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Europa: Jupiter’s ocean world
Science, Maths & Technology

Europa: Jupiter’s ocean world

...System. Since Greek times, it had been assumed that the Earth was the centre of the Solar System, with other objects orbiting around it. Galileo’s observation, that these moons were orbiting Jupiter and not Earth, contradicted that long-held view and instead supported Copernicus’ proposal that the Earth and other bodies moved round the Sun (heliocentricity, Figure 1)....
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Article 5 mins
Can the Economy be Irish?
Money & Business

Can the Economy be Irish?

...system, with filming and production activities across various European locales, including Northern Ireland. Underpinning this regionally distributed system is a set of Global Value Chains (GVCs): the basis of trade in modern economies. These include associated activities such as culture, leisure and tourism as well as related business and financial services. It follows...
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Article 10 mins
Homage to Celtalonia
Society, Politics & Law

Homage to Celtalonia

...system; A Federal Central Bank with direct membership of three national central backs, akin to the Fed system in the US with membership of Euroepan Central bank (ECB); A system of fiscal federalism to distribute tax revenues between the nations and constituent regions appropriately (akin to Finanzausgleichgesetz in Germany); A Federal Constitutional Court to settle...
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Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...systems and applications, what do you think are the main considerations for system designers in choosing cell types for particular applications? Answer The application and load to be supplied are the prime consideration, then come the area available for modules and the budget available. You could also include in your answer aspects such as ease of installation, types of...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Alastair Fothergill - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Alastair Fothergill - Earth in Vision

...think in the early days the Fragile Planet series, Fragile Earth series on Channel 4, there was an amazing film called Korup about the rain forest, when the very first time we were up in the canopy and that was extraordinary, but probably the series that most influenced me was Kingdom of the Ice Bear, a series done in the eighties about the natural history of the artic...
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Video 15 mins
Witnesses and Evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Witnesses and Evidence

...system? Should we really burden members of the public with the responsibility of resolving our criminal and civil disputes - or would we be better having a panel of experts? And what about expert witnesses? After so many recent miscarriages of justice, how much weight should be given to the testimony of such witnesses? Gary Slapper, Professor of Law at The Open...
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Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list
Education & Development

Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list

...system change could help make things better: We know that many children who are entitled to free school meals do not eat them every day, often because of teasing, bullying and fear of stigma. This is a major concern for many parents: ‘My older children have had free meals in the past and have been bullied as a result.’ Parent How much parents worry about teasing and...
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Article 5 mins
Galaxies, stars and planets
Science, Maths & Technology

Galaxies, stars and planets

...System; the Sun and other stars; galaxies and the composition of astronomical objects...This free course, Galaxies, stars and planets, is a general introduction, including scale of the universe from the very large to the very small; orbits and gravity; the Solar System; the Sun and other stars; galaxies and the composition of astronomical objects....Galaxies, stars and...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs