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What is Blockchain?
Digital & Computing

What is Blockchain?

...one vote’. In this way, a blockchain can act as a provenance protocol for sharing data across disparate semi-trusting organisations. An overview of OU research on blockchain can be found at this link. Click here to download the video transcript (PDF) This article is adapted from an OpenLearn Create course under a Creative Commons license. Visit the original course....
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Article 5 mins
Exploring the depth of the Antarctic ice sheet...
Nature & Environment

Exploring the depth of the Antarctic ice sheet...

...data but the information gained is limited as the technology is yet to be developed to look beyond the thick ice. In this project, the aim is to use computer model and sophisticated statistical methods using the available observational information from a variety of sources to infer ice sheet interaction and stability. Further, future projections of the contribution of...
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Article 10 mins
What do the latest pictures of Pluto tell us?
Science, Maths & Technology

What do the latest pictures of Pluto tell us?

...data to Earth. During that time we had to content ourselves with the few “taster” images that were beamed back immediately after it passed Pluto. However the probe has now begun the year-long process of transmitting its vast haul of fly-by data, including images that are crisper and more reliable because they preserve original details that we couldn’t see in the...
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Article 5 mins
What can Chinese students in Southampton teach us about going green?
Nature & Environment

What can Chinese students in Southampton teach us about going green?

...data as a baseline, we were then able to examine how coming to the UK affected Chinese students green attitudes and behaviours. What we found was that Chinese students did change their behaviour, in terms of things like recycling, not dropping litter, and saving domestic energy. The views of Xiaoke (22-year old female Chinese postgrad in Southampton) were typical: “I...
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Article 5 mins
Can Space Technologies solve the Sustainable Development Goals?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can Space Technologies solve the Sustainable Development Goals?

...data to created detailed maps of the areas. One example of this type of mapping is Map Kibera. These maps can aid evidence-based pro-poor targeted expenditures at the areas which need it most. This use of spatial data could assist several SDGs, such as: SDG 10 to reduce inequalities SDG 16 to create peace, justice, and strong institutions. Particularly during the COVID-19...
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Article 15 mins
Race, ethnicity and crime
Society, Politics & Law

Race, ethnicity and crime

...data across the core institutions (policing, judicial and penal systems) that make up the criminal justice system in most national contexts in the Global North. This data reveals the significant disproportion and over-representation of Black and minority ethnic (BME) populations in all negative or unfavourable categories; for example, stop-and-search, arrests,...
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Level 3: Advanced 1 hr
Human resources: recruitment and selection
Money & Business

Human resources: recruitment and selection

...analysis However, before – or indeed after – the job analysis you might consider whether the vacant job needs to be filled at all. Reallocation of work, internal promotion or temporary transfer could be used to cover the tasks associated with the vacancy. Ask yourself whether the job needs to be changed, updated or filled at all before going any further. An apparent...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Why EU nationals in Britain are hurrying to get one piece of paper
Society, Politics & Law

Why EU nationals in Britain are hurrying to get one piece of paper

...Data from before the referendum showed a rise in applications. During the first two quarters of 2016, official data showed that the government received 64,282 valid applications by citizens of the European Economic Area (which includes EU countries as well as Norway, Iceland and Liechenstein) looking for a document certifying their permanent resident. It’s not possible...
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Article 10 mins