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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Customer Service
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Customer Service

...the goal, at least rhetorically, is to improve efficiency and individual care, in practice this can cause serious problems. Geoff Sharrock investigates this trend in his article “Students aren’t customers…or are they?” This article was written to accompany the Winter 2015-16 series of The Bottom Line. For more information on the series, visit the series page....
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Some thoughts on Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Some thoughts on Brexit

...become increasingly poor and ineffective. When your average citizen perceives that such inequality is not unrelated to the distribution of political power in Westminster and Brussels the response is clear: a vote to leave the EU that has the added benefit of putting two-fingers up to the so-called Westminster elite. What happens next is anyone’s guess. All views...
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Alkali metals
Science, Maths & Technology

Alkali metals

...become more terrifying as we go down the group. Let's try Caesium, our 5th alkali metal. [Huge explosion] The science The alkali metals are the elements Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Caesium and Francium. They are grouped together because they all behave similarly (except with different ferocity) and together form Group 1 of the Periodic Table. They are in fact...
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Phoenix on Mars!
Science, Maths & Technology

Phoenix on Mars!

...become concentrated as a residue on the surface. We have seen only a fraction of the full panorama as yet, and there may be surprises still to come. Fascinating as the surface images are (at least to me, although I see that today's Sun disagrees We went to Mars and all we got was this lousy photo.... ) the picture that really took my breath away was one sent back by Mars...
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Why do women need abortions?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do women need abortions?

...becoming a ‘physical or mental wreck’. This was overturned when the High Court in Belfast ruled Northern Ireland's abortion law in breach of the UK's human rights commitments. To highlight the 50th anniversary of the Act being passed, as well as women’s current experiences of abortion, we created a video collection based on an Open University research project on...
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Classical Studies: festivals
History & The Arts

Classical Studies: festivals

...ancient relics to paint a picture of the traditional Athenian festival. Transcript The Vinalia Food and drink festivals have become increasingly popular in recent years, but did you know that they have actually taken place since Ancient Rome? Dr Joanna Paul, Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies, shows us a depiction of the Vinalia, a festival dedicated to wine. Transcript...
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Understanding Identity
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Identity

...become a woman; if an organ fails, you can get a new one. But is it all for the greater good? There are people in today's society who wouldn't think twice about putting a patent on our biological and genetic heritage. The tracks on this album discuss issues such as identity, the relationship between the natural and the social sciences, and the colossal topic of ethnicity,...
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Understanding Cities
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Cities

...become ever more pressing concerns. The tracks on this album explore some of the challenges faced across the world as citizens and administrators adapt to ever increasing pressures on city spaces and resources. The material forms part of the course DD304, Understanding Cities... Understanding Cities A short introduction to this album. Nature Spaces An allotment in...
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