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The body in antiquity
History & The Arts

The body in antiquity

...out more When we see the stately marble statues of Romans and Greeks, it is hard to imagine that obscenity in many ways played a more central and acceptable role in many forms of public life than it does for us today. For a humorous (and somewhat adult-themed – beware!) insight into this, listen to the audio ‘The art of insult’. (please note that this audio contains...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Sustainable innovations in enterprises
Money & Business

Sustainable innovations in enterprises

...out looked like a bottle of white wine. And it just – it looked far better than as a green bottle. It showed off the product. You could see the colour. The whole thing just looked fresher. From a production point of view, that actually gives another challenge, in that our filtration for clear juices had to be so much better, because in a clear bottle we couldn't hide...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...out some of these goals. They could be ‘general’ rather than comprehensive e.g. be employed in a sports related job in one year. You might want to relate them to experience you want to gain, qualifications you want to complete, or skills you want to develop. Answer This might seem like a big question to jump in with at the start of the very first session! However,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Investigating a murder with forensic psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating a murder with forensic psychology

...out more about DI Bullet and DS Sund, the detectives in this course, you may begin to see the influence of Zoë and Graham’s favourite detectives in how their characters were developed. Think of who your own favourite detectives are and do pay attention to how they have shaped your expectations of how police investigations are conducted and also what the ‘right’ way...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Methods in Motion: The magpie
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: The magpie

...out, rather than rely on the misrepresentations of Iran that typified much Western media and even academic analyses of the country. In reflecting on the notion of why methods are important because what we know is changed by how we know it, I have come to realise that they are not just the means to an explanatory end. I might choose certain explanatory or theoretical...
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Article 5 mins
Fiscal policy in the post-financial crisis era: debates and lessons learned
Society, Politics & Law

Fiscal policy in the post-financial crisis era: debates and lessons learned

...out among economists, policymakers and the public at large. Are lessons learned for when the next crisis arrives? Did the legacy of the devastating impact of austerity affect the rationale of fiscal policy response after the pandemic? ...This content is associated with The Open University's Economics courses and qualifications. On 25 May 2022, OU Economics hosted a...
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Video 5 mins
Blow moulding
Science, Maths & Technology

Blow moulding

...out on a single machine, or a two-stage process, in which preforms are reheated before blow moulding. The single-stage ISBM process has a lower capital investment, a lower production rate (≃1200 bottles h-1) and is best suited for the production of a wide range of products. The two-stage ISBM process has a much higher capital investment, a higher production rate...
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Article 5 mins
Diffusion bonding (SPF/DB or form bonding)
Science, Maths & Technology

Diffusion bonding (SPF/DB or form bonding)

...out under a vacuum or inert gas, since the long bonding time and high temperatures can cause surface contamination. If the diffusion bonding temperature coincides with the superplastic forming temperature, the two processes can be combined. This is known as form bonding or superplastic form bonding (SPF/DB). Large areas can be formed and bonded in a single operation, and...
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Article 10 mins