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Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...think they want to do maybe sociology or psychology, and they will switch from the idea of having done that first foundation module. So that can lead you into areas you never thought you'd be interested in. SPEAKER 5 I think I like having that flexibility. I mean, that's what the Open degree is all about. SPEAKER 3 So students can pretty much study any modules they like,...
Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression

...think critically about some of the more pressing contemporary questions and controversies. For example: Do anxiety and depression lie along a ‘continuum’ of human emotions? Do culture and societal views matter? Are anxiety and depression simply caused by the stresses and strains of daily living and by life’s events and traumas, and not by genes? How much of mental...
Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

...system designed for the problems of 1948 at the beginning of the welfare state. The Cabinet Office is working on a paper about long-term options for care reform – let’s hope it’s a good one. Education Andrew Gunn, Visiting Fellow at the School of Education, University of Leeds Several of Theresa May’s ambitions to improve education through increased choice are...
The world's busiest railway station - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai
Science, Maths & Technology

The world's busiest railway station - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai

...system control and automation. [Blurred hurrying commuters inside Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station, Mumbai] On top of that, to maintain the headway, commuters only have fifteen to thirty five seconds while the train stops to get on or off. Many jump out of the open doors whilst the train is still in motion. Tragically accidents are commonplace - nine people...
Tim Peake’s spacewalk is no stroll in the park
Science, Maths & Technology

Tim Peake’s spacewalk is no stroll in the park

...system that controls power from the solar panels, and one of its eight sub-units (number 1B) has failed and is to be replaced. One bolt has to be undone, the faulty unit removed, new one installed, and the single bolt re-tightened. It will take about three hours to complete the task, something that would take maybe half an hour back home. Kopra, a NASA astronaut, has...
The growing demand for drugs in UK prisons
Society, Politics & Law

The growing demand for drugs in UK prisons

...system in the headlines once more, Dr David Scott explores the issue of drug smuggling in UK prisons...Transcript The terrible harms that psychoactive drugs create for both prisoners and prison officers have been laid bare in the media again and again in recent months. The historical ‘invisibility’ of what happens inside prisons has been consistently breached through...
Pore-free die casting (active atmosphere casting)
Science, Maths & Technology

Pore-free die casting (active atmosphere casting)

...system to supply the active gas to the specially designed dies. Pore-free casting (PF) allows a reduction in casting pressure, and hence machine size, compared with high pressure die casting, enabling same-sized components with similar properties to be produced at lower pressures, with a corresponding increase in die life. Production rates are less than for high pressure...
Squeeze casting and squeeze forming
Science, Maths & Technology

Squeeze casting and squeeze forming

...systems not usually required, giving high metal yields and weight tolerances of ±2%. Solidification times less than other casting processes except high pressure die casting and “Hyperforge” process. Accurate control of all process variables makes process difficult to operate under production conditions and often leads to slow cycle times. Typical production rates are...