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Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius
History & The Arts

Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius

...research into flight. In one he wrote a treatise on aviation and studies on the flight of birds. In Florence between 1487 - 1490 he created designs for fabulous flying machines, incorporating birds’ wings into his drawings. He began to integrate concepts of mechanics, engineering, physics, aeronautics and anatomy into his ideas of flight. Extensive research led him to...
Do Something Great
Nature & Environment

Do Something Great

...research-led insight to help strengthen those in the sector at a time of uncertainty. You can find out more on the CVSL's website. Clean up your coast Get involved with clearing up your coastline in the 'help your coast' article below. You may even find some treasures on the way. Additionally, check out our free course on managing coastal environments to understand the...
How OpenLearn uses third-party content
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How OpenLearn uses third-party content

...research Before publication, the content will be reviewed by a member of the editorial team to ensure there are no compliance problems with the piece - e.g. copyright infringement Sometimes the material has been selected from another publication, and is being republished by OpenLearn Why do we use this sort of content? Using high quality third-party content allows us to:...
'As rich as Croesus'
History & The Arts

'As rich as Croesus'

...Research project and other reliable sources, such as the BBC, British Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art, to help you to explore where the saying ‘as rich as Croesus’ came from and to provide an opportunity for you to understand how the text of Herodotus can be compared with the archaeological record. [Croesus gold coin] Gold coin of Croesus, from the Metropolitan...
Make your clothes count
Nature & Environment

Make your clothes count

...research shows that 350,000 tonnes of used clothing needlessly goes to landfill in the UK every year, wasting precious resources that could be put to better use by being repaired, passed on or donated. Extending the wearable life of a t-shirt or any other garment by just three months would lead to a 5-10% reduction in the amount of carbon and water used and waste created....
Do our clothes shopping habits require retail therapy?
Nature & Environment

Do our clothes shopping habits require retail therapy?

...research into female attitudes towards the notion of buying fewer garments for sustainability...[Clothes shopping] I’m sure that many of us are guilty of owning a wardrobe full of clothes but still sometimes feeling that we have nothing to wear. If not yourself, you probably know someone who fits that description, and the likelihood is that a sense of not having the...
How to help your child become a future Olympian
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to help your child become a future Olympian

...Research shows that doing lots of different sports and activities during childhood is more likely to produce an elite athlete than just doing one. This is because over-practicing one set of skills or actions is more likely to result in injury, and it gets boring! All sports have a whole range of transferable skills that are important in any competitive situation, things...
Relationships at work
Money & Business

Relationships at work

...research found that a healthy relationship can actually contribute to one’s professional success – as it provides the stable emotional foundation to concentrate on their career goals. The Harvard Business Review examines this finding in its article “Why You Spend More Hours at Work When Your Relationship Is Going Well”. If you are to engage in office romance then...