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World must avert flood of climate refugees - Climate News Network
Nature & Environment

World must avert flood of climate refugees - Climate News Network

...manageable rise in average temperatures. Such events, the report said, could include a substantial increase in global sea levels, intense storms and hurricanes, and continent-wide “dustbowl” effects, which could lead to wars for access to food, water, habitable land and energy supplies. “Violence and disruption stemming from the stresses created by abrupt changes in...
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Systems in action: Pea canning case study
Money & Business

Systems in action: Pea canning case study

...management until it was too late. They failed entirely to appreciate that a number of outside events were becoming connected with each other in a way that was leading up to irreversible general change. Their first reaction was to make a Herculean effort to defend the traditional product, then the board split on wither or not to make an entry into the cheaper unbranded...
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How to provide a trauma-informed police response to victims of rape and serious sexual offences
Society, Politics & Law

How to provide a trauma-informed police response to victims of rape and serious sexual offences

...managing trauma and dispelling rape myths. However, FROs report that their training is insufficient and covers limited areas of the role, including pragmatic guidance such as early evidence kits and covering the FRO booklet. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) days were received positively by FROs, however attendance is not mandatory, meaning CPD attendance is often...
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A National Health Service or an International Health Service?: South Asian geriatricians
Society, Politics & Law

A National Health Service or an International Health Service?: South Asian geriatricians

...managers, porters and auxiliaries. The whole assemblage of health care has depended on their labour. Since the inception of the National Health Service, migrant doctors have been seen as an integral but devalued part of the health workforce. These doctors were necessary for its operation, providing a mobile army of labour in the lower rungs of a pyramidal medical...
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Perspectives on social work: individual stories
Health, Sports & Psychology

Perspectives on social work: individual stories

...manager talking about their different experiences. The interviews will illustrate the importance of listening to people’s stories, the importance of relationship in social work practice, and the importance of the context in which social work practice takes place. You will consider questions about the interviews, and will reflect on the implications for practice of what...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
What is heritage?
History & The Arts

What is heritage?

...managed and conserved, and there is an expectation that funding must be allocated to them so that this can occur. Although both of these places are recognised through their listing as belonging to the world’s heritage, they have a range of different meanings for the local people who interact with them on an everyday basis. For example, the Barrier Reef, which is...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Why is destroying cultural sites for military purposes a war crime?
History & The Arts

Why is destroying cultural sites for military purposes a war crime?

...Helen Frowe (who directs the Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace), been directing the UK Government funded project, Heritage in War to try to sort out some of these problems. It has been interesting applying our skills in philosophy to a very real-world problem, and these recent events only go to show how important a good dose of philosophy might prove to be....
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The German language zone
Languages

The German language zone

...projects for Alexanderplatz, one of the major squares in former East Berlin. Download the Spaces:2 tasks and ideas pdf Cultures:1 Die Gärten der Welt im Erholungspark Marzahn For information about parks and outdoor activities in and around Berlin, there's the website www.berlins-gruene-seiten.de. We've selected a web page which focuses on the botanical garden...
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