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Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?

...think of this image when thinking about clashes of understanding between cultures. [This is a cartoon-style drawing of two women walking in opposite directions. One woman is wearing a bikini and carrying a beach bag; she is wearing high heels, jewellery and sunglasses. The other woman is wearing a black burqa covering all of her body except for her eyes. Each woman looks...
Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...system with the sun at the centre while the planets revolved around it, proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543). The spread of these new ideas was aided by the development of printing using movable type, devised by Johannes Gutenberg (c.1398–1468) in the 1450s. There was also a significant change in the economy, with a decline in the number of people holding land...
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,...
Freeing people caught between life and death
Health, Sports & Psychology

Freeing people caught between life and death

...think. At first, this feels like a game, even one that is strangely amusing. Then, reality sets in. You’re trapped. You see and hear your family lamenting your fate. Over the years, the carers forget to turn on the TV. You’re too cold. Then you’re too hot. You’re always thirsty. The visits of your friends and family dwindle. Your partner moves on. And there’s...
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...