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Asteroids
Science, Maths & Technology

Asteroids

...Physical Sciences digs into the research... [City lights - Central America. Elements of this image furnished by NASA] ​ Can a space rock from Costa Rica reveal the origin of water on Earth? Ross Findlay, a Cosmochemistry PhD Student in The School of Physical Sciences, explores different types of meteorites which have landed across our planet. [Satellite Phobos orbiting...
Article 15 mins
Depression, mood and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Depression, mood and exercise

...physical activity can boost our mood. It might be the last thing we would think of doing, but it may be the one that it’s worth the most. Walking and other physical activity regularises the blood supply to all your vital organs and tissues, including the brain. Regular supply of oxygen and glucose to the brain and other organs is immensely important. ‘Regular’ is...
Citizen science and the data avalanche
Science, Maths & Technology

Citizen science and the data avalanche

...physics citizen science...Astronomy and particle physics have begun a new data-rich era of discovery, from finding warps in space and time to new particles in accelerators. But the data avalanche is so fast, so large and so complex that it's a challenge for computing. Artificial Intelligence, or AI, regularly offers no easy solutions. You may be surprised to find out that...
The restless Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The restless Universe

...physics, from Copernicus to Einstein and beyond. The route from classical to quantum physics will be laid out for you in this free course without recourse to challenging mathematics but with the fundamental features of theories and discoveries described in sufficient detail to whet your appetite for further physics study...--- Please note: This is course is due to be...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Health and wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Health and wellbeing

...physical activity, an area I am passionate about, so that I can develop greater understanding of how to live a healthy and active lifestyle. I would combine this with courses that focus on children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing so that I can understand ways that I can further support my children as they journey through their childhood and ensure they...
How can the Hajj be made safer?
History & The Arts

How can the Hajj be made safer?

...physical crowds (where people are simply in one place) and psychological crowds (where people in a physical crowd share a common self-definition – a social identity). A group of people at an event may all see themselves and each other as Muslims, Manchester United supporters, or music lovers, for example. This shared identity affects the behaviour of the crowd and is...
Exercising at 50
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercising at 50

...Physical inactivity is one of the major risk factors for disease and despite this, as people get older and their risk of disease increases, they become less active (Scholes, 2017). As well as having the potential to extend life, physical activity can increase energy, mood, and overall quality of life (Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee [PAGAC], 2018) and...
The insecurity of security
Society, Politics & Law

The insecurity of security

...physical impact on everyday life. Do these increasing attempts at security help or is it a vicious circle which increases our feelings of insecurity?... The insecurity of security Security measures, such as gated communities and CCTV, can remove people's rights and have a long-term physical impact on everyday life. Do these increasing attempts at security help or is it a...