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Why you shouldn't sniff at Winnie The Pooh
History & The Arts

Why you shouldn't sniff at Winnie The Pooh

...introduction to satire tucked inside the bear of very little brain. Eleanor Byrne takes us deeper into Hundred Acre Wood...[A massive pile of Poohs] He is famous for his love of honey, and being a bear of “little brain”. So Winnie the Pooh might be a little surprised to find himself the subject of a major new museum exhibition. Winnie the Pooh: Exploring a Classic...
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Judicial decision making
Society, Politics & Law

Judicial decision making

...Introduction - Judges play a key role in a common law legal system such as that of England and Wales. But to outside observers, the way they arrive at their decisions may be something of a mystery. This course seeks to shed light on this process. The course starts by explaining how judges make factual findings from evidence, how they choose how a case should be decided,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Opening up history: eighteenth century ideas of national independence
History & The Arts

Opening up history: eighteenth century ideas of national independence

...project about? I recently finished writing a book examining movements for independence in Corsica, Poland, America, France, Ireland, and Haiti. Rather than treating each revolution separately, I focus on how contemporaries thought about the legitimacy of independence: what made a claim to self-rule valid, and how they justified separation from foreign domination. By...
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Volunteering in the education sector
Education & Development

Volunteering in the education sector

...Manager at Dyfed-Powys Police before joining The Open University in Wales, during which time she also qualified in the subject. Kerrie was then keen to use her skills to support governance at her children’s school. Continue reading Kerrie’s overriding interest in becoming a governor, though, wasn’t a professional one; it was about supporting the environment where...
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What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?

...managing the family’s finances. Thinking ahead: planning for the future Each young person, whatever their background, has their own vision for what their future may bring. They might identify a role model in their family, someone whose accomplishments they have read about, or want to emulate a well-known figure they have heard about on social media. Alternatively, they...
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Paul Tucker On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Nature & Environment

Paul Tucker On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...Manager at Northampton Partnership Homes. Paul gained his OU degree course in Environmental Management and Technology, qualifiying with first class honours in 2019. He started postgraduate study towards a Masters in Systems Thinking in Practice in 2020 and completed the first module, Managing change with STiP (TB872) and enrolled in a second module, T891, Making...
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Beachbrains
Science, Maths & Technology

Beachbrains

...project of Intelligence Realm Inc. intends to create – at least a small – thinking beach. Based on the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) – the same technology as the basis of the much better known SETI1 project – the aim of the Artificial Intelligence System is to simulate the human brain, in real time. If their current experiments pay...
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Article 10 mins
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Hungary
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Hungary

...Introduction: English Hungarian confectionary cake traditions are modern, most being invented in the last 150 years. These cakes are much celebrated, and local cukrászda (cake shops) are favourite places for people to go. In the cukrászda famous cakes such as Dobos torta and Rákóczi túrós are offered alongside less well-known but equally delicious varieties. The...
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