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The world's busiest railway - Mumbai, India and rail
Science, Maths & Technology

The world's busiest railway - Mumbai, India and rail

...work. They are the commuters cramming themselves onto Mumbai’s crowded suburban trains, making more than 2.5 billion journeys per year. The trains are busy, hot and the city’s transport network is tested to its very limits daily. The equivalent traffic of all 270 stations of the London tube network, rushes through one single station - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus -...
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Nanotechnology: Good things come in small packages
Science, Maths & Technology

Nanotechnology: Good things come in small packages

...work? The question lies on how these nanoparticles can provide the advantages described above? The answer is simple. These nano-carriers either interact with the cell surface because of their charge and surface properties that make them accumulate into cancer cells that are characterized by leaky blood vessels and not into healthy cells or by “receptor-mediated”...
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...work with home-educating families. While we can’t guarantee that there is content on every topic area, we will continue to add new articles and courses to this hub. There are a number of ways you can use this hub, depending on if you are a home-educator, a home-educated young person, a practitioner, or a researcher. Using the topic areas, you can create your own...
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Supporting Lifelong Learning with Blockchain
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Supporting Lifelong Learning with Blockchain

...work to transform how Computer Science is accredited in the UK. This scenario is based on the use of Smart Badges, which are dynamic records of accreditation that follow the same principles as Open Badges and offer the same benefits in recording accreditation. However, Smart Badges are immutable and easily verifiable as they are stored on the Blockchain. The other novelty...
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Preparing tutorials for dyslexic language students
Education & Development

Preparing tutorials for dyslexic language students

...works for them and how they would like to be helped. Many dyslexic learners find it helpful to read texts written on a darker background. If this is the case for a particular student, the teacher can send a PowerPoint template containing a set of different backgrounds to choose from. The chosen background can then be used in all slides or whiteboards in lessons. Before...
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How does OpenLearn deal with older content?
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How does OpenLearn deal with older content?

...working where possible and reduce 404 errors/user dissatisfaction. OpenLearn articles are marked as 'archived' whilst still kept on the site after 5 years in order to reduce potential reputational damage. OpenLearn courses and interactives are reviewed by faculty as time permits, then updated, replaced and deleted accordingly. Content has historical/archival value in its...
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Turning rebellion into money: The upstarts who sell out
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Turning rebellion into money: The upstarts who sell out

...work. As an ethos it’s notoriously difficult to define. But that doesn’t stop corporate attempts to make money from it – perhaps it even helps. People like to buy a spirit of rebellion – revolution even – and, if possible, show that they’re resisting capitalism while consuming. But what starts out as fun – as a way of differentiating a t-shirt or a car –...
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What actually happens if Britain leaves the EU?
Society, Politics & Law

What actually happens if Britain leaves the EU?

...works for, or consumes the products of any organisation – in other words everyone – would be affected by a UK exit from the European Union. As someone who studies organisations for a living, I believe that it is strongly in Britain’s interests to remain in; it is why I am a member of the European Movement. Now, you may disagree with that view, but it is surely vital...
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