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Methods in Motion: A collection
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: A collection

...social change. It is a cross-disciplinary research focus of the Open University’s Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG)...The following blogs are by active researchers from across the OU, in which they take a moment to reflect upon their experiences. You can discover more about Methods in Motion on the CCIG website. [Grand Central station, New York]...
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Rathlin Island and Lough Neagh
OpenLearn Ireland

Rathlin Island and Lough Neagh

...changing appearance of the landscape as plant species changed with the changing temperatures and a relict fish that’s being conserved by local volunteers...These videos concentrate on the species that have lived in Northern Ireland since the end of the last Ice Age around 10,000 years ago. You’ll learn about seabirds in enormous numbers, the changing appearance of the...
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Why would a nation move its capital city?
Society, Politics & Law

Why would a nation move its capital city?

...Brazil, Kazakhstan and Nigeria are among the states which have recently moved their capital cities. This short video from The Economist explores some of the reasons a country might decide to try a different capital. In the past century eight countries have changed their capital city pic.twitter.com/rFt9AGzom6 — The Economist (@TheEconomist) January 26, 2017...
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How Healthy Are You?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How Healthy Are You?

...and see if you need to make some personal changes...['How healthy are you' quiz image - a slection of vegetables] Select the image above to start the 'How Healthy Are You' quiz (this opens on an external website). 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....
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My career goal: Social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

My career goal: Social care

...change lives by using your personal skills to aid those in need. Your communication skills, resilience and empathy are key assets when working in social care, a crucial societal structure that matters to everybody...Social care: changing lives This short video shows the impact that social workers have on young people. Transcript The following video clips explore various...
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The Arch Never Sleeps
Science, Maths & Technology

The Arch Never Sleeps

...change. Using case studies of Ely Cathedral in England and Chartres in France, the tracks on this album examine the way in which the design of arches developed in the early middle ages, and use mathematical models to explore some of the problems faced and overcome by the stone masons. This material makes up part of the course MST209, Mathematical methods and models... The...
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Textiles in Ghana
History & The Arts

Textiles in Ghana

...changed with the introduction of women to the workforce and how weaving offers a high status and great opportunities to those who are skilled in it Ghana: Kente past and present The origin, meanings and tradition of the patterns of Kente cloth is explained in more detail. The need to create new and saleable designs is also discussed Ghana: Introduction to Adinkra The...
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Migrant parenting
Health, Sports & Psychology

Migrant parenting

...changes in Europe. The fall of communism in the late 1980s, so vividly represented by the crumbling Berlin Wall, ushered the Eastern and Central European countries into an era of democracy and brought with it the capitalist values which started to replace the socialist principles of the previous regime. One of the consequences of this political move was the opportunity...
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