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About Jumpstart University
Education & Development

About Jumpstart University

...health, or student life – and by subject area to get access to the resources you need. It doesn’t matter which university you’re going to, or even if you haven’t made your mind up yet – you can use all of the resources on our hub to find out more about university life and study. Take a look around and explore all of the different support on offer. Moving on to...
What is a Professional Doctorate?
Education & Development

What is a Professional Doctorate?

...Health and Social Care graduate) and Dr Pauline Lyseight-Jones (Doctorate in Education graduate) talk about their experiences of undertaking their doctoral studies. You may find that their experiences relate to your own professional context. Transcript In the following video students and supervisors explain the main characteristics of the Doctorate in Education at the...
Study online and find a subject that inspires you
Education & Development

Study online and find a subject that inspires you

...health and wellbeing Safeguarding in sport Introduction to English and Maths Fees and funding All undergraduate and postgraduate courses with The Open University can be found here and there's information on fees, funding and bursaries here. Nearly all of our undergraduate courses have no pre-entry requirements. The PFA NI can support you through degree level study, even...
Why this hub was created
Education & Development

Why this hub was created

...health. [This is a poster from a Black Lives Matter protest of 2020] A poster from a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020 We were also inspired by others who were making a stand against systemic racism. [A photograph of footballer Marcus Rashford kneeling on a football pitch] Marcus Rashford is among many footballers taking the knee before football games It was thought that...
Citizen science and global biodiversity Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Citizen science and global biodiversity

...public involvement in scientific research activities as individuals learn and build skills. Traditional biological keys are introduced and online recording is demonstrated using citizen science techniques and practical activities using the www.iSpotnature.org platform. The course goes on to demonstrate how, once a species is identified, web resources can be used to...
Who is Justin Trudeau - and how did he become Canada's new Prime Minister?
Society, Politics & Law

Who is Justin Trudeau - and how did he become Canada's new Prime Minister?

...public intellectual widely known in both the UK and the US. At the 2011 election, he captained the party to its worst ever electoral defeat, netting a third place showing with only 18.9% of the popular vote. With three disastrous wipeouts under its belt, the party was ready to try Trudeau the younger. Tricky ground Elected as a Member of Parliament in the 2008 election,...
Is a technological solution always the best? The politics of toilets
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is a technological solution always the best? The politics of toilets

...public utility management and help their own communities, the Gates Foundation wants to build things that negate the need for public sanitation systems as we know them. The Nano Membrane Toilet is also subject to the “appropriate technology” critique. Appropriate technology is an approach developed in the 70s that asked technologists, engineers, and, designers to...
Will Brexit spell the end of fishing quotas?
Nature & Environment

Will Brexit spell the end of fishing quotas?

...public interest There are many different ways to manage fishing quota. A 2017 report looks at 12 EU countries and how their fishing industries perform across 12 objectives to ensure that the system of fishing rights is good for fishers and for society. The results reveal that the UK system has low performance on many objectives. In general, the UK preserves a status quo...