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Society, Politics & Law
International relations: exploring territorial divisions
In this short taster course, drawn from part 1 of the MA in International Relations (D818), you will be introduced to the idea of international division, focusing on territory. Divisions over territory have often lied at the heart of global problems like conflict, and in the following pages you will learn about the roots of some of the lines on ...
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History & The Arts
Religion, belief and worldviews hub
A place for exploring religion, spirituality and non-religion.
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Education & Development
The Open University and Children in Scotland learning portal
We are delighted to welcome you to this learning portal created in partnership between The Open University (OU) and Children in Scotland.
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History & The Arts
Mi'kmaq: First Nations people
These films give insight into Mi'kmaq life and examine the renewal of traditional customs by interviewing key members of the community who discuss the benefits and difficulties in attempting to hold on to their ancestry.
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History & The Arts
Graham Harvey on Davi Kopenawa at Oxford University
Graham Harvey reflects on a recent roundtable discussion with shaman, Indigenous diplomat and scholar, Davi Kopenawa Yanomami.
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History & The Arts
World Day of Social Justice
20th February is the World Day of Social Justice. Find out more with our FREE resources...
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Education & Development
Supporting young trans people’s rights to health and happiness
Transgender and non-binary children and young people are more visible than ever – but their voices are not often heard.
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Languages
The taste of love on different tongues: What language tells us about love
Tim Lomas explored the world's languages and discovered words for types of love with no English equivalent. He reckons there's at least fourteen flavours of love.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Everybody's looking for love
Having a learning disability doesn't mean you don't want the same things as other people when it comes to love - why would it?
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Society, Politics & Law
Sacred and secular: Silvio Ferrari
This video looks at the problems connected to religious freedom and the imbalanced protection of religion within the secular state.
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Education & Development
The Open University and SWAP Learning Hub
The site, a partnership between The Open University in Scotland and the Scottish Wider Access Programme (SWAP), brings together introductory level OpenLearn courses relevant to students studying SWAP courses. SWAP students can find courses that offer new topics to explore, build on their study with SWAP, and help prepare for further study at ...
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History & The Arts
Religion as Mother - JJ Bachofen
JJ Bachofen, a Swiss professor, thought religion was part of the process that started before monogomy, when mothers were the only reliable parent - hence, god was a woman. This animation explains more...