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Riddle of the Tay Bridge disaster
Science, Maths & Technology

Riddle of the Tay Bridge disaster

...de-railed through a combination of heavy wind and a weak girder. Tom Martin's Tay Bridge analysis Mathematician Tom Martin uses the modern method of 'structural computer analysis' to understand the failure of the bridge, and looks at how this failure started at the base columns due to heavy winds. Forensic Engineering Dr Pete Lewis explains how he believes the dynamic...
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Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth
Education & Development

Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth

...concepts informing a study offers a useful framework for research...Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth: 1 The meaning of theory - The first section of the course will explore the role of theory in research. But first, it is important to acknowledge that the word ‘theory’ conjures up some strong feelings for practitioners, not all of them...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
How can you exercise safely in the heat?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can you exercise safely in the heat?

...des Sables, a five-day run across the Sahara Desert in Morocco, where temperatures can reach 50℃. This 156-mile run is considered the toughest foot race on Earth. Our experience at Kingston University with people running and training in our heat chamber for events such as the Marathon des Sables and Badwater, demonstrates that with enough preparation, hydration and...
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Managing coastal environments
Nature & Environment

Managing coastal environments

...concept of biological diversity later in this course. For the present we shall note that biological diversity is more usually referred to as biodiversity (in its most basic sense, biodiversity is measured by the number and variety of species in an area). The values placed on the environment may give rise to contest, the second major theme of this course. This theme can...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Understanding Classical terms
History & The Arts

Understanding Classical terms

...conceptions of geographic space. Years At the OU, course teams have opted for BCE (‘Before the Common Era’) and CE (‘Common Era’) to refer to dates (using them in the same way as the more traditional BC and AD, meaning Before Christ and Anno Domini or ‘in the year of our Lord’). Many people continue to use BC and AD instead. Either convention may be adopted,...
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The Death of Socrates
History & The Arts

The Death of Socrates

...concept known as 'Eusebia' which is often translated into English as 'piety' but more closely resembles 'duty' or 'loyalty to a course'. In refusing to conform to the social propieties proscribed by Eusebia, Socrates angered many of the more important men of the city who could, rightly, accuse him of breaking the law by violating these customs. In 399 BCE Socrates was...
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How does nature tell the time?
Nature & Environment

How does nature tell the time?

...concepts behind everything from global warming to ecology and genetics, have a look at the introductory course S103 Discovering Science And if you really want to go back to basics, explore the origins of the earth and life through course S269 Earth and Life If you would like to know more about dendrochronology then here are a few suggestions to help you find out more:...
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Understanding tax avoidance
Money & Business

Understanding tax avoidance

...concepts are different, they are by no means identical. Graeme Cooper explores these differences in his article Tax avoidance or tax evasion? A haven for misunderstanding in The Conversation. There is a growing legal industry emerging around this phenomenon. ‘Wealth management professionals’ have arisen to help companies and rich individuals cut their tax payments....
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