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The Great Resignation: temporary blip or more enduring labour market trend?
Money & Business

The Great Resignation: temporary blip or more enduring labour market trend?

...Statistics (2022) tells us that, between July and September of this year, the number of vacant jobs stood at 1,246,000. Although this represents a drop of 46,000 from the previous quarter, it is still 450,000 higher than between January and March 2020, just before the worst of the pandemic began to take hold. Moreover, there is now a ratio of 0.9 unemployed people to...
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Article 5 mins
Combating air pollution
Science, Maths & Technology

Combating air pollution

...car emissions, but interpreting the data into real pollution statistics is harder than it seems. Clear solutions How to clean the air. Demonstration of methods used to remove pollutants from the air, including factory emissions. Industrial emissions How to curb industrial emissions of VOC's. The challenge facing British Aerospace in finding alternatives to solvents....
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Video 25 mins
Looking at population data
Society, Politics & Law

Looking at population data

...statistics agencies of many countries publish a history of the census in their country. A few examples include: UK Office of National Statistics: 200 years of the Census US Census Bureau: Through the Decades Republic of Ireland census: The Census Through History Statistics New Zealand: A History of Census Taking in New Zealand Is a history of the census in your country...
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Video 30 mins
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...Statistics about ageing Timing: Allow about 30 minutes Video 2 - (a) The following animation, Video 2, presents you with some different statistics about older people living in the UK. Watch carefully, but you do not need to try to remember the exact numbers the video contains – focus on what it tells you about wider patterns in how people experience later life. Video 2...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Doping in rugby union: a case of papering over the cracks?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping in rugby union: a case of papering over the cracks?

...statistics on usage of performance-enhancing drugs in rugby union...[Bunch of pills] An average of 7.8 million viewers tuned in to watch events at Twickenham on Friday 18th September as the self-proclaimed third largest sporting event in the world, the Rugby World Cup, began. In the lead-up to the event – and amidst the current turmoil surrounding other elite sports...
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Article 5 mins
What are bed blockers - and are they signs of a failing NHS?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are bed blockers - and are they signs of a failing NHS?

...statistics, it's important to remember that we're talking about people - and their care needs...[An older patient in a hospital bed] Being delayed in hospital isn't fun for anyone... The term 'bed blocker' has yet again become commonplace in the media. It seems to be becoming a regular feature of discussion of the failings of the NHS. Yet what exactly is a 'bed blocker'...
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The research and modelling of COVID-19
Science, Maths & Technology

The research and modelling of COVID-19

...Statistics at The Open University, interviews Dr Sayantan Banerjee, a statistician from IIM-Indore...[Photo of Sayantan Banerjee] Dr Sayantan Banerjee Dr. Sayantan Banerjee is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Operations Management & Quantitative Techniques Area at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-Indore). He has a PhD in Statistics from...
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Article 10 mins
Environmental Science in the Field
Science, Maths & Technology

Environmental Science in the Field

...statistical analysis. This material is taken from The Open University course SXR216 Environmental Science in the Field... Environmental Science in the Field A short introduction to this album. Introduction to Environmental Science field work A lecturer explains what is involved in environmental field work; aims, objectives and the assessment of a field study. Conducting a...
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