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How we can all tackle our digital carbon footprints
Nature & Environment

How we can all tackle our digital carbon footprints

...The embodied carbon of purchasing a new one will likely outweigh most small energy-related carbon savings. If you can share or borrow one, that is better than buying. More on digital carbon footprints This resource is part of the Supporting hybrid working and digital transformation collection, made possible by the Higher Educational Funding Council for Wales. [HEFCW logo]...
Giving and Receiving Powerful Feedback
Health, Sports & Psychology

Giving and Receiving Powerful Feedback

...of Essential Theory and Research. London: Psychology Press. Besieux, T. (2017) ‘Why I hate feedback: Anchoring effective feedback within organizations’, Business Horizons, 60(4), pp. 435–9, doi: 10.1016/j.bushor.2017.03.001. Shute, V. (2008) ‘Focus on formative feedback’, Review of Educational Research, 78(1), pp. 153–89. doi: 10.3102/0034654307313795....
Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage
Society, Politics & Law

Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage

...education, the nature and power that specific paradigms hold… let’s think about the distinctions between humanities and sciences and their economic cachet… this is why I hover in the social sciences domain as they sort of straddle these contexts… A vast amount of money in national budgets is deployed to Defence (a definition that masks itself in the opposite...
Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dominic Weston - Earth in Vision

...education, I actually went to university and studied drama, and that wasn’t acting school or directing school, it was much more the exploration of the dramatic process, storytelling, kind of voice and body work and that kind of thing, so I learnt a lot about storytelling, presenting ideas, presenting performances and that’s where I came from, that’s what I was most...
Brexit's two tribes: can they be brought together?
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit's two tribes: can they be brought together?

...Education, the economy, welfare and were prepared to support Labour candidates. There is no evidence to support a view that the electorate would punish MPs in leave constituencies who voted to remain. A small number of seats were lost by remain MPs but it is not clear whether Brexit played a significant part in those seats or not. What we do know is that whilst the...
Human Resource Management and EDI
Money & Business

Human Resource Management and EDI

...education level, mental health, etc. Some of these may be visible (ethnicity), others invisible (education) and many may be open to change (marital status); some refer to the characteristics of the individual (age), while some may be concerned with the beliefs, norms and values of a group (religion). (It may even be the case that a visible characteristic (for example,...
Hybrid working: change management
Money & Business

Hybrid working: change management

...Educational Funding Council for Wales. [HEFCW logo]...Change management for hybrid working: Introduction - Your role within an organisation will influence how comfortable you are with change. If you are responsible for driving and delivering change initiatives, it can be easy to focus on the desired outcomes rather than the journey you need to take people on. The COVID-19...
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The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

...educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. Completing a course will require about 24 hours of study time. However, you can study the course at any time and at a pace to suit you. Badged courses are available on The Open University’s OpenLearn website and do not cost anything...