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Finite Element Analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Finite Element Analysis

...Open University course T884 An introduction to Finite Element Analysis... Finite element analysis in Formula 1 A short introduction to this album. This is Formula 1! How final element analysis is used to get maximum performance out of Formula 1 cars, focussing on two components: the wheel hub and the 'tub'. Component function The first step in final element analysis is to...
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Business Bursts: Marketing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Marketing

...let’s say Mercedes Benz has. So everything about the message being sent out was wrong. So people just didn’t buy Rover cars because the product didn’t reflect what they thought it was, which is why Rover went bankrupt. 3’50” Get your marketing right Get your message clear with The Open University's course An introduction to retail management and marketing...
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Tim Lenton - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tim Lenton - Stories of Change

...Education Award for Research Project of the Year 2008. He has also received a Philip Leverhulme Prize 2004, a European Geosciences Union Outstanding Young Scientist Award 2006, the British Association Charles Lyell Award Lecture 2006, and the Geological Society of London William Smith Fund 2008. He is a Fellow of the Linnean Society, the Geological Society and the Society...
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Transport and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Transport and Sustainability

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Transport and Sustainability: Glossary - * anaerobic digestion The decomposition of biomass in the absence of oxygen, producing a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide. * battery electric vehicle (BEV) A vehicle that runs on electricity drawn from a battery (as opposed...
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Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?
Society, Politics & Law

Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?

...open-access journal PLOS ONE, tracked the journey of the PNAS research from its initial scientific publication, through a university-issued press release, into its reception in the traditional news media, online reader comments and blog entries. The analysis systematically documented how, over the course of mediated communication, traditional gender stereotypes are...
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Death on the tracks: A 19th century train crash
History & The Arts

Death on the tracks: A 19th century train crash

...opened the whistle of his engine, and shut off the steam. Shortly afterwards the distance signal was turned, signifying that it was all right, and he went on. Having passed that signal, he went on to the bridge, where he saw a man with the "all right" signal in his hand. Having proceeded under the Brighton Railway, a man came out giving the signal to stop, but they were...
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How did Trump win the White House?
Society, Politics & Law

How did Trump win the White House?

...open contempt for civility and basic standards of decency enabled him to connect with the Republican base like no candidate since Ronald Reagan. Trump didn’t play by the normal rules of politics, and his voters loved him for it. Trump’s victory would seem to herald a new era of celebrity politicians. He showed that a charismatic media-savvy outsider has significant...
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Reparations for slavery in Barbados
Education & Development

Reparations for slavery in Barbados

...Open University, looks at slavery in Barbados and lays out the case for reparations for the state...Find out about The Open University's law courses. History The English discovery of Barbados occurred in 1625 and it was settled in 1627. I use ‘discover’ in the context of England discovering the island, as opposed to it being discovered as an island. Despite evidence...
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