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How can you use sand to store energy?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can you use sand to store energy?

...project is attempting to bring together two things the desert has in abundance - sand and sunshine - to generate power cleanly and efficiently...[Rafał Sonik on an Abu Dhabi sand dune] Ralf Sonik fluffs a sand dune in Abu Dhabi Researchers in Abu Dhabi are testing a pilot device that can store solar energy in sand to improve the efficiency of power plants and provide...
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Article 5 mins
Home education collection
Education & Development

Home education collection

...projects in the pipeline. Who are they for? These articles are intended for any individual, community and/or organisation with an interest in home education including, but not limited to: Parents/carers who are currently home educating their child/children, or who are considering it Current and/or previously home-educated young people Educators working within and across...
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Weather derivatives - the financialization of weather
Society, Politics & Law

Weather derivatives - the financialization of weather

...manage the risks presented by nature, such as too much rain at the wrong time of the year and very harsh frosts?...Listen to the discussion below, as John Allen and Michael Pryke talk about the abilities of finance to offer a solution to risks presented by nature. Transcript This work is linked to the Environment and Society course - DD213, which studies the entanglements...
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Porter’s Value Chain and the Business of Film
Money & Business

Porter’s Value Chain and the Business of Film

...managers understand if there is a cluster of activities providing benefit to customers located within particular areas of the value chain. It can also prompt managers to think about the role different activities play A tool to identify what a manager should focus on in developing a more profitable business model. [Michael Porter's Value Chain] Porter's Value Chain A...
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The Value of Emotional Intelligence in a Challenging Workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Value of Emotional Intelligence in a Challenging Workplace

...manage emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathise with others, overcome challenges, and defuse conflict. Developing emotional intelligence skills can help us to be more successful in both our personal and professional lives: developing better relationships; adapting to, and coping with, challenging situations; and improving mental...
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Article 10 mins
Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...Introduction - According to the British Menopause Society (2020), menopause is ‘a major life event affecting all women in a variety of ways, both short and long term’. So, what is menopause? [Described image] The word ‘menopause’ simply refers to the end of the menstrual cycle, which is caused when the ovaries stop producing eggs. The term comes from the Greek...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
From Conversations on co-production to participants’ engagements
Society, Politics & Law

From Conversations on co-production to participants’ engagements

...projects, and exploring their ideas and motivations...[A conversation at Who Are We?] In the conversations and videos below, you will get the chance to read, see and listen to aspects of the artist – academic collaboration and knowledge exchange, leading to the co-production of the event. Aspects of the co-production have been informed by a participatory approach the...
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Article 5 mins
Imagining Scientists
Science, Maths & Technology

Imagining Scientists

...The Open University's Dr Richard Holliman reflects on the findings of a research project called 'Invisible Witnesses' to explore these questions. In so doing he considers some of the implications of the 1950s stereotype for how scientists are perceived in the public sphere... Imagining Scientists Looking at the 'mad scientist' stereotype and comparing it with reality....
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