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Sustainable innovations in enterprises
Money & Business

Sustainable innovations in enterprises

...care. The course also evaluates three methods for measuring the societal impacts of sustainable innovations. Learners are encouraged to reflect on their own experiences of cases where sustainable innovations drive success or failures in enterprises and how the positive impacts on society can be evaluated and sustained...This free online course, Sustainable innovations in...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Infection and immunity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Infection and immunity

...adults all over the world: (a) Vietnam. (b) United Kingdom. By contrast, health problems that cannot be transmitted between individuals, such as heart disease, diabetes, lung cancer, arthritis and depression, are known as non-communicable diseases (or NCDs). However, a few NCDs also have an infectious component, for example: in most cases of cervical cancer there is...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research
Education & Development

Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research

...care about so that you keep motivated. It might be something related to one of the classes you teach – or it might be a whole school issue or problem that you feel needs investigating. At this stage, it might be helpful to complete Activity 1 for more than one topic. Activity 2: Starting research Timing: Time: 35 minutes Spend about 30 minutes searching the internet for...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Introducing mammals
Nature & Environment

Introducing mammals

...adult size. That is thanks to an amazing form of nourishment that is a defining feature of all mammals: milk. Here are two National Geographic video clips with more information about the platypus and echidna. Make sure you open these links in a new tab or window, so you can easily return to this page. The platypus is semi-aquatic and can be found in streams and rivers in...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Global perspectives on primary education
Education & Development

Global perspectives on primary education

...care. They work with teenagers. They work with adults. They work with families. And they also work with the elderly. Interviewer: And what kind of knowledge and skills do pedagogues need that is different to what a teacher does? JANE I think the main role that a pedagogue has is supporting the child holistically. They’re not just looking at their cognitive development,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Canals: The Making of a Nation - Find out more
History & The Arts

Canals: The Making of a Nation - Find out more

...cared about the welfare of his workers and built homes and hospitals for them. Inspired by new thinking about health and safety, he built first aid centres all along the route. New technology, such as steam powered cranes, also helped but it was their enlightened boss that made the big difference in improving working conditions. The rhetoric embedded within rising trade...
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Article 5 mins
What can Chinese students in Southampton teach us about going green?
Nature & Environment

What can Chinese students in Southampton teach us about going green?

...care for the environment, and how we as individuals can do our bit. In contrast, the Chinese students described China as being environmentally ‘permissive’ in their lived experiences: littering is common, recycling is often not done properly (or at all) with few repercussions, lights are left on and energy is wasted. According to the post-materialist thesis proposed...
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Article 5 mins
Was Alcibiades the Athenian Donald Trump?
History & The Arts

Was Alcibiades the Athenian Donald Trump?

...care a jot for the state. Nicias was expecting that sage counsel would prevail. How wrong he was. Alcibiades responded by attacking Nicias for trying to divide the old from the young. He promoted himself as the “unifier,“ just as Trump has vowed he will be a force for bipartisanship. About 15 years before this showdown, Athens had fallen victim to a plague, which...
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