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Fighting hard while flying high: the personal story of a BA cabin crew trade unionist
Society, Politics & Law

Fighting hard while flying high: the personal story of a BA cabin crew trade unionist

...business/britishairways Tim Lezard (2017) ‘BA strikers take their struggle to Parliament’, union-news.co.uk, February 7: https://www.union-news.co.uk/ba-strikers-take-their-struggle-to-parliament/ Dan Milmo (2009) ‘BA strike: conflict that was always on airline's flight path. Clash with cabin crew had been looming since privatisation’, The Guardian, December 15:...
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Article 5 mins
Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud
Nature & Environment

Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud

...businesses, developers and users would make more conscious decisions about what data needed to be transmitted, yet today we are metaphorically surrounded by ‘data lakes’ – huge virtual warehouses of data that have been collected with the hope that one day some value could be derived from them. While connectivity may now be considered to have a reasonably low...
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Translation as a career
Languages

Translation as a career

...money!’ even though it’s such a tedious task. (Gillian Holmes, BA (Hons), MA, MITI, translator, Spanish and French to English)...Translation as a career: Geoffrey Samuelsson-Brown - Geoffrey Samuelsson-Brown, author of the book A Practical Guide for Translators, describes a typical day and how as a freelance translator he might divide up his time over the month: Each...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change

...businesses in the community. Build school capacity for diversity through research engagement and collaborative professional development activities, e.g. with universities. Manage human resources, securing commitment to the shared vision of inclusion. Manage financial resources to meet the needs of the whole school community. MESO (SCHOOL LEVEL) Guide and influence school...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...business. Collaboration plays a similarly important role in coaching by guiding and developing athletes to improve their skills, tactics, and overall performance. Effective teamwork among coaches, athletes, and support staff is essential for creating a cohesive and productive environment. Activity 3 Your favourite team Timing: Allow approximately 15 minutes Watch this...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Everyday maths 1
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1

...busy at work or even at home, numbers are everywhere. It’s impossible to avoid them. From knowing what size clothes to shop for to working out how much money you have to spend, it’s hard to imagine a world without numbers. A basic understanding of maths and numbers is important for so many decisions we make in our everyday lives. And whatever it is you’re shopping...
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Free course 48 hrs
Straight talking collides with cyclical preferences
Society, Politics & Law

Straight talking collides with cyclical preferences

...money. And if lots of others share my inconsistency, a market-based system won’t be as economically efficient or socially just as the theories suggest. Yet sometimes in practice, cyclical preference seems perfectly rational. When choosing among election candidates, I might prefer Gottabee Wright to Hardy Lefte, and think both of them more worthwhile than third candidate...
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How can acceptance and commitment therapy help carers in challenging times such as the COVID-19 pandemic?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can acceptance and commitment therapy help carers in challenging times such as the COVID-19 pandemic?

...money, but there is always a way to live in line with values, no matter how small the first steps. Hooks can also be emotional, such as not feeling deserving, worry about what other people will think and not feeling confident in making changes. Once these are known we are then in a position to take ‘committed action’ to making these changes for the better. 4: Opening...
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