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European Championships 2016: Home Nations dare to dream or will it be an early Brexit?
Health, Sports & Psychology

European Championships 2016: Home Nations dare to dream or will it be an early Brexit?

...centred around a core of English Premiership stars, such as Hugo Lloris, N’Golo Kante, Anthony Martial and Dimitri Payet, as well as world stars like Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann. Their will have become increasingly focused after the November terrorist attacks in Paris. The argument against a French triumph is a potential quarter or semi-final against the Germans....
Multipoint cutting (rotational)
Science, Maths & Technology

Multipoint cutting (rotational)

...centre drilling, reaming, boring and spot-facing. Cutting speeds vary from 150 to 10,000 m min-1, but slow speeds are recommended for deep holes and hard materials. Feeds vary from 0.1–1 mm rev-1, but may be as low as 0.025 mm rev-1 for micro-drills. Feeds increase with hole diameter and decrease with hole depth. Most drilling is done with twist drills although there...
What does the French regional election result mean?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the French regional election result mean?

...Centre-Val de Loire. And along south-western Mediterranean coast, the FN is also in pole position in the Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées where Le Pen’s partner, Louis Aliot leads the FN list (cosy, non?). However, this region may be taken by the Socialists in the second round. How political map looks in France this AM before 2nd round. Can see FN in industrial...
Remembering Thatcherism
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Thatcherism

...Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies, was a prescient analysis of the ‘swing to the right’ that was taking place in British society. In this article, Hall outlined the way in which Thatcher and the radical right had put together a critique of the post-war social democratic consensus and were attempting to construct a new consensus drawn from some of the ‘common...
Understanding devolution in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding devolution in Wales

...centre socialist party which has been the dominant force in Welsh politics for a century. Electoral success: Labour have won almost every election in Wales for 100 years and have led every Welsh government in the post-devolution era, winning between 26 and 30 out of 60 Senedd seats. Political heartlands: The post-industrial constituencies in the south Wales Valleys and...
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Brexit’s impact on the nations of the UK - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special
History & The Arts

Brexit’s impact on the nations of the UK - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special

...session of the Brexit Special by Student Hub Live, three OU academics who live and research in different parts of the UK will discuss the different factors that shaped their nations’ reactions to the referendum, along with its consequences for the UK’s unity, cohesion and prosperity. Transcript For more Studnet Hub Live events, visit studenthublive.kmi.open.ac.uk/...
Expert insight: Amazonian challenges and policy responses
Nature & Environment

Expert insight: Amazonian challenges and policy responses

...emerge out of the experience of Dr Andrea Berardi, a Lecturer in Environmental Information Systems at The Open University. He is a co-investigator on Project COBRA. COBRA is researching ways to integrate community solutions within policies addressing escalating social, economic and environmental crises, through accessible information and communication technologies....
What can parasites on Arctic shrews tell us about climate change?
Nature & Environment

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

...research on Arctic animals focuses on economically important or charismatic species like caribou or polar bears, small mammals, such as shrews, and their parasites can serve as indicators of environmental change. Andrew Hope, a biologist at Kansas State University, and his colleagues recently published a study of Arctic shrews in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...