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Stefan Szymanski on the business of football
Money & Business

Stefan Szymanski on the business of football

...changed, the fundamentals of the business model have not. Clubs must risk money by hiring players in the expectation of success in competition – league and cup – which will in turn attract fans. Successful clubs can grow by improving the quality of their squad and by enlarging their stadium. Unsuccessful teams risk financial failure as revenues fail to match promised...
QATAR 2022 must impart a positive coaching legacy for Africa and the Caribbean member associations
Health, Sports & Psychology

QATAR 2022 must impart a positive coaching legacy for Africa and the Caribbean member associations

...changing the narrative that a non-African was essential in them being successful, most notably Morocco's Walid Regragui. Are we really seeing an ongoing trend or a flash in the pan, and does this really indicate progress for those chasing a coaching career in Africa?...Find out about The Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. On 10th December...
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...change your mind about the criminal justice system – and should inspire you to learn more about the law. You will start by thinking about those involved in criminal court proceedings, and will look at juries in the first section...Truth, myth or mixture?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain some key features of the criminal...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)
Money & Business

Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)

...change over the lifetime of a project. For longer projects this becomes more likely, and may arise from change of staff within the organisation, or even where the strategic priority attached to a project changes so that the sponsor also changes...Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO): 1.3 Communication of governance arrangements - Four principles of...
Supporting children's development
Education & Development

Supporting children's development

...changes in the lives of children as they move from one stage of development to another. ‘Transition’ literally means ‘passing from one place, condition, form, stage or activity, to another’ (YourDictionary, nd). We all experience different sorts of transitions on a daily basis and throughout our lives. A horizontal transition involves literally a move from one...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Why were David Bowie's eyes two different colours?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why were David Bowie's eyes two different colours?

...changes in light, while the right pupil does. So Bowie’s left eye often appeared to be quite dark, due to the blackness of his dilated pupil, when compared to the blue of his right iris. The dilated pupil of his left eye was also potentially more prone to the effect of “red eye”. This sometimes adds to the appearance of a different colour when contrasted to his...
Throwing light on research by South & Central American scientists
Science, Maths & Technology

Throwing light on research by South & Central American scientists

...changes abound, but you don't hear much about the new observations made by Chilean astronomers, or the study in Yucatán, Mexico, that is bringing us closer to the causes of the dinosaurs’ disappearance. Under the hashtag #CienciaLatina, there's an initiative to spread scientific news on networks created by scientists of the region. Its objective is to create and expand...
The July Crisis: A chronology
History & The Arts

The July Crisis: A chronology

...for Britain to decide if she will join them in their fight against the Alliance – Britain is not obliged to do so under any alliance treaty. Next: the way historians have viewed the causes of the First World War has changed in the hundred years since war broke out. Read about the different opinions and positions in The debate on the origins of the First World War...