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EPQs: help and tips
Education & Development

EPQs: help and tips

...research group at The Open University, UK. They are all researchers, and the advice they offer comes from their different experiences. They focus on the process of undertaking a dissertation/research review EPQ. If you are doing one of the other kinds of EPQ (such as producing an artefact), you might still find parts of them useful. The articles were written by Ann Grand,...
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Valuing death at home: making preparations
Health, Sports & Psychology

Valuing death at home: making preparations

...children from school are all harder to manage. If you don’t have friends who can help, there may be local community groups in your area who might help you find support. Although the person will become more tired, they may still want to be doing things and enjoying life as much as they can. So, trips out and being with family or friends may give much enjoyment and can...
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How are tiny air pollutants causing massive storms in the Amazon?
Nature & Environment

How are tiny air pollutants causing massive storms in the Amazon?

...researchers have warned. Particles smaller than 50 nanometres in diameter have a substantial influence on cloud formation in the Amazon. In turn, the rainforest has a strong influence on climate regulation worldwide, and aerosol effects observed in this region could also trigger climate shifts globally, according to a study published in Science. Although it has long been...
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Can you learn a language with an app?
Languages

Can you learn a language with an app?

...Research has mainly found positive results on the use of both Duolingo and busuu. But most of this research concentrates on studies with learners who are also signed up to language courses – learners are using the apps for extra practice – so the results don’t provide a good snapshot of language learning through apps. My recently published research study of 4,095...
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Article 10 mins
Analytical science: secrets of the Mary Rose
Science, Maths & Technology

Analytical science: secrets of the Mary Rose

...research and investigation of historical objects using the case study of the Mary Rose. It covers the use of sonar to locate shipwrecks, and the analysis of the artefacts found on the ship, and the crew and their remains...This free course, Analytical science: secrets of the Mary Rose, teaches you about the analytical techniques that are used in the research and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Welsh Programming Resources
Education & Development

Welsh Programming Resources

...website which includes resources for developing research software and computer science research methods. [Adnoddau Rhaglennu] View this resource on the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol website. [Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol logo] This resource was provided by Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage....
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Article 5 mins
Legal conversations
Society, Politics & Law

Legal conversations

...research on individuals without their consent? Throughout these audio discussions, Phil Bates and Marc Cornock of The Open University’s Law School, discuss these, and similar issues surrounding ethics in law... Clinical decision making: A legal perspective Phil Bates and Marc Cornock look at what is meant by clinical decision making. Researching people who cannot...
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Audio 26 mins
Writing from the heart
Education & Development

Writing from the heart

...research reveals the highly personal nature of much writing. Threaded through our data from the Arvon residential we can see a strong sense of ‘writing from the heart’. In some ways this not surprising; we know that writers draw on their lives and as Berlie Doherty observed many years ago, ‘fiction is a combination of I remember and let’s pretend’. But it...
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