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World-Changing Women: Nur Jahan
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Nur Jahan

...physical strength and courage, a talent for administration, and responsibility for the many artistic, architectural, and cultural achievements of Jahangir’s rule. She designed the gardens of Kashmir and Agra and was a patron of poetry. She took a special interest in women’s affairs and provided land for women and opportunities for orphan girls. Jahangir’s failure to...
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Climate change and the importance of COP26
Nature & Environment

Climate change and the importance of COP26

...physical meeting takes place, the realities of climate change do not wait. The Open University both teaches about and does research relevant to climate change. It has more than seven thousand staff and nearly 200,000 students who will be affected by climate change, let alone the millions of learners using OpenLearn. This climate change page brings together existing...
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Want to achieve your goal? Try our Personal Best tool
Health, Sports & Psychology

Want to achieve your goal? Try our Personal Best tool

...physical fitness or your health, you should talk to an expert before embarking on any programme of activity. Launch the App in Facebook You will need to sign in through your Facebook account to access the App. Once you are in, the App will be automatically saved in 'Your Apps' area. When you come back each week to record your progress, the App will remember where you were...
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World-Changing Women: Cynisca
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Cynisca

...physical exercise. Their revealing sportswear earned them the nick-name 'thigh-showers'. However, at Olympia, women were still not allowed to participate in the most prestigious games festival in the ancient world. Cynisca was sister to King Agesilaus of Sparta, who was a successful military leader. Her story reflects Spartan women’s increased wealth and interest in...
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Does nanotechnology offer a better way of dealing with electronic waste?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does nanotechnology offer a better way of dealing with electronic waste?

...Physical crushing requires a lot of energy, especially when dealing with complex circuit boards with a variety of components. Smelting circuit boards is more economical and feasible,” says R. Parthasarathi, managing director of E-Parisara, one of India’s leading e-waste recycling companies. According to the United Nations University, the world produced 42 million...
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Brass Instruments
History & The Arts

Brass Instruments

...Physics of Brass Instruments How much of the sound is down to the player, and how much of it is down to the instrument they are blowing through. Experiments in Acoustics A lab experiment investigates the way that lips vibrate in a brass instrument mouthpiece. Brass Instrument Development Who drives change? Is it composers, inventors or performers? The latest scientific...
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Unlikely Leaders
Money & Business

Unlikely Leaders

...Physical Sciences Liz Parvin nominates physicist Richard Feynman as her 'Unlikely Leader'. Nicola Adams Senior Lecturer in Sport and Fitness Ben Oakley nominates Olympic Boxing Champion Nicola Adams as his 'Unlikely Leader.' Unlikely Leaders Discussion In this discussion, to accompany the Unlikely Leaders series, three OU academics discuss a modern approach to leadership...
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What is COVID-19?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is COVID-19?

...physical distancing. Unless and until a vaccine and effective drugs are developed, minimising contact is currently our only tool to get on top of this pandemic. It is important to learn lessons from the international response to the crisis. As the UK prepares for the impact of the peak of the epidemic, life in China is gradually returning to normal, as the lockdown and...
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