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Lord John Browne - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Lord John Browne - Stories of Change

...economics, is it his job? JB: Is it anybody’s job? I think there is nobody appointed to speak to the entire world so I think, as far as I’m concerned, the more people who do this the better, because actually it’s a debate, there is no one, single solution here. We’ve had Gaia theory which has been very important, we’ve had lots of discussions about the benefits...
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An introduction to interaction design
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to interaction design

...economic, social or political limitations. For example, it is estimated that 57% of the world’s population did not have internet access by the end of 2015 (ITU, 2015) and that 60% of the world’s population will have access to mobile phones by 2020 – meaning that 40% will not (GSMA, 2015). There are others who do not have the skills, knowledge and abilities to use...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
English: skills for learning Badge icon
Education & Development

English: skills for learning

...Economic Co-operation and Development), the UK government’s Environment Agency and the UK Food Standards Agency You may already be familiar with some or all of these types of text. Test your knowledge in the next activity. Activity 2 Timing: Allow approximately 5 minutes Match each source to the description of its content. Reference material Facts and figures,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Global Biodiversity

...Economics, 83, 67–78. Fine, P.V. and Ree, R.H. 2006. Evidence for a time-integrated species-area effect on the latitudinal gradient in tree diversity. American Naturalist, 168, 796–804. Gamfeldt, L., Hillebrand, H. and Jonsson, P.R. 2008. Multiple functions increase the importance of biodiversity for overall ecosystem functioning. Ecology, 89, 1223–1231. Jackson,...
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Llywio drwy les: Edrych ar iechyd meddwl a lles
Health, Sports & Psychology

Llywio drwy les: Edrych ar iechyd meddwl a lles

...Economic Foundation. Mae’n dangos sut mae gwahanol agweddau ar ein lles yn plethu â’i gilydd a sut mae gwella un agwedd yn gallu dylanwadu ar rannau eraill o brofiadau unigolyn. Er ein bod yn aml yn meddwl mai rhywbeth personol yw lles sy’n ymwneud â’n hwyliau a’n sgiliau ymdopi, gall pethau allanol sydd yn digwydd hyd yn oed effeithio ar les pobl sydd yn...
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Exploring how migration changes the places where we live
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring how migration changes the places where we live

...economic benefits and values: Message Key lines Stronger Together “Our community's success depends on making sure everyone who is a part of it-including immigrants-feelswelcome here.” Innovation “Immigrants are innovators: entrepreneurs and small-business owners whose contributions are helping us grow our local economy…[they] bring new ideas and a willingness to...
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Drug development process: combating pain
Science, Maths & Technology

Drug development process: combating pain

...economic burden in absence from work, lost productivity and healthcare costs. Until fairly recently, the mechanisms by which pain was perceived were poorly understood. Its treatment was by means of empirically-derived medicines or by attempting to relieve the underlying cause of the pain with surgery. One visible clinical manifestation that often accompanies pain is...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Managing and managing people
Money & Business

Managing and managing people

...economic, environmental, technological, social, political) Adopts appropriate management styles Communicates effectively Negotiates/persuades/influences Listing and grouping a manager’s activities goes a little way towards making some sense out of the complexities of managerial work, but it does not offer any explanations. Another difficulty is that many other jobs have...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs