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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
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 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
Changing cities
Society, Politics & Law

Changing cities

...analysis of the causes, implications and responses to issues of common concern...Urban processes are increasingly held to be responsible for causing a variety of problems environmental destruction, social injustice, global financial instability. They are also identified as harbouring the potential to meet these challenges through urban experiments in sustainable living,...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
The oceans
Science, Maths & Technology

The oceans

...data in this data set. [Described image] Figure 2 Monthly mean atmospheric temperatures for Bergen, Norway and Halifax, Nova Scotia. What are the main differences between the atmospheric temperature cycles of Halifax and Bergen? Halifax is warmer than Bergen in summer, but colder in winter. The range between the maximum and minimum temperatures is also different; in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 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
Exploring comets: A short introduction
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring comets: A short introduction

...data on the interplay between the solar wind and the comet’s atmosphere. ICE subsequently joined a fleet of two Soviet, two Japanese and one European Space Agency probe that studied Halley’s comet in 1986. ESA’s mission, Giotto, was the best equipped. It got to within nearly 600km, and sent back the first close-up pictures of a comet’s nucleus. The most...
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Article 5 mins