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How to help your child become a future Olympian
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to help your child become a future Olympian

...working to the Olympics yourself, or even have to try and win the parents’ race on Sports Day, just find something that you like. [Lady and child doing yoga together] If you’ve been walking laps of the local park in lockdown take that a step further and join a walking sports team - there’s walking rugby, football, netball and lots more. Have a look at what’s...
Magneform (electromagnetic assembly and forming)
Science, Maths & Technology

Magneform (electromagnetic assembly and forming)

...works best on materials with a high electrical conductivity, such as aluminium, copper, brass and low carbon steel. The resistivity of material is best if it is less than 15 x 10-6 Ω cm. Materials of poor conductivity, such as stainless steels, can be formed by using a highly conductive driver, such as aluminium sheet, or a specially built high frequency machine....
Year of the Tiger: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Tiger: Chinese New Year

...work. Many Chinese children wear tiger-headed embroidered shoes for good luck. Each Chinese Lunar year is associated with an animal sign according to a 12-year-cycle. Babies born between 1 February 2022 and 22 January 2023 will be given the animal sign ‘Tiger’. Recent and upcoming years of the Tiger are 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 and 2022. As the tiger...
Weighing up the reliability of expert criminal evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Weighing up the reliability of expert criminal evidence

...work has been done in recent years to address the public’s confidence in the use of forensic evidence relied upon for criminal trials. The Law Commission’s recommendations led to guidance for criminal courts (see 19A.5-6) on assessing the reliability of expert evidence. The Forensic Science Regulator (FSR) continues to push for statutory powers to govern the use of...
What is forensic science?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is forensic science?

...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. Science often involves the detailed study of natural or man-made...
DNA Profiling
Science, Maths & Technology

DNA Profiling

...works and how it can be used to catch a killer...When a murder has occurred, forensic science can be essential for proving the identity of both victim and killer. Some killers have wrongly assumed that the absence of a complete body, or the removal of distinguishing features such as fingerprints, would prevent the identification of a victim. The combination of different...
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The awarding gap at The Open University
Education & Development

The awarding gap at The Open University

...work and caring responsibilities. Students can take up to sixteen years to complete their degree given the modular based study routes offered by the OU. The key aim is to `remove all inequalities in access and outcomes for students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds´The OU is committed to reducing the gap and is guided by the principles set out within...
Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list

...working in Angostura (later Ciudad Bolivar), Venezuela, advanced a similar hypothesis several years later. Nott was a keen observer and set forth clearly his views that yellow fever was what we would call today a disease with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, ranging from mild illness in many cases, sometimes with no or very low fever, to cases with a...