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The Amartya Sen interviews
Society, Politics & Law

The Amartya Sen interviews

...public thinkers of our time, his interest and impact ranging across the key questions facing all societies: how can we promote economic well being, fairness and justice and how do we tackle deprivation and injustice. In this album, he talks about economics, welfare and his most recent book 'The Idea of Justice'. The ideas in this album can be studied further in The Open...
World Heart Day 2016
Miscellaneous

World Heart Day 2016

...Health and Wellbeing qualifications. World Heart Day was created in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading cause of death, claiming 17.3 million lives each year and the numbers are rising. By 2030, it is expected that 23 million people will die from Cardiovascular diseases annually–more than the population of...
Tokyo 2020 in 2021: Do the best things come to those who wait?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Tokyo 2020 in 2021: Do the best things come to those who wait?

...health comes first, […] but as an elite athlete, it is very demotivating and mentally tough. I'm a very positive person but the idea, right now, of having to devote myself to another year's slog is a very difficult one" (BBC, 2020). As well as the impact of the games being postponed, the lockdowns also had a significant impact on athletes and their preparations from...
Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list

...public view – showcasing their prostheses with colourful and dynamic components. They are proud to wear their prostheses as positive attributes, rather than illustrations of any perceived disability. Read the full article at the University of Salford: Forget about the Olympics, it’s the Paralympics where the true super-humans perform ... or is it time to put an end to...
Social work law and UK regulation
Society, Politics & Law

Social work law and UK regulation

...public with confidence in the profession. It is important for service users to know that a legal framework exists and that remedies are available when professionals act outside the legal framework. In this course you will learn about definitions of law and where legislation comes from. You will then apply this to social work and consider how social work is regulated...
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
What does Jacob Zuma's survival of a no-confidence vote mean?
Society, Politics & Law

What does Jacob Zuma's survival of a no-confidence vote mean?

...public with testimony of intimidation and even death threats in the case of Makhosi Khoza. In turn, the ANC shot itself in the foot when one region of Zuma’s home province, KwaZulu-Natal, demanded that disciplinary proceedings be brought against Khoza after she had called for Zuma to go. The intervention served to underline the need to depart from the generally...
How did a Scottish golf club shape how we remember the First World War?
History & The Arts

How did a Scottish golf club shape how we remember the First World War?

...health was to put these men to work in the professions they knew. For Owen, this would include teaching English at Tynecastle High School, returning him to the reassuring rhythms of work routines. Capital interest This sparked my interest to find out more about Owen’s time in Edinburgh. Who did he meet, where did he go, what influenced him, what did he write? What...
A Clockwork Orange: ultraviolence, Russian spies and fake news
Languages

A Clockwork Orange: ultraviolence, Russian spies and fake news

...publication, it’s still A Clockwork Orange which has the most enduring influence. One of the more unusual examples of this influence was the novel’s appropriation by the espionage community. During the 1970s, the title supposedly became the codename for an alleged campaign to undermine the prime minister, Harold Wilson. Prompted, apparently, by fears that Wilson was a...