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Continuing Tai Chi
<p>This is a continuers Tai Chi course which coordinates slow rhythmic movements based on Chinese martial art forms with relaxed deep breathing which leads to a calmness that has many health benefits
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Homer's Odyssey - an enduring story and a new English translation
<p>In our close reading of Homer's <em>Odyssey</em> we shall unravel questions about the story of the hero Odysseus, myth and history, the epic's "author" and the cultural contexts and modes of the
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Music and its Cultural Environment: the Renaissance, Baroque and Modern Eras
<p>Music is always composed for and performed within a specific environment. This course explores the fruitful relationship between an outstanding selection of works and their original and subsequent
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Philosophy of Science
<p>The birth of Western Philosophy and the ‘scientific’ study of Nature begin together in the Pre-Socratic Greek world. In this course we will take a philosophical trip from the beginnings of Western
...Philosophy of Science
<p>The birth of Western Philosophy and the ‘scientific’ study of Nature begin together in the Pre-Socratic Greek world. In this course we will take a philosophical trip from the beginnings of Western
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Introduction to Tunisian Crochet
<p>Learn to use all 10 fingers to engage with yarn and colour to learn new stitches and create your own crocheted articles in Tunisian crochet which is not the same as regular crochet. It could be
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Japanese for Travellers
<p>An introduction to Japanese language and culture for travellers to Japan. Learn and practice conversational Japanese, key expressions and vocabulary for real-life travel situations, and enjoy an
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The Atomic Nucleus - A Journey to the Heart of Matter
<p>Nuclear Physics is a subject that brings shudders to many due, in part, to the enormous threat of nuclear weapons. It also has a reputation for being impenetrable subject matter. Whilst this course
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The Improving Macquaries: Lachlan
<p>This walk will help you re-imagine early nineteenth-century Sydney Town and the task of governing the colony of convicts. Colonel Macquarie had to bring order to a society riven by conflicts. How
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The Colourful Victorians - Art, Design and Jewellery
<p>Our image of the Victorian era is Queen Victoria in black. But the Victorians loved colour – electric purples, green and yellows. A 2024 exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford explored this
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The Colourful Victorians - Art, Design and Jewellery
<p>Our image of the Victorian era is Queen Victoria in black. But the Victorians loved colour – electric purples, green and yellows. A 2024 exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford explored this
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A Brief History of Opera
<p>Get more out of opera! Explore its development through history, where it came from and how it developed through experimentation and trial and error. From the late Renaissance revival of Ancient
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