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An introduction to computers and computer systems
Digital & Computing

An introduction to computers and computer systems

...technology. Figure 2 shows such a computer, Colossus 10. [This is a black-and-white photograph of the Colossus 10.] Figure 2 Colossus 10 in Block H of Bletchley Park, now part of The National Museum of Computing. The large frame on the right of the picture with wheels attached is the input device. It guides paper tape with the stream of characters from an intercepted...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Jury Hub Conversation: Hannah Fawcett, Matt Brooks, Hayley Ness
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub Conversation: Hannah Fawcett, Matt Brooks, Hayley Ness

...as posttraumatic growth, which is his core research area. He is a member of the MMU Health Psychology and Communities Research Centre, the Stress, Health and Performance Cluster in the Faculty of Health and Education, and the Life Paths Research Centre in the United States. He supervises Ph.D. students in areas relating to posttraumatic growth, stress, and victimology....
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Video 55 mins
Extra help for disabled students: Disabled Students' Allowance
Education & Development

Extra help for disabled students: Disabled Students' Allowance

...education within the UK...Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) covers the extra study-related costs or expenses that you may have as a disabled person. You don’t need to pay it back and it doesn’t affect any benefits you receive. You can apply for DSA if you live in the UK and have a disability that affects your ability to study, such as a: specific learning difficulty,...
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Ysgogwyr Newid
Society, Politics & Law

Ysgogwyr Newid

...4 ‘Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all’ SDG 10 ‘Reduced inequalities’ SDG 16 ‘Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels’ [SDG 4, 10 and 16] [SDG 4, 10 and 16]...
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Activity 30 mins
Attacked but not hacked: How secure was the US election?
Society, Politics & Law

Attacked but not hacked: How secure was the US election?

...technologies. To wit: Some states use fully electronic voting while others retain the traditional paper ballot. Polls open and close at different times across the country. Some states may offer a window for early voting while others do not. There is no unified national election “system” that could be attacked or disrupted in a single effort. Unfortunately, refuting...
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Riches & misery: the consequences of the Atlantic slave trade
History & The Arts

Riches & misery: the consequences of the Atlantic slave trade

...technology. These were also years of large British involvement in the slave trade. So were these two trends related? Undoubtedly the slave trade affected the British economy in a number of ways. The British cotton mills, which became the emblem of the “Industrial Revolution”, depended on cheap slave-produced cotton from the New World; cotton would have been more...
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Article 10 mins
Does handing a company on to the children work?
Money & Business

Does handing a company on to the children work?

...technology that allows CEOs to observe their workers’ productivity, it is only profitable to invest in the technology if the CEOs then use the information to discipline the low productivity workers. Thus, the “reputation cost” incurred by family CEOs may act as a constraint on investing in this technology. We find empirical support for the predictions of the model....
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Black and Minority Ethnic students: Mental wellbeing and study support
Health, Sports & Psychology

Black and Minority Ethnic students: Mental wellbeing and study support

...Education at the OU and Rehana Awan and Darren Gray were part of a small working group, set up under the OU’s Access and Participation Plan, to explore the reasons why Black students are less likely than White students to declare a mental health condition. [Illustration of OU student by a sign of services available] If you’re already registered on an OU module you can...
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Video 10 mins