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Fifty years of BBC broadcasting about environmental change issues
Society, Politics & Law

Fifty years of BBC broadcasting about environmental change issues

...working with a rare and precious resource. Our Earth in Vision project has allowed us to dive into an archive collection of a hundred environmental programmes from across fifty years of the BBC’s broadcasting about environmental issues. In this two part podcast I invite you to join me on my own journey through the archive, stopping off to discuss a few of the programmes...
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The World Cup has already been won... by Karpatalja
Society, Politics & Law

The World Cup has already been won... by Karpatalja

...work examines how football has mobilised a shared regional narrative either side of the Canada–US border. Tamil Eelam V Cascadia - CONIFA World Cup #conifa #WFC2018 #conifaworldcup #documentaryphotography #cascadia #londonlife #editorialphotographer #londonphotography #tamileelam #reportage #reportagephotographer #football #sportsphotography #footballfans
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World Cup 2023: is it a case of USA or England?
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Cup 2023: is it a case of USA or England?

...Zealand, the kick-off times of the matches range from between 6 am and 11 am. It is time to take some holiday, arrange flexible hours of working, or avoid finding out the score until you watch the game later. If you’re an England fan, let’s hope that on 20 August you will be able to slap on the red and white face paint and support the Lionesses in the final!...
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OpenLearn Champions Hub | Hafan Hyrwyddwyr OpenLearn old
Education & Development

OpenLearn Champions Hub | Hafan Hyrwyddwyr OpenLearn old

...worked on the programme so far. Cymraeg I gydnabod trydydd pen-blwydd ein Rhaglen Hyrwyddwyr, rydym wedi estyn allan at ein Hyrwyddwyr a’n dysgwyr i greu fideo i ddathlu eu cyflawniadau. Da iawn a llongyfarchiadau i bawb sydd wedi gweithio ar y rhaglen hyd yn hyn. The Open University in Wales | Y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru As Wales’ largest provider of part-time...
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Citizen science and the data avalanche
Science, Maths & Technology

Citizen science and the data avalanche

...work out why clumpy galaxies have gradually disappeared, and Radio Galaxy Zoo LOFAR, which aims to sort through the state of the art radio data and identify supermassive black holes and starforming galaxies. We are also part of the new REINFORCE collaboration, who will be creating several more citizen science experiments in physics, astronomy and geoscience. In every...
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What was The Schlieffen Plan?
History & The Arts

What was The Schlieffen Plan?

...work? There were a number of shortcomings associated with the plan. It imposed severe restrictions on the possibility of finding a diplomatic solution to the July Crisis, because of its narrow time-frame for the initial deployment of troops. The escalation of the crisis to full-scale war was in no small measure due to Germany’s war plans. But more importantly, it...
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International Jazz Day
Miscellaneous

International Jazz Day

...work of musicians from outside the USA, and recognition of the history of the music in different locations. The organisers of International Jazz Day state that they want to use the day to ‘highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe’. This is a laudable aim, but it potentially over-simplifies the role that jazz has played in...
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Sand casting
Science, Maths & Technology

Sand casting

...work inaccuracies. The sand is not easily recycled. Materials: Most metals and alloys (except the reactive and refractory metals such as titanium and tungsten), can be sand cast in air. Cast irons (Fe/1.5–4.5%C) are cast at 1200–1480 ˚C. Grey cast irons contain flake graphite particles, which give good vibration properties. This is to the detriment of strength and...
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