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Science, Maths & Technology
Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics
This article explores how we can embrace sustainability this Christmas with bioplastics for gifts, decorations, and wrapping.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Everyday maths: Ratios and proportions
How to avoid mistakes when calculating ratios and proportions? Complete our everyday maths activity to find out more.
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Merry microbes: how might festive feasting affect your gut microbiota?
During the festive period, our food choices may change from what we usually eat. But what does this do to our gut microbiota? Let’s explore the impact of festive feasting on the gut and how what we eat can affect the microbial populations in our guts.
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Talking turkey: 12 facts about turkey genetics
The turkey is a fascinating bird - and demands more respect than a bit of stuffing and a spot of cranberry. Ricki Lewis explains more
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Blood and the respiratory system
‘Don’t hold your breath’ is an expression you’ve probably heard many times, but may not have thought too much about. In this free course, Blood and the respiratory system, you’ll study why respiration is so important for life, including how air enters and leaves the lungs, how oxygen is transported in the blood, the many dynamic factors that ...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Everyday maths video: "Coming back to maths"
Is something stopping you from learning maths? Can you do something about it? Watch this video for our introduction to maths anxiety.
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Everyday maths video: "Doing maths with AI apps"
What's the point of learning maths, if an AI app can work it all out for you? Watch this video to find out why your own maths study still makes sense.
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Everyday maths video: "From zero to hero"
When is it too late to start learning maths again? Watch this video in which one of our students tells her own maths success story!
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National Engineering Day
National Engineering Day is on 13 November. It’s a celebration of how engineers make a difference in the world and shape the future. The theme for this year is 're-engineering what it means to be an engineer', focusing on the diversity of modern engineering roles and future possibilities. On this page we’ve put together some fantastic free ...
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Unsolved problems in cosmology
The science of cosmology has been very successful in explaining a wide range of observational evidence about the Universe, from the detailed properties of the cosmic microwave background radiation to the distributions of galaxies, and the elemental abundances in astrophysical environments. However, there are several major unknowns in ...
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Science experiment: The density tower
In this video, the OU's Janet Sumner shows you how to conduct a simple density tower experiment using everyday household liquids.
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Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)
This free course will develop and improve your essential maths skills for work, study and everyday life. The course has four sessions, which cover the following topics: numbers, measurement, shapes and space, and handling data. There will be plenty of examples to help you progress, together with opportunities to practise your understanding.