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Embarking on a career in cyber security
Digital & Computing

Embarking on a career in cyber security

...Forensics. Digital Forensic Analyst While every organisation should do its utmost to prevent cyber security attacks from being successful, it is important to recognise that sometimes these efforts will fail. In these situations it is critical that the evidence relating to the attack is preserved so that the perpetrators can be identified and prosecuted. This depends on...
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Jury Hub Conversation: Lee Curley, Dr Itiel Dror
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub Conversation: Lee Curley, Dr Itiel Dror

...forensic science domain, he has focused attention and highlighted how cognitive bias can impact a variety of forensic decisions. Dr. Dror has worked with and trained many agencies in various countries on how to minimize errors and enhance forensic decision making. More information is at: http://www.cci-hq.com/dr.-itiel-dror.html Further reading Dror, I. E. (2020)....
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The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.
Society, Politics & Law

The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.

...forensic evidence (Wilcox, 2018). Another factor is that jurors initially listen to the evidence as individuals, but then come together to make the verdict decision as a group (Sprain & Gastil, 2017). This may mean they are subject to group influences and dynamics, or may not even express their views, or even discuss the important aspects of the evidence. It is therefore...
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Structural Integrity: designing against failure
Science, Maths & Technology

Structural Integrity: designing against failure

...forensic investigation has cast new light on the failure of Tay rail bridge in Scotland 125 years earlier; with 75 people killed, the worst ever disaster to befall a trestle bridge. This material forms part of the course T357, Structural integrity: designing against failure... Structural Integrity: Designing against failure A short introduction to this album. Kinzua's...
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Learning from human remains: Seianti's skeleton
History & The Arts

Learning from human remains: Seianti's skeleton

...forensic scientists help complete the picture, by reconstructing her face, using anatomical science. This material forms part of The Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world... Learning from human remains: Seianti’s skeleton An audio introduction to this album. The sarcophagus An introduction to the most complete Etruscan skeleton in existence. Who was...
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Danielle Martin
Education & Development

Danielle Martin

...psychology, which ultimately led to her returning to education with The Open University. As she says, ‘I’ve become a lifelong learner!’...[Danielle Martin]Danielle is studying for a BSc in Psychology at The OU, starting her third module in October 2022, but it all started almost 20 years ago very differently, as she explained to us: ‘I attended a brick university...
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Crime scene officer
Society, Politics & Law

Crime scene officer

Put yourself in a crime scene officer's shoes and try to solve a suspected murder when time and resources are tight. Can you link the suspects to the forensic evidence? ...[Crime Scene Officer interactive image] Select the image above to investigate the interactive crime scene.
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Statistics: What is it or what are they?
Science, Maths & Technology

Statistics: What is it or what are they?

...concerned with many other areas besides opinion polls. Statistics is used wherever there is quantitative information to be dealt with. Medicine and biomedical science, economics, government, education, psychology, finance, environment, and forensic science are just some of the many areas of twenty-first century life in which statistics and statisticians play a key role....
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