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The importance of education for students in secure environments
Education & Development

The importance of education for students in secure environments

...courses at levels and in subjects that are otherwise unavailable, supporting students to choose courses and progress with their learning and championing the life-changing power of education to prisons, policymakers and the public. PET offer over 120 different distance learning courses, from business start-up to creative writing, GCSEs and A-levels, and Open University...
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Oedipus: The message in the myth
History & The Arts

Oedipus: The message in the myth

...course of action. An obvious example is the story, referred to repeatedly in the Odyssey, of how Agamemnon, the Greek commander-in-chief in the Trojan War, returned home after the War and was immediately murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her paramour Aegisthus, and how in due course Agamemnon's murder was avenged by his son Orestes. Odysseus, too, is on his way home...
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Aeroplane Design and Engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Aeroplane Design and Engineering

...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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Lord John Browne - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Lord John Browne - Stories of Change

...course, 1997 I decided to launch BP on a programme of changing its business and saying actually climate change is a problem, is an existential threat and changing the way BP worked. And I gave that speech in Stanford at that time. RH: And politicians were taking it up keenly at the time, when you look back just historically, does it look like a short time ago, are we...
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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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A brief history of advertising
Money & Business

A brief history of advertising

...courses In 1477 William Caxton printed what could be described as Britain’s first advert, for a book called The Pyes of Salisbury. But advertising goes back much earlier than Caxton’s days; almost certainly it emerged alongside trading. From simply displaying ones wares outside, to painting murals to entice customers, the roots of advertising run deep. Actual examples...
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Appreciative Inquiry
Education & Development

Appreciative Inquiry

...course, An Appreciative Approach to Inquiry. In the session, we explored what we mean by Appreciative Inquiry, focusing particularly on the generative possibilities of starting from a positive core instead of problem-focused inquiries. We explored how a different language of inquiry, involving immersing, imagining, innovating and re-immersing, changes how we feel and...
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Mental health: Survivor suggestions
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health: Survivor suggestions

...people with, but if something bothers you it is important I think mental health is all about life balance; which sounds easy but it's not always so easy to achieve This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection' created by the Open University in Wales. You can learn more and find courses, articles and other activities on the collection's homepage....
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