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How much money does the UK really contribute to the European Union?
Science, Maths & Technology

How much money does the UK really contribute to the European Union?

...research in UK universities). ONS data does not separately identify direct flows from the EU to the UK private sector. Data from the European Commission (EC) does account for some credits to the private sector. Let’s now take a look at how it calculates the UK’s contribution using its own figures. Using the latest available figures published by the EC, a wider...
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From a distance
Society, Politics & Law

From a distance

...research. But again I thought: ‘No, these people are not here for the sake of this project that I want to do.’ Then I thought about how I could make this – and then I looked at my daughter and I thought it’s my own child, completely connected and there was nothing more connected to me than my own child to talk about this whole experience. And I thought, maybe I...
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The Material World: On Chesil Beach (getting closer to Titan)
Science, Maths & Technology

The Material World: On Chesil Beach (getting closer to Titan)

...Research Institute. "The equipment" is an aluminium contraption about two and a half metres high, of tripod shape with a horizontal arm that can drop a sensor from various heights. We are off to Chesil Beach, on the coast of Dorset. Why are two planetary scientists going to the Dorset coast? Obviously, because Chesil Beach is like the surface of Titan, Saturn's largest...
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Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions
History & The Arts

Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions

...research of The Open University Classical Studies Department. Buffy takes two vampire lovers during the seven seasons and in one episode very nearly succumbs to a traditional Dracula figure in a wonderfully worked out pastiche of Stoker. But where does the cultural trajectory of Greece and Rome come into the equation? [Madam Tussaud's wax figure of Buffy actress Sarah...
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Why is snow so hard to predict?
Nature & Environment

Why is snow so hard to predict?

...research to assess precisely what happened in this event, but, on the face of it, the National Weather Service forecast was actually pretty good. Yes, they were predicting a chance of very high snowfall, which failed to materialise so dramatically over New York City. But Long Island and other parts of the north-east were badly hit, as predicted. Snow problem Snow depth is...
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On the loss of a baby
Health, Sports & Psychology

On the loss of a baby

...research has demonstrated that men feel they have to be supportive and hide their grief and feel as though they may not receive support (Jones et al, 2019). Support from family and friends Family and friends may struggle to support grieving families because they don’t know what to say or do in response to parents’ distress. But talking about the baby and being able to...
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Explore Moon rocks collected from the first Moon landing
Science, Maths & Technology

Explore Moon rocks collected from the first Moon landing

...research - which as you can see - we keep safe and sound. They may look tiny, but these precious fragments reveal a fascinating geological history of the Moon - stretching all the way back to when it was formed around 4 and a half billion years ago. We’re able to unlock its secrets by cutting it up into very thin slices - which you can see in great detail under this...
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Psychological drama: Writing fictional crime drama for a forensic psychology course
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychological drama: Writing fictional crime drama for a forensic psychology course

...research. I use reworded versions of the questions used by the real officers to lead to reworked versions of the accuracies and inaccuracies made by the witnesses, and now have the bones of the fictional investigations. For the modern policing which will be an homage to Sara Lund, there is little left to do - as the investigation is all about the evidence. For the more...
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