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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

...open-air toilet in Bangladesh, 2010 I’ll get this out of the way: the only reason I have lived in homes with not just one but two toilets, and other people have to walk miles for toilets that are shared by hundreds of people, is because we live under an immensely unfair and unjust system called capitalism. Other systems have been unfair too (Feudal peasants had to poop...
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Battle of Thermopylae
History & The Arts

Battle of Thermopylae

...open with data from the Histories, which will enable you to search for any place that Herodotus mentions and find out what he has to say about it. To take your exploration of mapping further, look up some sources to explain what's happened to the coastline at Thermypolae in the last 2,500 years. What could the coastline have looked like when the battle took place? Compare...
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Can you put a figure on the humanitarian crisis?
Society, Politics & Law

Can you put a figure on the humanitarian crisis?

...resources available to the services that make all this happen. We should also not underestimate the importance of addressing the psychological implications of such population transplants – for both the new arrivals as well as the communities that receive them. It was unfortunate that Cameron chose to cover the subject of “national security” as he announced his plan...
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A World Cup legacy for generations to come
Health, Sports & Psychology

A World Cup legacy for generations to come

...educators and leaders, creating a more effective talent pathway and building a stronger relationship with the Māori Football Aotearoa. This video, produced by New Zealand Football, provides an overview of the Legacy Plan. [Legacy Starts Now] To illustrate the importance of the World Cup legacy to New Zealand and the wider region, the first ever Legacy Working Group has...
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Diversity and inclusion in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 7: Examples of good practice: Introduction - Last week you looked at aspects of the recruitment process, starting with your brand and moving through to onboarding new employees. You also considered how to support the career progression of a diverse workforce. This...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
World Space Week
Science, Maths & Technology

World Space Week

World Space Week is held every year between 4th-10th October - it is a celebration of science and technology. We've put together some fantastic free resources to mark this occasion.
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Managing Relationships and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing Relationships and Work

...resources and short courses to manage and maintain healthy and sustaining professional relationships with your colleagues. ...Workplace relationships A relationship is the connection or association between two things or people. Key psychological aspects of a ‘good’ relationship are mutual trust, respect, commitment and individual responsibility. A good relationship...
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Climate change and alternative living: issues of adaptation and sustainability
Nature & Environment

Climate change and alternative living: issues of adaptation and sustainability

...resources. This fierce competition with other living species is causing a dramatic change in the natural world, such as deforestation, urbanisation and the domestication of the natural world. We are now facing the impact of these changes on our living conditions. The challenges to living on Earth are now two-fold, one is facing natural calamities which cannot be...
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