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Aeroplane Design and Engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Aeroplane Design and Engineering

...free course on structural integrity and investigate the I-35W bridge collapse Return to aeroplane Landing gear[Image of aeroplane landing gear on the runway]Aircraft landing gear is a critical sub-component and is designed to support the full weight of the airplane during ground operations and crucially during landing when kinetic forces are high. These forces need to be...
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Year of the Dragon: Lunar New Year
Languages

Year of the Dragon: Lunar New Year

...culture and study Mandarin Chinese, visit this page where you can find free courses to sample, as well as paid online short courses which provide digital badges for attendance, and accredited courses. Beginners’ Chinese with 30 credits will be open for registration in April/May for an October 2024 start.Details of how to register will be published on this page soon....
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Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two
Society, Politics & Law

Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two

...language and thinking was in stark contrast to the blunt insistence from many Western environmentalists upon the need for ‘birth control’. But another issue starts to emerge in this period, which brings another set of voices to the fore in environmental debates through the course of the decade that follows, and that’s climate change. The documentary ‘Under the...
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Helen Cammock and the art of storytelling
Languages

Helen Cammock and the art of storytelling

...language and other symbols, and bound together by relations of power. Once you become aware of this, you can work to deconstruct it, and to promote a different configuration of values and beliefs for mainstream society. You can shift the meaning of words and, through this, recreate society. There’s a very big difference between what an artist like Helen Cammock does and...
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What is forensic science?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is forensic science?

...courses. [Image of forensic scientists working in a lab. ] Forensic science, or forensics, is the application of science to establish how historical events occurred and thereby provide impartial evidence that can be used in a court of law. Science can be defined as the collection of information through systematic experimentation and observation. Science often involves the...
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Nos Galan Gaeaf: the traditional Welsh celebration being eclipsed by modern Halloween
History & The Arts

Nos Galan Gaeaf: the traditional Welsh celebration being eclipsed by modern Halloween

...language, there is no evidence for Samhain having been celebrated in Wales – so, it could well be a Gaelic rather than a Celtic institution. The oft-repeated claim that it signifies the start of the Celtic year is based on the speculation of comparative mythologists. The name Nos Galan Gaeaf certainly does not go back to a prehistoric period of Celtic linguistic unity....
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Brains, bots and better learning? What OU students really think about generative AI
Education & Development

Brains, bots and better learning? What OU students really think about generative AI

...language help create study plans and essay structures improve grammar, spelling and punctuation check referencing and citations identify gaps, repetition or unclear arguments manage word counts and organise ideas. One student compared AI to ‘someone you can bounce ideas off,’ while another described it as a tool that helps turn confusion into understanding. Others...
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Building the London Underground
History & The Arts

Building the London Underground

...along the course of the line, it will be perfectly free from damp all the way; and, as every carriage will be abundantly lighted, the ride will be pleasant in the highest degree. The works will be speedily commenced, and it is expected that the line will be in full operation in little more than twelve months. -The York Herald and General Advertiser, August 6th, 1853...
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