Xpert - 25 Most recent items matching the search terms -

Lincoln: the man behind the film (UCL)

Dr Adam Smith (UCL History) gives Spielberg's 'Lincoln' a rave review, but warns that the real Abraham Lincoln was a far more complicated and enigmatic man than the Hollywood blockbuster suggests. Further info: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/history/about_us/academic_staff/dr_adam

Why Should I Choose a Real Degree Education?

If you're passionate about cooking, why should you pursue a college education? Let the CIA tell you why a college education...and degree...are really valuable in today's competitive job market. And learn more about what sets the CIA head-and-shoulders above other culinary colleges.

U of M triclosan research

University of Minnesota researcher Bill Arnold discusses his latest research that found high concentrations of triclosan, the primary chemical in anti bacterial soaps, in Minnesota lakes.

Anna Baggoley - The Cranfield Australian Alumni Scholarship

One of our Australian Full-time MBA students, winner of the Australian Alumni Scholarship, describes why she chose The Cranfield Full-time MBA and also how the Cranfield Australian Scholarship Foundation supported her through the application process and beyond.

Gareth Anderson: The Cranfield Career Service

One of our Full-time MBA students describes how the Cranfield's Careers Service has helped him make the career transmission he was looking for.

Green Gown Award for sustainability in teaching and learning

The University of Nottingham was highly commended in the learning skills category at the Green Gown Awards 2012. Watch this video to find out more.

Think a Minute: Are Numbers Real?

Ben Curtis explores whether numbers are real or not in under 60 seconds.

Social marketing and public health with Change4Life

Podcast looking at the way in which public health campaigns, in particular the Change4Life campaign are marketed. By Kevin Chan, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge

IPL: Jorg Frauendiener: "Sightseeing in Einstein's World"

Professor Jorg Frauendiener's IPL describes how what we see is affected when the viewer travels at close to the speed of light. There are a number of visual distortions that occur, due to Einstein's special theory of relativity. These include Lorantz' contraction, aberrations that appear to bend straight lines, and the doppler effect which shift the colours seen down the spectrum towards the blue end.

IPL: Jorg Frauendiener: "Sightseeing in Einstein's World"

Professor Frauendiener describes the way that the speed of light affects what is seen. Einstein's special theory of relativity suggests that various distortions occur when the viewer travels at close to the speed of light, including Lorantz contraction, aberration and doppler effects.

Orokonui Landmark Lecture 2012: Rod Morris-"Seven years with Superman"

Rod Morris worked with Don Merton for a number of years, pioneering wildlife conservation and island restorations. This lecture celebrates the life and work of Don Merton, and is entitled "Seven years with Superman". The lecture was given on 19th of September 2012.

IPL: Doug Booth - From politics to pleasure: professing a philosophy of Physical Education

Inaugural Professorial Lecture from Doug Booth, Dean of the School of Physical Education at University of Otago. Prof Booth talked about the de-pleasuring of physical activity and the need to consider both social and biological components in exploring the intrinsic benefits of physical activity. The lecture was entitled "From politics to pleasure : professing a philosophy of Physical Education" and was delivered on Wednesday the 12th of November, 2008.

De Lees-beter-meter

Veel kinderen die moeite hebben met lezen leggen het succes van hun vooruitgang niet bij zichzelf neer, maar buiten zichzelf. Bijvoorbeeld bij de juf of bij hun ouders: Ik ga zo goed vooruit omdat juf me zo goed les geeft, i.p.v. ik ga zo goed …

Foreign Investment

[Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow (1979), Lecture 5 (1958)]

Some people call the programs of economic freedom a negative program. They say, "What do you liberals really want? You are against socialism, government interven

{Suresh 438} Combination words

{Suresh 438} युग्म–शब्द(Yugm shabd) Combination words Introduction: प्रत्येक भाषा मेँ कई शब्द ऐसे होते हैँ जिनके उच्चारण और वर्तनी मेँ बहुत कम भिन्नता होती है, परन्तु अर्थ की दृष्टि से वे बिल्कुल... Related posts:

Market Pulse: The yen and Swiss battlefronts in FX wars
Jan. 18 - Dollar/yen at 90, euro/Swiss at 1.25. A landmark day in FX, but is this "irrational exuberance" at play? Glenstrata's nuptials are delayed again, and Scrooge pays an Xmas visit to the UK high street.

Introduction to the Windows Azure Media Player Framework for iOS | Windows Azure Media Services Tuto

Use this framework to build native iOS video applications that can consume secure Http Live Streaming (HLS) content from Windows Azure Media Services. Typically, developers will use this framework to easily integrate client-side advertisements into their applications, but there are other applications as well. Future work includes support for various advertisement standards, such as VAST 3.0 and VMAP 1.0.
For more information, please visit

Vanderbilt on Coursera: Pattern-Oriented Software Architectures for Concurrent and Networked Softwar
View this preview video of Doug Schmidt’s spring 2013 Coursera course, Pattern-Oriented Software Architectures for Concurrent and Networked Software. Douglas C. Schmidt is a Professor of Computer Science, Associate Chair of the Computer Science and Engineering program, and a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Software Integrated Systems, all at Vanderbilt University. He has also been the Chiefkeep reading »

The economic future of British cities: what should urban policy do? [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Henry G. Overman, Alexandra Jones, Adam Marshall | Britain’s cities are facing profound challenges – both in the short run as a result of the recession and in the long run as a result of underlying structural change. In this lecture Henry Overman considers the nature of these challenges and considers what urban policy should do to help cities effectively respond to them. Henry Overman is Professor of Economic Geography at the LSE and Director of the Spatial Economics Re

4.430 Daylighting (MIT)
This course explores natural and electric lighting that integrates occupant comfort, energy efficiency and daylight availability in an architectural context. Students are asked to evaluate daylighting in real space and simulations, and also high dynamic range photography and physical model building.

Xpert - 25 Most recent items matching the search terms -

Lincoln: the man behind the film (UCL)

Why Should I Choose a Real Degree Education?

U of M triclosan research

Anna Baggoley - The Cranfield Australian Alumni Scholarship

Gareth Anderson: The Cranfield Career Service

Green Gown Award for sustainability in teaching and learning

Think a Minute: Are Numbers Real?

Social marketing and public health with Change4Life

IPL: Jorg Frauendiener: "Sightseeing in Einstein's World"

IPL: Jorg Frauendiener: "Sightseeing in Einstein's World"

Orokonui Landmark Lecture 2012: Rod Morris-"Seven years with Superman"

IPL: Doug Booth - From politics to pleasure: professing a philosophy of Physical Education

De Lees-beter-meter

Foreign Investment

{Suresh 438} Combination words

Market Pulse: The yen and Swiss battlefronts in FX wars

Introduction to the Windows Azure Media Player Framework for iOS | Windows Azure Media Services Tuto

Vanderbilt on Coursera: Pattern-Oriented Software Architectures for Concurrent and Networked Softwar

The economic future of British cities: what should urban policy do? [Audio]

4.430 Daylighting (MIT)