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Europa’s icy shell
Science, Maths & Technology

Europa’s icy shell

...interacting with the ocean below. Thanks to these missions and their discoveries, Europa is now a prime target for astrobiological research. Interestingly, the moon has a notable lack of craters and mountains, suggesting the surface is quite young and is regularly changing, similar to Earth’s surface with its tectonic plates. Other ‘geological’ features include...
Is there life on Europa?
Science, Maths & Technology

Is there life on Europa?

...Interactions between its ice shell and space, or the ocean and the rocky interior, allow for water-rock reactions that might produce the necessary ingredients to support life. For example, hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and formamide (HCONH2) are important precursors for the formation of nucleotides (the building blocks of DNA), and ammonium cyanide (NH4CN) is a precursor for the...
What happens ‘When East Meets West’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens ‘When East Meets West’?

...interactions and time to process and prepare. How does internationalisation in higher education benefit everyone? [Students, staff and universities on the podium illustration] The first group of people to benefit from internationalisation in higher education are the students themselves. Students with different cultural identities have the opportunity to learn about...
Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?
Languages

Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?

...social, psychological and lifestyle advantages. Moreover, researchers are finding a swathe of health benefits from speaking more than one language, including faster stroke recovery and delayed onset of dementia. Could it be that the human brain evolved to be multilingual – that those who speak only one language are not exploiting their full potential? And in a world...
Systems explained by Humberto Maturana
Money & Business

Systems explained by Humberto Maturana

...Social Responsibility’ with the OU’s Professor Stephen Rose. We hope to be able to present on this site some recordings from these events in the future. 1. Humberto Maturana's understanding and use of the term 'System' Transcript 2. Distinctions between organisation and structure applied to a university Transcript 3. How does an object differ from a system? How...
My career goal: digital
Science, Maths & Technology

My career goal: digital

...Social media Social media can be a big part of your personal and professional lives. The resources below can help you utilise it effectively. Photography Capturing unique, professional images for your business or work is a useful skill to hone. The links below give you some practical and theoretical insights into this art. Videography Clear and professional video content...
Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities
Science, Maths & Technology

Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities

...social and technological experiment. In our world of finite resources and massive over-consumption, “breathing” walls, earth-shelters, composting toilets, "living machines" to deal with wastewater – are just some of the technologies which we may all have to get used to. These eco-communities are all breaking new ground by demonstrating how implementation of...
Diverse Perspectives on Mental Health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Diverse Perspectives on Mental Health

...social, environmental, economic and political factors shape and constrain our understandings and experiences of mental health and distress. It explores the wide range of diverse and frequently competing perspectives that characterise the world of mental health and looks at the impact of these perspectives on mental health practice and service provision. In a set of...