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A tribute to the world of myth: Ovid and Holkham Hall
History & The Arts

A tribute to the world of myth: Ovid and Holkham Hall

...introduction to this album. Ovid at Holkham Hall The significance and legacy of Thomas Coke's art collection at Holkham Hall. Thomas Coke of Holkham The passionate collector: Thomas Coke. Depictions of myth How art chosen by Thomas Coke spans sixteen centuries of artistic depictions of mythical stories. Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' Looking at this illustrated medieval...
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Audio 44 mins
Environment: LA River
Nature & Environment

Environment: LA River

...introduction to this album. Who Killed the LA River? The worst floods in the history of Los Angeles. How the river was contained and its flood plain became part of the city. Rediscovering the LA River The forgotten part of Los Angeles. A journey through the unused public land that lines the river today. LA: Chinatown Yard Claiming the last vast space in Los Angeles....
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Audio 30 mins
Structural Integrity: Silver Bridge
Science, Maths & Technology

Structural Integrity: Silver Bridge

...introduction to this album. The Silver Bridge Disaster How the Silver Bridge and the Hi-Carpenter Bridge differed from other suspension bridges in one crucial aspect. The Three Sisters Bridges Why it's safer to incorporate more eyebars than are actually needed, to bear the weight of the bridge. A New Wonder Material - or Not? How the use of a new high-strength steel led...
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Audio 25 mins
Design and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Sustainability

...introduction to this album. Consumer product testing Representatives of Intertech, a product-testing company, discuss their methods of testing. Testing standards Emphasising the importance of standards in consumer testing. The five principles of sustainability The three layers of sustainability and the five principles to reduce the impact of products on the environment....
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Audio 21 mins
Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change

...Management Masters pathways....Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change: Introduction - This course will help you to think about your professional educational situation and the nature of leadership within it. It will provide you with a better understanding of models of leadership and the challenges and opportunities to lead in an inclusive way. This course will enable you...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...introduction of risk management? Answer a.Through specialisation, a software development company can foster experience in a given domain, whether it is banking, health care or any other field of interest. The developers in that company would have (or would hope to gain) sufficient knowledge to understand the problems raised by the users and therefore be able to present...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Under Pressure again: Can the England team bring football home?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Under Pressure again: Can the England team bring football home?

...manager who openly stated before the tournament that he felt he had a winning squad. Roll forward to 2016 and exactly 50 years since England’s iconic 1966 World Cup win, could this finally be England’s chance to shine? So what could make the difference? Perhaps remarkably, in 2016, England still have Hodgson at the helm, although often following a poor tournament...
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Arwen Bailey On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Nature & Environment

Arwen Bailey On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...Managing systemic change (TU812) precursors to 2020 editions Making strategy with STiP (TB871) and Managing change with STiP (TB872). Arwen graduated with the MSc STiP in 2012. Arwen uses her qualifications and interest in systems thinking, social learning and gender to strengthen the way we present our research to make a difference in complex and contested situations....
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