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Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime Badge icon
Education & Development

Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime

...systems in the UK. What you think about the boundaries that separate children from adults – what makes a child a child and an adult an adult – is very important to the issues you’ll learn about in this course. Ideas about childhood and adulthood differ from culture to culture and over historical time. These ideas are given particular force and influence when they...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...think of a system’s environment as being made up of those things that are not part of the system, but can either affect the system or be affected by it. Example 4 takes you into a particular area of interest, which is known as a domain, to look at system boundaries and how they can change. Example 4 A hospital is a domain where software is put to a variety of uses. A...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Why does it matter that the Sun's core rotates faster than the surface?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why does it matter that the Sun's core rotates faster than the surface?

...think about the world and our place in the universe. Many dinosaurs were covered in feathers; there’s a planet in the habitable zone around the nearest star in the night sky; the universe is expanding faster and faster but no one yet knows why. Now there’s a genuinely awe-inspiring and amazing discovery that really has changed the way I think about our solar system. A...
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Article 5 mins
The new politics of climate change
Nature & Environment

The new politics of climate change

...systems represent a massive undertaking to achieve them within the 12 year window recommended in the IPCC 2018 climate change report. This demands a level of attention in the UK that is comparable to the UKs war effort during World War II. Such efforts must focus not just on immediate carbon targets but engage more comprehensively with the need for deep adaptation as...
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Article 10 mins
How do musical instruments produce sound?
History & The Arts

How do musical instruments produce sound?

...think of those forming a wave like those in the figure below. A faster vibration creates more waves; the rate at which they move is called the ‘frequency’, which we measure in hertz (Hz), or cycles per second. The higher the frequency (or the more ‘bumps’ in the waveform) the higher the pitch. [Music sound waves] Sine waves across different frequencies. So where...
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Article 5 mins
Are old voting machines a threat to democracy?
Science, Maths & Technology

Are old voting machines a threat to democracy?

...System AccuVote-TSx DRE voting machine with a VVPAT attachment] Diebold Elections System AccuVote-TSx DRE voting machine with a VVPAT attachment That’s a problem for three big reasons. Breakdowns lead to lines, and lost votes First, while no one thinks all the voting machines are going to break down simultaneously, using aging voting equipment on Election Day increases...
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Article 5 mins
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...system. And so I believe, certainly, in my experience, that I think diversity and inclusion are incredibly important. LESLIE THOMAS: Despite the challenges, I think I would recommend a career at the bar for a number of reasons. I think there are very few professions where you get to be as creative, use your mind, help people, and challenge a system. You can do ......
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
About the ThrustWSH education hub
Science, Maths & Technology

About the ThrustWSH education hub

...systems. Safety is at the heart of the project, with risk and hazard management embedded throughout the project and a reinforced safety cell for the pilot. [Image of the ThrustWSH boat concept.] The image above is of the ThrustWSH boat concept. Engineering and mathematics are essential to the success of the ThrustWSH project - from the design of the boat hull and the...
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Article 5 mins