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Has Jeremy Corbyn changed Prime Ministers Questions for the better?
Society, Politics & Law

Has Jeremy Corbyn changed Prime Ministers Questions for the better?

...open an opportunity for the PM to launch an attack. Corbyn’s six questions all fell into the first category. And as he announced at the start of the session, they had all been crowd-sourced from citizens – Maria, Stephen, Paul, Claire, Gail and Angela, to be precise. This strategy had been mooted within hours of Corbyn’s election, his team briefing that his approach...
Methods in Motion: Introducing Methods in Motion
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Introducing Methods in Motion

...open and inclusive social change. Forging new worlds through interdisciplinary research Over the series of blogs, our key methodological question will be to ask how methods can shape the state of the world, rather than simply describe how the world is constituted, or monitor its workings. We will discuss how methods do not only have technical requirements and objective...
How Brexit Is Giving Rise To A New Wave Of Language Wars
History & The Arts

How Brexit Is Giving Rise To A New Wave Of Language Wars

...course they’ve anglicised the word - the Spanish plural would be ‘señores’, but that would have ruined the rhyme.) In contrast to this was the headline in Germany’s Die Welt last week following Theresa May’s letter triggering Article 50. Written in what’s known as ‘Denglish’ (a mixture of English and German) it read ‘Dear Brits, ze door is schtill...
World Cup 2023: is it a case of USA or England?
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Cup 2023: is it a case of USA or England?

...Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. On 20 July 2023 the ninth Women’s World Cup kicks off when co-hosts New Zealand play Norway in Auckland. The first women’s World Cup took place in China in 1991 and involved 12 nations. There are now 32 teams involved which is an increase on the 24 teams that competed in 2019. USA are by far the most...
What is it like for a doctor to pronounce a patient dead?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is it like for a doctor to pronounce a patient dead?

...course from the nurse and the chart, I opened the door to her room. The efforts of the palliative care team were obvious. The shades were drawn, and the room was quiet except for the sounds of a waterfall playing in the background. I closed the door behind me to keep out the florescent lighting and beeping monitors and chatting of the nurses. But with the closing of the...
Le Corbusier
History & The Arts

Le Corbusier

...Open University's Arts and Humanities courses [Le Corbusier] Date: (1887 - 1965) Nationality: Swiss Famous Buildings: L'Esprit Nouveau Pavilion (Paris) Villa Savoye (Poissy) Unité d'Habitation (Marseilles) L'Esprit Nouveau Le Corbusier is without doubt the most influential, most admired, and most maligned architect of the twentieth century. Through his writing and his...
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Gas shielded arc welding processes (TIG/MIG/MAG)
Science, Maths & Technology

Gas shielded arc welding processes (TIG/MIG/MAG)

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications The principles of the TIG welding torch [Images to demonstrate 'Gas shielded arc welding processes (TIG/MIG/MAG)' - see article ] Tungsten inert gas welding (TIG) is an arc welding process, which uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode, shrouded by a protective atmosphere of inert gas, such as argon or helium. The...
Sand casting
Science, Maths & Technology

Sand casting

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications [ Sectional view of a casting mould] Machine moulded In modern foundries, moulds of small and medium sizes are prepared by machines. For mass-production, match-plate patterns are used with the cope pattern attached to an aluminium plate and the drag pattern on the other side of the plate. The plate fits between cope and...
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