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What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers
Science, Maths & Technology

What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers

...changes along the way. Furthermore, it is significant to remember that a science career can be reached from various directions and beginnings and there is not one way of ‘correctly’ doing it. I think it is a positive thing that all journeys are different as this allows people to develop distinct and valuable skills that are particular to their experiences. Challenges,...
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Can you manage a supply chain?
Money & Business

Can you manage a supply chain?

...change certain things about the game, such as where you position yourself in the supply chain to try to keep it stable. And you can keep on practising. So good luck, have a few goes and see if you can manage a supply chain effectively. Play the game Select here to begin the game. [The Supply Chain Game] Click on the image above to launch the Supply Chain game For best...
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The healing power of nature writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The healing power of nature writing

...change how we perceive and sense our environment. One of the key skills of creative writing is describing in a way that allows a reader to ‘see’ (in their mind’s eye) what we see (whether in reality or in the imagination). The ability to render something vivid depends on heightening our awareness and establishing a connection – both with the objects we focus on,...
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The gift of being a foster carer
Health, Sports & Psychology

The gift of being a foster carer

...changing with many challenges for individuals, families, communities, and society in general. Every one of us is part of a local, national, and global community. Sometimes we do not always appreciate the happenings in these communities, especially your local community on your own doorstep. Foster carers are needed every day, and as a country we are experiencing an ongoing...
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Is Donald Trump ignoring the lessons of Deepwater Horizon?
Nature & Environment

Is Donald Trump ignoring the lessons of Deepwater Horizon?

...change of course. The American Petroleum Institute and other industry organizations have lobbied hard to rescind or modify the new offshore drilling regulations, calling them impractical and burdensome. In April 2017, Trump’s Interior Secretary, Ryan Zinke, appointed Louisiana politician Scott Angelle to lead BSEE. Unlike his predecessors – two retired Coast Guard...
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Review: Chavs - The Demonization of the Working Class
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Chavs - The Demonization of the Working Class

...changes that have turned "the salt of the earth" into the target of routine abuse by The Sun and Daily Mail, the patronised guests of Jeremy Kyle and the caricatures of Little Britain. "Chavs" - a 21st century acronym for those of our fellow Britons styled Council Housed And Violent - have become representative of the feckless "underclass". They are those who choose...
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Systems explained: Sir Geoffrey Vickers
Money & Business

Systems explained: Sir Geoffrey Vickers

...change, we have very, very limited powers to change in a predictable way. We probably can't know even in theory what those limits are. And the one limit we do begin to know is the opposite of what we knew before. Linear progress And that is a belief of linear progress of any kind. Because what seems very clear now is that in any system of any sort no one element can...
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It’s all in a name: why I refuse to use a ‘white’ name
Society, Politics & Law

It’s all in a name: why I refuse to use a ‘white’ name

...change your identity in order to progress your career? Open University employee Sudesh Loi gives his views...Before joining The Open University in March 2021, I left my old job of 12 years and decided to take a year out of work as my wife was expecting our second child during the COVID-19 pandemic. I eventually decided to begin the application process but first I needed...
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