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The Silver Bridge Disaster: The collapse
Science, Maths & Technology

The Silver Bridge Disaster: The collapse

...system to support it while you’re removing it. So you’d actually build some false work, it would be another bridge next to the exact same bridge that you have, and then remove that false work when you’re all complete. The different techniques that we use to inspect the steel members would be, um, non-destructive testing where we can x-ray the metal or we can use a...
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iSpot: Your place to share nature
Nature & Environment

iSpot: Your place to share nature

...system motivates and rewards, awarding badges for contributions. Personalise and Learn: participate in citizen science challenges; create, develop and filter your own learning journey through projects, quizzes, online ID keys and courses. [iSpot ipad and materials collage] As a curator of biodiversity species data, the impact of iSpot is extensive; from being essential to...
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Can Space Technologies solve the Sustainable Development Goals?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can Space Technologies solve the Sustainable Development Goals?

...systems. My PhD, as part of the International Development research in the Astrobiology department of The Open University, involves investigating the potentials and challenges of using innovations in space technologies for sustainable development. Currently, in my first year, what I love most about this research topic is how it combines science, technology, engineering and...
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Article 15 mins
On Brexit, Hamsters & Hungry Pythons!
Society, Politics & Law

On Brexit, Hamsters & Hungry Pythons!

...system. The NHS is about as safe with them as a pet hamster would be with a hungry python. The issue of the safety of the NHS, and the ‘leave’ campaigners’ claims that money sent to Brussels could be spent on healthcare were further undermined when it emerged that the co-founder of the Leave.EU group, Arron Banks, did not support a state-funded NHS. As he said,...
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Introduction to the calculus of variations
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to the calculus of variations

...systems. Introduction to the calculus of variations consists of material from MS327 Unit 5, Introduction to the calculus of variations, and has five sections in total. You should set aside about three to four hours to study each of the sections; the whole extract should take about 16 hours to study. The extract is a small part (around 8%) of a large course that is studied...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important
Health, Sports & Psychology

Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important

...systems and processes and the evidence that underpins practice. This makes them an accountable professional, being able to justify their actions/omissions. It also allows them to understand ‘why’ things happen the way they do e.g., what changes in the body if someone has diabetes, not simply knowing that the patient has diabetes. They deliver the essential components...
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Sea level rise in Bangladesh
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Bangladesh

...system/uploads/attachment_data/file/663885/Future_of_the_sea_-_sea_level_rise.pdf Accessed 25th January 2020 Humphreys, D. (2019) ‘Climate Change: an introduction to a heated debate’, Chapter 1, in Jehlicka, P. and D. Humphreys, D. (Eds) Environmental Policy in an International Context, Milton Keynes, The Open University IDMC, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre...
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Are you a socially intelligent educational leader?
Education & Development

Are you a socially intelligent educational leader?

...systemic change. As a leader, this might mean asking difficult questions about your own practice. Are there ways in which well-intentioned policies or interventions might be limiting rather than enabling? Are there voices that are not being heard because they do not fit the dominant narrative? How leaders relate to others and how they use their interpersonal competencies...
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