Business

Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

...economics, quantitative research (and mathematical formalism) enjoys more respect. This reflects the wide-held belief that science has to relate to numbers because only the latter imply precision. Nevertheless, it is important to highlight the fruitfulness and, often, the greater depth of understanding we can derive from qualitative procedures. Equally important, though,...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Building the first Thames sewer system
Science, Maths & Technology

Building the first Thames sewer system

...economically got rid of by a large pecuniary outlay. As it is, it is cruel to keep Members of Parliament at their posts, although the business they have to do is of the most pressing character, and when the election committees sit, and the rooms and corridors are crowded with the witnesses and parties interested, the state of the unlucky Members engaged in the always...
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Article 10 mins
What does 'settled status' for EU citizens mean?
Society, Politics & Law

What does 'settled status' for EU citizens mean?

...economically active citizens. The government has also been criticised because the app designed for the settled status application process does not currently work on Apple devices. In my research on protection of the right to private and family life of EU citizens in the UK post-Brexit, I note some gaps in the Draft Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and EU, published in...
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Article 5 mins
Birth of the Welfare State
History & The Arts

Birth of the Welfare State

...economic formula. Equity for the "lowest common denominator" I was staggered by its comprehension'. (Insurance clerk, male, 39, Newport) 'It gave me a feeling there was something to work for and fight for after all and that our efforts might be rewarded by some real social improvement, giving means to the phrase "winning the peace". (Royal Artillery, male, 29) 'I am aware...
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Article 10 mins
Signposts for Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Signposts for Work

...economic uncertainty continuously evolving marketplace rapid and disruptive pace of technology multi-generational workforce. [VUCA diagram] What could this mean for you? Rather than viewing VUCA as negative, different terms can be fitted to the acronym: vision, understanding, clarity and agility, i.e., positive qualities which answer the challenges of VUCA. By focusing...
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Article 10 mins
Coming to America: The Making of the Irish-American Diaspora
OpenLearn Ireland

Coming to America: The Making of the Irish-American Diaspora

...economic history, 1800-1925, Manchester: Manchester University Press. Sherling, R. (2013) ‘Irish Protestants and Irish-Protestant Americans, 1870-1940’, in R. Barkan (ed.), Immigrants in American History: Arrival, adaptation, and integration Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. Speck, W.A., (2009) ‘American Independence’, in A326 Empire:1492-1975, Milton Keynes, The Open...
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Article 5 mins
Life After Death
History & The Arts

Life After Death

...economic system or global climate issues. At the same time, there is a popular distrust of many ‘experts,’ with fears that there are hidden or self-serving agendas at play. How do we make decisions from a position of ignorance? How can we evaluate beliefs – such as the existence of God, or life after death – for which there is a general scarcity of evidence?...
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