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Structural Integrity: Materials Testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Structural Integrity: Materials Testing

...study of the safe design and assessment of materials and structures under load, has become crucial in engineering design. Concepts within stress analysis have wide applicability, as there are very few manufactured components and products that do not experience any loading during their life. The tracks on this album demonstrate a selection of specialised tests designed to...
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Exploring Sports
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring Sports

...studying An interview with a judo athlete As one of the young hopefuls for 2012, Colleen Kerr has been practising judo for 12 years and clarifies how important nutrition is in a weight categorised sport An interview with a paraglider David Snowdon has been paragliding for 15 years, 13 of those have been at an international level. David is a self-taught pilot An interview...
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Introducing Health Sciences: The Pain Clinic
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: The Pain Clinic

...study approach... Introducing Health Sciences: The Pain Clinic A short introduction to this album Gate Control Theory Doctors and patients at the Royal Free Hospital's Pain Clinic and at the Real Health Institute explain how chronic pain works The Real Health Institute A group of 8 patients on a four week course at a specialist pain clinic in London. Controlling Pain...
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Rocks in the field
Science, Maths & Technology

Rocks in the field

...study of the Earth, its origin, structure, processes and composition. This album features The Open University's Glynda Easterbrook and fellow geologist Tony Lee as they visit Northern Ireland to look at some amazing rock forms and some fascinating successions of different depositional environments. This material forms part of The Open University course S260 Geology......
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Pygmalion meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer
History & The Arts

Pygmalion meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer

...re-interpreting myth Open University academic Paula James explains the links between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and classical mythology. Why study myth? Chris Emlyn-Jones, Valerie Hope and Paula James reveal the enduring importance of myth. A330: Myth in the Greek and Roman worlds How story and myth are embedded into the monuments and artefacts of ancient Greece and Rome....
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Rugby tackles homophobia
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby tackles homophobia

...studied issues of gay people in sports largely agree that organised sports are highly homophobic (Anderson, 2002) although there is some more recent debate about whether men’s heterosexual ‘gay’ behaviours (e.g. kissing each other on the mouth) indicates more openness and acceptance (Anderson, 2005). This TV advert is a step towards even more openness and...
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Saving capitalists from themselves?
Society, Politics & Law

Saving capitalists from themselves?

...study released in December. And it is mark of our times that Credit Suisse, which has contributed to the increase in global inequality, proudly produces its Global Wealth Report which is one of the best studies of the phenomenon. And our major international institutions are run by people who promote this transfer of wealth to the 1%. On 19 December, Christine Lagarde,...
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British public open to compromise on Brexit deal, new research finds
Society, Politics & Law

British public open to compromise on Brexit deal, new research finds

...study. Little appetite for ‘no deal’ Brexit The research also raised questions about another of the prime minister’s memorable declarations on Brexit – that “no deal is better than a bad deal”. This frequently heard mantra has come under increased scrutiny in recent days. In early July, a survey of British businesses found that 98% of those polled think “no...
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