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A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter
Science, Maths & Technology

A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter

...study its three icy moons (Ganymede, Europa and Callisto). Could moons like these, orbiting giant gas planets, be habitable?...Find out more about The Open University's Science courses and qualifications. Rachael Hamp and Grace Richards are members of AstrobiologyOU. Their research focusses on another icy moon orbiting a gas giant planet – Enceladus, a moon of Saturn....
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What is shareholder activism?
Money & Business

What is shareholder activism?

...studies in the United States started in the late 1990s and initially produced less encouraging results. The evidence indicates that shareholder activism can prompt small changes in target firms' governance structures but has little impact on share values and earnings.[8] A later study by Brav, Jiang, Thomas and Partnoy showed that the stock market’s reaction to the...
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Thinking Outside the Box
Society, Politics & Law

Thinking Outside the Box

...skills to help them communicate complex ideas. When I put the artist hat on, I delve deeper into the issues I personally care about and look at different ways of developing my practice. As an artist I also like to work more with exploring narrative structures and weaving together individual stories that show a snapshot of emotions and opinions at a particular point in...
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Article 5 mins
30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’
Money & Business

30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’

...skills development – are as important today as they’ve ever been. “Whilst it’s essential to have reliable and independent data on small and medium-sized businesses, the experiences and shared opinions of the managers and owners behind the statistics are just as important if we really want to understand the underlying issues. The Quarterly Survey team has always...
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Darwin on hunting with bolas
History & The Arts

Darwin on hunting with bolas

...skill with the bolas. Two spears were stuck in the ground twenty-five yards apart, but they were struck and entangled only once in four or five times. The balls can be thrown fifty or sixty yards, but with little certainty. This, however, does not apply to a man on horseback; for when the speed of the horse is added to the force of the arm, it is said, that they can be...
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Forensic psychology Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic psychology

...skills and abilities that underpin successful study. So, completing this course should encourage you to think about taking other courses...Introduction and guidance: How to get a badge - Getting a badge is straightforward! Here’s what you have to do: read each week of the course score 50% or more in the two badge quizzes in Week 4 and Week 8. For all the quizzes, you...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation

...skills and judgment to select an appropriate course of action, often under high workload, time pressure, and ambiguous indications, all of which can be stressful. Sudden and severe stress generates the following bodily responses: increase in heart rate increase in breathing decrease in digestive activity liver released glucose for energy Fight-or-flight response Our...
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Migration
Science, Maths & Technology

Migration

...studying this course, you should be able to: describe some of the migratory journeys made by birds and other animals explain the process of adaptation by natural selection and how this results in evolution describe what is meant by homeostasis, with particular reference to how migratory birds regulate body temperature in order to conserve energy provide examples of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs