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Flowery meadows and high tech surveying equipment
Nature & Environment

Flowery meadows and high tech surveying equipment

...course subject to occasional flooding indeed they act as flood protection areas for cities such as Oxford, we know these high biodiversity plant communities can withstand a certain amount of winter flooding but what happens when the areas flood in summer when the plants are in full growth like happened in 2007? The 1300 sample locations have to be surveyed over a short...
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Should animals have legal standing?
Society, Politics & Law

Should animals have legal standing?

...course in reality these actions are being taken by human beings acting on behalf of the company. Why does it matter who is a ‘person’? As well as being able to enter into legal arrangements such as contracts, legal personality gives an entity the right to go to court in their own name. In previous centuries, the law upheld inequality by denying legal personhood to...
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Exploring comets: A short introduction
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring comets: A short introduction

...course of ten successful missions. In 1982, a probe called ISEE-3, which had already been in space for four years, was renamed International Cometary Explorer (ICE) and re-tasked to fly past comet Giacobini-Zinner, at a minimum distance of 7,862km. The probe had no cameras on board, but other sensors gathered data on the interplay between the solar wind and the comet’s...
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Privacy in the Digital Age: Is it ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ or ‘I’ve got nothing to hide’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Privacy in the Digital Age: Is it ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ or ‘I’ve got nothing to hide’?

...courses and qualifications. Today, developments in technology coupled with the increased use of ‘big data’ for commercial and political purposes, mean that we are living through a shift in how privacy is understood and how it relates to citizenship. We are increasingly being known and valued through our online data: our likes, clicks, posts, purchases and searches....
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CSI: Current research into the impact of bias on crime scene forensics is limited – but psychology can help
Health, Sports & Psychology

CSI: Current research into the impact of bias on crime scene forensics is limited – but psychology can help

...courses. When a jury decides the fate of a person, they do so based on the evidence presented to them in the courtroom. Evidence obtained from forensic analysis, such as DNA analysis, is often interpreted as strong evidence by jurors. This perception of forensic evidence is enhanced by popular TV shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, where physical evidence is used...
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The science of making musical instruments
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of making musical instruments

...courses and qualifications Interested in the technology of music? You can study that with The Open University What is the science of music? Music is generally thought to be an art rather than a science but what is the science behind the production of music? And can three 'tone-deaf' scientists use these principles to make musical instruments and maybe even play a tune?...
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Building belonging and mattering to achieve equity for Black STEM students
Education & Development

Building belonging and mattering to achieve equity for Black STEM students

...course, building belonging and mattering is not without challenges. Participation needs to grow, and informal spaces like WhatsApp require careful moderation. But the lessons are clear: face-to-face events increase impact, collaboration across faculties strengthens networks, and student leadership deepens authenticity. The long-term vision is ambitious yet essential: to...
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Dying: what’s wellbeing got to do with it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dying: what’s wellbeing got to do with it?

...course and life events. However, when it comes to dying, wellbeing is usually not the first (or in top ten even) of words that people think about. People may be more familiar with thinking about ‘quality of life’, which if often linked to patient outcomes. In this article, we’ll outline what taking a wellbeing approach to dying matters and what it could look...
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