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What can Earth tell us about Mars?
Science, Maths & Technology

What can Earth tell us about Mars?

...introduction to microbial ecology came when I spent a year at the University of Aarhus while I was studying for my first degree, in biology, at the University of York. After I graduated, I moved on to a PhD studying carbon cycling in soil environments, specifically studying microbes that consume methanol. The post-PhD move to AstrobiologyOU at the Open University might...
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60 second adventures in microgravity
Science, Maths & Technology

60 second adventures in microgravity

...managed to examine the effects of aging, using little more than a bed. Transcript More about the science Prof. Ian MacDonald of Nottingham University was the academic consultant on this video, which highlights his group’s research into aging, supported by BBSRC. You can read Andrwe Kuh from the UKSA on what we learn from long-term bed rest. Researchers use bed rest to...
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The Plessey Factory Occupation, Bathgate, 1982
Society, Politics & Law

The Plessey Factory Occupation, Bathgate, 1982

...management agreed to negotiate and, hopefully for the workers, reverse their decision. This changed drastically, however, when the company attempted to utilise the legal system to end the dispute. In Scots Law, a company would require an interdict served to every member of an occupation to prevent the continuation of their ‘unlawful’ behaviour. The cumbersome nature...
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PY Gerbeau on the business of football
Money & Business

PY Gerbeau on the business of football

...Management School: "Football lies somewhere between economics and warfare. In warfare, there can only be one winner. My success necessarily means your failure – and that's true of winning the football league. But there's also a business dimension to football – for the league to be successful, all of the teams have to be commercially viable. A successful industry is...
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The trailblazers of 2024 launch women’s sport into an exciting 2025
Health, Sports & Psychology

The trailblazers of 2024 launch women’s sport into an exciting 2025

...Managing Director in the F1 Academy. For example, Abbi Pulling dominated the F1 Academy season, clinching the title with 9 wins and 14 podiums, and has set her sights on the 2025 British GB3 Championship. Bianca Bustamante made history as the first female in McLaren’s Driver Development Programme. These achievements underscore the growing impact of women in motorsport,...
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Wellbeing for Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wellbeing for Work

...managing our stress levels, having good mental health and being satisfied with our life, then many people are understandably confused and unsure of what their sense of wellbeing is. Anyone can be affected by poor mental health and this directly affects our sense of wellbeing. If we have experienced loss of a loved one, jobs or part of our sense of identity then this will...
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The health impacts of FGM
Health, Sports & Psychology

The health impacts of FGM

...management of complications. Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research. https://www.who.int/publications/b/75811 [Accessed 4th February 2026]. UNICEF (2024) Female genital mutilation (FGM): Over 230 million girls and women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation. https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-protection/female-genital-mutilation/ [Accessed...
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Understanding language and learning
Languages

Understanding language and learning

...Introduction - Have you ever thought about the role of language in learning? This free course, Understanding language and learning, is designed to make you reflect on the relationship between language and learning. You will explore these two concepts in ways that may challenge your current understanding of them. One of the assumptions on this course is that language and...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs