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Understanding service improvement in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding service improvement in healthcare

...oral context the way we do it, and Socrates famously believed in the supremacy of the oral over the written. And that also stirs up the emotions. BETHANY Yeah. APOSTOLOS DOXIADIS First of all, his pretence of being the fool, that ignorant. BETHANY Of knowing nothing, yeah. APOSTOLOS DOXIADIS Yes, and because that is his tool that he turns, in fact, against his friends, or...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
All my own work: exploring academic integrity Badge icon
Education & Development

All my own work: exploring academic integrity

...community, i.e. the ‘why’ behind the importance of producing your own work. You will cover the following topics: What is plagiarism? Demonstrating your academic abilities The consequences of plagiarism: detecting plagiarism The consequences of plagiarism: what happens next Myth-busting This first session will take around 90 minutes to complete. Session 2: Exploring...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
How can mobile technology help underpin reproductive rights?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can mobile technology help underpin reproductive rights?

...community, country and global levels. [Marketplace in Burkina Faso] A marketplace in Burkina Faso The project is currently implemented in eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa — Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Niger and Uganda — and two countries in Asia (India and Indonesia) through in-country partner universities and...
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Article 5 mins
How do fire controls harm biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

How do fire controls harm biodiversity?

...commune Aguas de Santa Barbara. They confirmed that a policy banning human-caused fires between 1986 and 2015 encouraged the growth of denser forest. This led to an increase, by 1.2 tons, of the carbon stored in both vegetation and soil in those areas since 1986. But at the same time, they found a reduction in the diversity of plants and ants in the same period, by 27 per...
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Article 5 mins
Open Pathways
Education & Development

Open Pathways

...community and voluntary organisations, colleges, libraries and others. What they have in common is an interest in using open learning to widen opportunities for their learners. Find out more. Useful links... Thinking about my next steps Badged Open Courses on OpenLearn OpenLearn Scotland Pathways into formal study Is part-time study right for me? Contact us... Contact The...
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Activity 1 hr
Open Minds - Diabetes and Depression: A Tale of Three Cities
Miscellaneous

Open Minds - Diabetes and Depression: A Tale of Three Cities

...communities Date: Tuesday 4th July Time: 6.00pm – 7.00pm Venue: The Berrill Lecture Theatre, Walton Hall Audience: Public event. All welcome to attend She will end with her latest research, leading the International Prevalence and Treatment of Diabetes and Depression (INTERPRET-DD) Study (supported by the Dialogue on Diabetes and Depression), which spans 20 countries,...
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Article 5 mins
Marketing food to children and young people: Why it matters even more in the digital age
Education & Development

Marketing food to children and young people: Why it matters even more in the digital age

...communicating with children about food effectively in the earliest years of life. Later, in their teens, young people using social media are exposed almost exclusively to advertising for unhealthy foods, using immersive, entertaining, and emotionally engaging techniques that link in their friends and spread marketing messages through their networks. Although countries...
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Article 10 mins
Do we really want speed on our roads to be further reduced?
Society, Politics & Law

Do we really want speed on our roads to be further reduced?

...community, but even for those who argue that the ends always justify the means this is probably a step too far. The more palatable option of a petition has been signed by a small number of people and they have tried to raise publicity on local radio and newspapers. Using borrowed equipment, speeds were monitored and 'alarming data' was uncovered, including a motorcycle...
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Article 5 mins