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The research and modelling of COVID-19
Science, Maths & Technology

The research and modelling of COVID-19

...central administrations are taking regular advice from experts in various fields as well. The containment plan chalked out by the Ministry deserves much applause and will strive to ward off this crisis. LEARN MORE: • Read our interview with science integrity expert Dr Elisabeth Bik, where she shares her experiences and concerns around the fake news and fake research...
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Article 10 mins
The Rise of Museums
History & The Arts

The Rise of Museums

...central concerns. Curators were forced to develop collections that answered the needs of diverse social groups. Museums were expected to serve the growing middle classes who had more wealth and leisure than ever before. They wanted both education and amusement. By the 20th century the 'less is more' philosophy in museum displays was found to be more instructive, and the...
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Football culture: the use of banners
Health, Sports & Psychology

Football culture: the use of banners

...centrally, or used as logos almost as a shorthand way of reminding us, visually, of a banner’s meaning and context. The Liver bird symbols are an obvious example in Liverpool FC banners, and they have a double meaning since they signify not only the football club but also the city itself. The words used in banners, and to some extent the imagery too, rely on a...
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Article 10 mins
Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?

...Central Milton Keynes Green space ecosystems provide many services, from the ecological (nutrient and water cycles), to the economic (resources such as wood and grazing) and from the aesthetic to health (air purification, community space and mental wellbeing). Unsurprisingly some of these benefits show strong association in reducing overall mortality (e.g. Rojas-Rueda et...
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Article 10 hrs 34 mins
What is Planetary Protection?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is Planetary Protection?

...central to Planetary Protection: Forward contamination could occur when a spacecraft travelling to another planet, moon or other body in our Solar System carries unwanted contamination that could pose a risk to its destination (or data returned from it). Backward contamination could occur when materials brought back to Earth from other bodies might carry something that...
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Article 5 mins
The Seasons in Art
History & The Arts

The Seasons in Art

...central heating, which have transformed our experience of the natural world. Spring This film explores how artists have depicted spring, the season of new life, with reference to works by such painters as Sandro Botticelli, Rembrandt and Vincent Van Gogh. Transcript Hello, I’m Emma Barker, senior lecturer in art history at the Open University, and I’m ending my little...
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Video 15 mins
Birth of a drug
Science, Maths & Technology

Birth of a drug

...central role of organic chemistry, and organic synthesis in particular, in the discovery of pharmaceutically active compounds, and that while serendipity, or chance, often plays a part, the development of a successful new drug is increasingly the result of rational design. Table 2: Alpha1 binding affinities and anti-hypertensive activities for the selected quinazoline...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
How to be a critical reader
Languages

How to be a critical reader

...central claim that today’s students are uneducated and unfit for a college education. Read Text 3 again and drag the supporting evidence alongside the matching examples listed below. View document Editors requesting simplification of textbooks Inability to read Students calling parents for support Inability to take responsibility for mistakes The author needing to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs