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Upset forging
Science, Maths & Technology

Upset forging

...courses and qualifications Horizontal forging [Diagram to demonstrate 'Upset forging' - see article] [Diagram to demonstrate 'Upset forging' - see article] Horizontal forging machines increase the cross-sectional area of a portion of the bar. Forgings are produced while still attached to the ends of the bar stock. The length of bar to be headed or upset is heated...
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Messaging apps – staying connected and in control with mobile messaging
Languages

Messaging apps – staying connected and in control with mobile messaging

...courses Digital technologies such as WhatsApp and other messaging apps are now deeply embedded into many people’s daily lives. Mobile conversations interweave in complex ways with offline activities, interrupting and being interrupted by what we’re doing in the real world. Phone messaging adds another layering to our already busy lifestyles, both facilitating offline...
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Half of climate safety level has gone - Climate News Network
Nature & Environment

Half of climate safety level has gone - Climate News Network

...conflicts arising from forced migrations and economic collapse might make the planet ungovernable, threatening the fabric of civilisation.” Professor Hansen may of course be wrong, but it would be short-sighted to assume that he is. He has a strong record of ultimately being proved right. This article was originally published by Alex Kirby on The Climate News Network....
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The Goldlist method: Learning vocabulary by writing it down
Languages

The Goldlist method: Learning vocabulary by writing it down

...courses and qualifications. The basic principle You start by writing down lists of phrases you want to learn. Then you wait for at least two weeks to find out that you almost miraculously remembered 30% of the expressions from each list—long-term! Sounds incredible, right? Try it out for yourself. Here is a quick manual: 1. Dividing into four - A, B, C and D [Goldlist...
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Climate change's causes, effects and geographies of responsibility
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change's causes, effects and geographies of responsibility

...course on international environmental policy vulnerable to sea level rise (DU311: Earth in crisis). We expected to find evidence of flooding in the south of the country, and we found this. But we found something else too. It turns out that Bangladesh’s weather is becoming more extreme. Bangladesh has always suffered from cyclones, but there is scientific evidence that...
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Sebastian Chuwa: environmentalist, conservationist and champion of Tanzanian nature
Nature & Environment

Sebastian Chuwa: environmentalist, conservationist and champion of Tanzanian nature

...courses. The 3rd of March is Africa Environment Day, also known as Wangari Maathai day in tribute to the late environmentalist and first female African Nobel Peace Prize winner. It should be celebrated and promoted, not only to increase awareness of the stunning African environment, which is increasingly under threat, but also to celebrate the people who tirelessly give...
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Ageing, health inequalities and person-centred care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing, health inequalities and person-centred care

...courses and qualifications. As part of the Ageing Well Public Talk Series we explore how important it is to maintain well-balanced nutrition and hydration throughout our lives, as well as regular physical and social activity in older age. Within the series we also explore how this knowledge might be used to facilitate self-management and delay the ageing processes for as...
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Inside the mind of Trump's true believers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Inside the mind of Trump's true believers

...course, Trump had no political or public sector experience to inform his most controversial decisions. Yet he masterfully parlayed this shortcoming into the virtue of being an “outsider” battling an entrenched Washington establishment. Hoffer viewed “true believers” as craving “a new life – a rebirth – or, failing this, a chance to acquire new elements of...
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