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Where does outer space begin?
Science, Maths & Technology

Where does outer space begin?

...open. However, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale recognises 100 km as the lower limit of space, whereas an encyclopedia of international law suggests 80 km as a practical limit between ‘air space’, potentially reachable by an aircraft, and ‘outer space’. However you look at it, sadly 30,000 metres or 30 km is less than half way there, but it was a bold...
Star Wars: La syntaxe du français avec Maître Yoda
Languages

Star Wars: La syntaxe du français avec Maître Yoda

...en forme 5) A vos intuitions vous fier, il faut. Use your feelings, you must. - Star Wars: Episode II- Attack of the Clones / La guerre des étoiles : épisode II — L'Attaque des clones (2002) à vos intuitions vous fier il faut Reveal Answer Il faut vous fier à vos intuitions OpenLearn leads to free courses Free courses lead to studying French with The Open University...
What would it take to save British Home Stores?
Money & Business

What would it take to save British Home Stores?

...opening physical bookshops for the first time. [British Home Stores targeted by UKUncut protests] British Home Stores in Brighton during a 2010 protest against the chain's previous owners, Arcadia, by UKUncut The in-tray Perhaps one of BHS’s main challenges is that its store locations are often in expensive city centre locations that are experiencing lower footfall. Any...
Charity Reed
Education & Development

Charity Reed

...Open University, she also discovered OpenLearn! ‘I hadn’t studied for almost 30 years and wanted to get my brain back into learning mode before my course started, so I did the Being an OU student induction course on OpenLearn to help me get to grips with the site,’ Charity explained. ‘I found that course interesting, so I then went on to look at other subjects...
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What is forensic science?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is forensic science?

...Open University's Law courses. [Image of forensic scientists working in a lab. ] Forensic science, or forensics, is the application of science to establish how historical events occurred and thereby provide impartial evidence that can be used in a court of law. Science can be defined as the collection of information through systematic experimentation and observation....
Weighing up the reliability of expert criminal evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Weighing up the reliability of expert criminal evidence

...Open University's Law courses. Expert criminal evidence reliability is a hot topic of debate these days. Depending on who you ask, decision makers who are tasked with evaluating evidence for trials are either sceptical (such as here and here) or overly trusting of it (see here, here, and here). In England and Wales, the Law Commission and Court of Appeal have suggested a...
Year of the Dragon: Lunar New Year
Languages

Year of the Dragon: Lunar New Year

...culture and study Mandarin Chinese, visit this page where you can find free courses to sample, as well as paid online short courses which provide digital badges for attendance, and accredited courses. Beginners’ Chinese with 30 credits will be open for registration in April/May for an October 2024 start.Details of how to register will be published on this page soon....
Colour in Byzantine Art
History & The Arts

Colour in Byzantine Art

...both the visible worldly sky and the invisible heaven above - which by contrasting with the bright white, it brings it even more in the foreground. The message is clear: Christ is light, Christ is pure, hence Christ is the hope and the salvation that lies within brightness and purity. Like the history of art? Try a FREE course Take it further with The Open University...