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Sea level rise in Bangladesh
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Bangladesh

...based violence. They are also less likely to be able to access help (Oxfam, 2017). There are up to 20 million people from Bangladesh living illegally in India (IDMC, 2014). It is estimated that an average of 21.8 million people across the world were internally displaced by extreme weather events each year between 2008 and 2016 Taking action for the future There are many...
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Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design
Science, Maths & Technology

Can design by committee work? Making a case for open source design

...base beyond the original geek-pool is not obvious. The interface already works for me, so what itch am I scratching by working hard to make it usable for others who can’t help me code it? For the designers themselves, what is their incentive to make the design process more collaborative? Will others make my design better? Will they be able to communicate my ideas better...
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Newry: Frontier town or border city?
Society, Politics & Law

Newry: Frontier town or border city?

...based Sir Henry Bagenal and those loyal to Hugh O’Neill. Newry would once again wear the mantle of frontier town, in the Ireland of the 1920s, when Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State became two separate entities. The initial border between North and South was drawn just south of Newry. Newry’s large nationalist majority lobbied for the removal of Newry and its...
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Article 15 mins
Careers education and guidance
Education & Development

Careers education and guidance

...based training or university, or into work at any age – are life-enhancing for individuals and crucial to our future social and economic well-being. They are also an indicator of a good school. This free course, Careers education and guidance (CEG), discusses what a school's personal development programme should provide, and how all teachers have a role in securing...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Teaching and learning tricky topics Badge icon
Education & Development

Teaching and learning tricky topics

...based learning tool to help identify the barriers in students' understanding. This free course, Teaching and learning tricky topics, has a course structure that builds upon understanding you have developed during the previous week’s study. You should expect to spend 3 hours per week studying (a total of 24 hours). Through the first three weeks you will be focusing on...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons
History & The Arts

Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons

...de la Madrid of Mexico, Julius Nyerere of Tanzania, Olof Palme of Sweden, and Andreas Papandreou of Greece made the following proposal: We urge, as a necessary first step, the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as the United Kingdom, France and China, to halt all testing, production and deployment of nuclear weapons and their delivery systems, to be immediately...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts

...La Une du cahier éco ce vendredi pic.twitter.com/HHd388eVcu — LeMondeEcoEnt (@LeMondeEcoEnt) June 24, 2016 The independent website Médiapart used a brilliant oxymoron, describing the decision as a “welcome catastrophe” and arguing that Brexit offers a unique opportunity for reform of the long-criticised EU. The result highlighted how the political class in France...
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Raymond Williams a Leonardo Sciascia: Cofio bywydau a gwaddolion
Society, Politics & Law

Raymond Williams a Leonardo Sciascia: Cofio bywydau a gwaddolion

...La Parrocchie de Regalpetra (a gyhoeddwyd yn Saesneg dan yr enw Salt in the Wound) yn seiliedig ar ei brofiad o weithio fel athro ysgol yn ei dref enedigol. Roedd ei ddisgrifiadau o dlodi, ffasgiaeth a llygredigaeth yn yr Eglwys a neuadd y dref yn seiliedig ar ddigwyddiadau go iawn, a byddent yn ffurfio themâu pwysig yn ei weithiau diweddarach. Addysg oedd yn llywio...
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Article 10 mins