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Dangoor Education
Science, Maths & Technology

Dangoor Education

...adults back into the classroom. The Flexible Learning Fund supports 32 innovative projects across England to encourage more people to take part in new training or courses that will help them progress in current employment or secure a new job. Projects are aimed at a range of skill levels, from teaching beginners, all the way through to those who already have a good...
Irish Women’s Poetry: Colette Bryce
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry: Colette Bryce

...adult life: it informs an ‘outsiderness’ in her poetry. Bryce often writes as if she were ‘at one remove’ from the mainstream. You might say this stems from her emigrant perspective, from being called a ‘British’ poet in some places yet ‘Irish’ in others, and from being gay in a predominantly heterosexual culture. Bryce says this is ‘an interesting...
Children’s wellbeing and creativity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Children’s wellbeing and creativity

...caring responsibilities for children and young people, as well as looking at formal definitions. Activity 1 What is Wellbeing? Timing: Allow 30 minutes for this activity Spend some time thinking about what the term ‘wellbeing’ means to you. Don’t overthink this – just go with your initial thoughts and write down five words which define wellbeing. Feedback There...
What happened to Rio 2016's leftover food?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happened to Rio 2016's leftover food?

...care and respect,” says Forbes, adding that “they are so appreciative of the meal that sometimes they clap and dance with joy.” Every day a different chef takes the lead. ”For instance, the other day chef Massimo Bottura made a pasta, a carbonara that’s usually made with pancetta or bacon. He had a little bit of bacon but then he also used banana peels that had...
British public open to compromise on Brexit deal, new research finds
Society, Politics & Law

British public open to compromise on Brexit deal, new research finds

...cared about the most – their desire for such constraints seemed to stem from concerns about pressure on public services. The research showed a preference for the requirement that EU nationals living or working in the UK must have a job in order to access public services – and correspondingly, for the same conditions to apply to UK citizens in EU member states. And on...
Methods in Motion: How do researchers know?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: How do researchers know?

...care and, in the process, creates a unique affective tie that — necessarily beyond words — is expressed in practices. This relationship transcends the ‘individual’ of post-enlightenment thinking. My application of psychosocial methods draw on psychoanalysis because it posits, theorises and utilises the idea of dialogues of affect not occurring through language,...
Water jet cutting (Hydrodynamic cutting)
Science, Maths & Technology

Water jet cutting (Hydrodynamic cutting)

...careful control of cutting variables. Very little heat is generated, so there is no thermal distortion and/or HAZ. The high energy density of the jet stream can cause a slight temperature rise which may lead to melting of some plastics, particularly at slow cutting rates. Design: Thickness of material which can be cut depends on the material itself, the cutting rate and...
Abrasive jet cutting
Science, Maths & Technology

Abrasive jet cutting

...careful choice in terms of type, particle size, quantity and recycling is necessary. Feed rate of abrasive and water must be carefully metered, controlled and matched to the cutting head to give optimum and reliable performance. Nozzles are specially designed, depending on abrasive, material being cut, cutting speed and quality of cut. Nozzle life is usually in excess of...