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So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...education programme look like? What types of roles are nurses in the UK working in and how do you decide if nursing is for you? [A nurse holding a clipboard speaking to another member of hospital staff in a corridor.] This course will explore all these things and more. As you work your way through the sections and activities, you will learn more about nursing today and...
What can parasites on Arctic shrews tell us about climate change?
Nature & Environment

What can parasites on Arctic shrews tell us about climate change?

...technology allowed the researchers to use the shrews’ DNA to understand past distributions, population sizes, and responses to environmental change. They also recreated the preserved shrews’ diets and parasite communities for comparison with those of modern shrews. “Little did the scientists from back then know how we would be using the specimens they collected,”...
Humans better at rapid change than we think
Nature & Environment

Humans better at rapid change than we think

...technology to solve environmental problems.” The study suggests that these barriers can be overcome, and have been in the past – through grassroots movements, or leadership from governments, or a combination of the two. It insists that both the costs and the benefits of change must be equally shared. “To be accepted, rapid change must be seen to be fair. This is...
Reaction injection moulding (RIM) and Reinforced reaction injection moulding (RRIM)
Science, Maths & Technology

Reaction injection moulding (RIM) and Reinforced reaction injection moulding (RRIM)

...technology has recently resulted in a 50% increase in productivity by including MRA in the monomer mixture before injection. To eliminate secondary painting, U.V.-stable pigments can be added to the monomers, or pigmented PUR coatings can be sprayed into the mould before injection. RIM and RRIM are used mainly for fascias, bumpers, body panels and steering wheels for the...
I-SPY: Find out more about the research on Internet infidelity
Health, Sports & Psychology

I-SPY: Find out more about the research on Internet infidelity

...technology we carry around it was an amazingly comforting and sexy thing to have. With long working hours an online relationship is like fast food, ready when we are, naughty, cheap, very often eaten alone without the exhaustion of social niceties.’ - ‘I have a deep mistrust in the internet, and feel it massively facilitates infidelity. My ex-husband is inherently a...
What happens to our brains when we're afraid - and can that help us overcome fear?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to our brains when we're afraid - and can that help us overcome fear?

...technology. Their technique, published in the inaugural edition of Nature Human Behaviour, could lead to a new way of treating patients with conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and phobias. Fear related disorders affect around one in 14 people and place considerable pressure on mental health services. Currently, a common approach is for patients to...
Design from the inside
Science, Maths & Technology

Design from the inside

...technology, where material performance comes not only from the properties of the base material, but also from the structure applied to the material. Common examples have existed for centuries, such as corrugated cardboard (patented in 1871) used in packaging materials, foams (such as the memory foam developed in 1960s by NASA) used in mattresses, and lattice structures...
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Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...Education programme at the Open University. PAYAM REZAIE And I'm Payam Rezaie. I'm a Reader and the Programme Director for the Science Master's programme at the OU. ERIC ADDAE-KYEREMEH Between us, we have more than 30 years of experience in teaching postgraduate students, producing and leading qualifications across different programmes at the OU and elsewhere. PAYAM...