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Soaring Achievements
Science, Maths & Technology

Soaring Achievements

...history of the sport of gliding- flying an airplane without an engine. What factors affect a glider's performance. Mathematical Modelling The role of mathematical modelling in gliding, focusing on The British Overseas Nationals, a modern racing competition held in Le Blanc, France. A Lesson in Flying: Gliding Performance Ann Welch explains how to actually fly a glider....
Environment: LA River
Nature & Environment

Environment: LA River

...history of Los Angeles. How the river was contained and its flood plain became part of the city. Rediscovering the LA River The forgotten part of Los Angeles. A journey through the unused public land that lines the river today. LA: Chinatown Yard Claiming the last vast space in Los Angeles. Residents campaign to revive the area for Los Angeles's underprivileged...
Global responses to Darwin's ideas
Science, Maths & Technology

Global responses to Darwin's ideas

...History professors Thomas Glick and Peter Kjaergaard reveal the controversies, which occurred when Darwin's ideas were first published around the world. Immediately, they were interpreted through the lens of wider cultural and political debates, which very much affected their reception. Few doubted that Charles Darwin was a great naturalist, but there were many who argued...
Design and Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Sustainability

...history of a chair An example of what is meant by the term 'hidden ugliness'. The designer's role in sustainable development Issues that a product designer should consider in order to make a product sustainable. Incorporating sustainability in product design The future challenges of sustainability that designers face and how these could be resolved. The five principles in...
Exploring the classical world
History & The Arts

Exploring the classical world

...readings from Horace's ode 3.6. Exploring Roman elegiac poetry The sounds and rhythms of Roman Elegiac poetry, with readings in Latin and translation. Satire in the city of Rome Using Roman satirical writing to discover social history. The satirical verse of Juvenal The motivations of Juvenal in his satirical works, with readings in Latin and in translation of Satire 5....
Contemporary Issues in Finance
Money & Business

Contemporary Issues in Finance

...history of hedge funds, and what the future may hold for them. Performance measurement Marcus Davidson and Graham Honeybourne explore issues of performance measurement. International financial reporting standards The IFRS, Pension Funds and the impact its introduction has made. Pension scheme deficits Marcus Davidson and Graham Honeybourne explore the issues. Managing...
The man behind Matilda – what Roald Dahl was really like
History & The Arts

The man behind Matilda – what Roald Dahl was really like

...family, his rustic summer holidays in Norway, and his chocolate testing, reveal how happy a child Dahl was – though he grew up without a father, who died when he was only four. Dark chapter But from Patricia Neal, the American actress who was married to Dahl for 30 years, quite a different picture of the man is portrayed. In her autobiography As I Am, written four years...
Supporting new mothers’ mental health during the perinatal period
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting new mothers’ mental health during the perinatal period

...family I desperately wanted to be part of, but I couldn’t. The thoughts and voices kept me trapped and isolated.' For some parents, thoughts can feel overwhelming, frightening, or out of control. Others may hear voices, experience intrusive images, or feel watched or followed. These experiences are deeply distressing, and parents who experience them describe powerful...