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Time to look again at HIV and relationships
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time to look again at HIV and relationships

...open about their experiences. With a recent survey by the National AIDS Trust suggesting that more than half of the UK public did not believe U=U was true, there is a long way to go. Reducing the stigma of HIV is an important step if we are to achieve the goal of zero new transmissions in the UK by 2030 or globally. So, this World AIDS Day why not take some time to see...
What is emotive language and why is it used?
History & The Arts

What is emotive language and why is it used?

...Open University's Language courses and qualifications. [Talking with a forked tongue? A snake] Speaking with a forked tongue? Ever wanted to convince an audience of your point of view – maybe at an office presentation, or even over a beer with friends – but found yourself lost for the right way to put it? OpenLearn has joined with philosopher Nigel Warburton to...
The Iliad: List of characters
History & The Arts

The Iliad: List of characters

...Open University's Classical Studies courses and qualifications The hero Achilles is the son of the mortal Peleus, and Thetis, an immortal sea nymph. He is the greatest Greek warrior in the story of the Trojan War; the plot of Homer’s Iliad is driven by Achilles’ anger. When Achilles was born his mother tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the River Styx, but...
Upset forging
Science, Maths & Technology

Upset forging

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications Horizontal forging [Diagram to demonstrate 'Upset forging' - see article] [Diagram to demonstrate 'Upset forging' - see article] Horizontal forging machines increase the cross-sectional area of a portion of the bar. Forgings are produced while still attached to the ends of the bar stock. The length of bar to be headed...
Messaging apps – staying connected and in control with mobile messaging
Languages

Messaging apps – staying connected and in control with mobile messaging

...Open University's English courses Digital technologies such as WhatsApp and other messaging apps are now deeply embedded into many people’s daily lives. Mobile conversations interweave in complex ways with offline activities, interrupting and being interrupted by what we’re doing in the real world. Phone messaging adds another layering to our already busy lifestyles,...
Park Hill Estate
History & The Arts

Park Hill Estate

...open on one side, and exposed to the less clement Yorkshire climate. Park Hill was awarded a Grade 2* listing in 1998. Although an important milestone in the development of Modernist housing theory in post-war Britain, the public incredulity which greeted the award spoke volumes about the success of Park Hill and its 'streets in the sky'. Park Hill's history was explored...
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Renewable Energy
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Renewable Energy

...opens the way for corporations to maintain this market in ways that are often ironically less than idea. The move away from fossil fuels is used to promote potentially problematic industries like fracking and even nuclear energy. It also gives corporations greater power to decide the feasibility of these measures and what are appropriate environmental regulations and...
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: How to Manage a Boardroom
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: How to Manage a Boardroom

...open boardroom culture. However, critics point out that studies are ambiguous as to whether such quotas actually increase a company’s success. Perhaps even more worrying is that these efforts are quite narrowly focused – speaking only to the empowerment of elite women, and not to the general problems facing the vast majority of working women. For a critical...