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World-Changing Women: Mary Prince
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Mary Prince

...free all slaves in British dependencies followed soon after in 1833. Anti-slavery campaigns were influential in bringing about this change and the publication, in 1831, of the autobiography of Mary Prince, a female slave from the British West Indies, had a profound impact on these campaigns. Mary Prince was born into a slave family in Bermuda, around 1788. Her mother was...
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Why do a project as part of your study?
Education & Development

Why do a project as part of your study?

...courses and qualifications [business meeting] Projects are common in university teaching, but they are different from the types of study that students experience regularly. Most of us are more used to learning about a particular subject or skill, with teaching that is designed to help you understand this subject in a very guided way. However, a project encourages you to...
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Club v Country: The psychology of switching support
Health, Sports & Psychology

Club v Country: The psychology of switching support

...course, the reality is far more complex than this, and our identities and the ways that groups work are not nearly so straightforward. However, ‘in-group/out-group’ is a powerful psychological phenomenon. Research has found that group membership can drive hostility and conflict even when there is no history of interaction between the groups and even when the groups...
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Could you work in end of life care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Could you work in end of life care?

...courses and qualifications. In this interactive you'll explore how nurses interact with the dying person and their families, how they deal with distress and how they cope working in these environments. [Launch image for the interactive feature.] Turn up your sound and select here to begin the interactive. Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to...
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Innovation: The Environment
Nature & Environment

Innovation: The Environment

...The Open University course DD309 Doing economics: people, markets and policy... Innovation: The Environment A short introduction to this album. Carbon reduction A look at how we can reduce carbon omissions in the environment. Decarbonisation Can we decarbonise the UK? Renewable energy Is renewable energy a good policy? Environmental damage How to protect our environment....
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Rollercoaster design
Science, Maths & Technology

Rollercoaster design

...This material forms part of The Open University course MST121 Using mathematics... Rollercoaster design A short introduction to this album. The design of Nemesis How a modern rollercoaster is designed for maximum thrills. Calculated thrills How the complex forces in a rollercoaster design are calculated with precision by its designers, using a mathematical model....
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Grad, Div and Curl
Science, Maths & Technology

Grad, Div and Curl

...course MST209, Mathematical methods and models... Grad, Div and Curl A short introduction to this album. Grad Introduction to this gradient vector. What is meant by 'steepness of a path' on a hillside. Div Introduction to the divergence div. Heat flow and temperature distribution inside a modern nuclear reactor. Curl Introduction to this vector operation through the...
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More or Less: interview with Tim Harford
Science, Maths & Technology

More or Less: interview with Tim Harford

...free courses and articles about maths and statistics Learn how to read and interpret social data with our Postcode Patterns interactive 1) What's changed on More or Less over the years? Are there less statistical mistakes in the news these days? Transcript: "I hadn't noticed that, but you're probably right. And if that's true, why is it true?" KEVIN MCCONWAY: Thanks for...
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