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Introducing global development
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development

...Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and outline key global development issues such as migration, socio-economic security, technological innovation and environmental sustainability. You’ll be introduced to a conceptual framework called PASH (power, agency, scale and history) that will help you to make sense of these issues and consider how we might better respond to...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Learning at Work Week: The OpenLearn Intrapreneurship Hub
Miscellaneous

Learning at Work Week: The OpenLearn Intrapreneurship Hub

...sustainability can be tackled in a similar way to how founders approach these challenges – and that means key staff don’t have to start their own business to feel engaged.​ This OpenLearn Hub is based on The Open University’s Intrapreneurship Series – a collection of four online webinars which you can watch to learn more about innovating from inside a business....
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Article 5 mins
World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration
Nature & Environment

World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration

...Sustainable Development outlined by the UN, noting the critical links between development, the environment, human well-being and the full enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, including the rights to life, health, food, water and sanitation. This nexus is being recently well investigated for its role to peace and security as well (Securing peace, the
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Article 5 mins
Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?
Nature & Environment

Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?

...sustainable model. Although arguably there were green shoots created that can still be seen today, such as the investment in hydroelectric power (HEP) as seen in the Norris Dam in Tennessee (pictured below). Over 80 years later, the dam continues to generate cheap and renewable energy. It is also worth noting that the 1930’s approach is credited with other social gains...
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Article 5 mins
Growing the popularity of women’s football in the UK
Health, Sports & Psychology

Growing the popularity of women’s football in the UK

...sustainable future. In the video below Polly Bancroft, General Manager of Women and Girl’s football at Brighton and Hove Albion, shares her thoughts about some of the challenges for clubs in the Women’s Super League (WSL), England’s only professional league for women. As you watch the video try to identify as many of these challenges as you can. Transcript Several...
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Article 5 mins
Cider: The new politics of food
Society, Politics & Law

Cider: The new politics of food

...increases, in an attempt to deal with social problems such as binge drinking, the new politics of food has a far reaching impact. perspective: The politics of food How does the decline of the British apple orchard have wider significance to our understanding of food, politics and the way we live? And why it is so important that the food activists have sustainable goals....
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Video 11 mins
Joe Smith - Overview of Projects
Nature & Environment

Joe Smith - Overview of Projects

...Sustainability. We’re trying to work out why it is that so many people in post-socialist countries, Poland and the Czech Republic in our case study, are growing so much of their own fruit and vegetables. We call this quiet sustainability because they’re just getting on with it, without any great hoo-hah about it being an environmental commitment. Around 40% of people...
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Video 5 mins
Managing Relationships and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing Relationships and Work

...sustaining professional relationships with your colleagues. ...Workplace relationships A relationship is the connection or association between two things or people. Key psychological aspects of a ‘good’ relationship are mutual trust, respect, commitment and individual responsibility. A good relationship meets the needs of both or all parties, where each person feels...
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Article 10 mins