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Some merits of Manchester
History & The Arts

Some merits of Manchester

...centre or terminal in England, and it is never to be found quite bad, though of course it is sometimes better and sometimes worse. It is hard to know if it is more hotel or more station; perhaps it is a mixture of each which defies analysis; but in its well-studied composition you pass, as it were, from your car to your room, as from one chamber to another. This is...
Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view
History & The Arts

Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view

...centre of the view, the frame was dissolved. No longer was the experience of landscape representation mediated by the baroque perspectival constructions of traditional city views. The visitor was invited to encounter the landscape directly. Of course, this was still an image, but every effort was made to support the illusion that the visitor had been transported to the...
Dance skills
Education & Development

Dance skills

...centre of gravity for a dancer is in the pelvis, just below the navel. It is important to try to keep the line of gravity within the base of the support to help the body's stability. The body is more stable when the centre of gravity is lower and the base of support larger. However, dancers usually want to balance on precariously small supports, such as the ball of one...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour
History & The Arts

Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour

...children, might have compared to those of the typical male Grand Tourist. In this free course, you’ll have the opportunity to explore some of these questions, and to gain an introduction to the Grand Tour. The course also provides a snapshot of how our study of this historical and cultural phenomenon can be conducted through different disciplines in the Arts and...
Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis

...research were asked to do the following task, which you should also try out. Take five minutes to ‘free-write’ on the subject of your relationship to a familiar place (make it an outdoor place, from the past or present). A free-write means writing spontaneously with minimum hesitation or revision. Now reflect on the following three questions: Describe your...
Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...Research Centre at Ispra, Italy, has produced PVGIS (PV Geographical Information System), an online tool giving solar radiation data and estimated PV outputs for Europe, Africa and parts of Asia. Users can input the geographic location, type of module, its power rating, array orientation etc., and the software will calculate the expected monthly and annual energy yield...
Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...research centres, government agencies and potentially firms. Knowledge ecosystems create value not only by generating new knowledge but also through its dissemination. This means that the aggregate/joint value of knowledge ecosystems might not be directly commercially exploited. It can, however, benefit all actors in the ecosystem, or even actors beyond this specific...
Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision

...researches here in Oxford to do so. Wildlife: my first memories As a child growing up in Wiltshire I spent a lot of time in the countryside. I was very lucky because my grandmother owned a lake and I was able to build a raft to float on this lake. I didn’t want to catch the fish; I wanted to watch them, I don’t know why that happened but I had this raft and I would...