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Emotions and emotional disorders
Health, Sports & Psychology

Emotions and emotional disorders

...et al., 2009). Of these, depression and anxiety (or a mix of the two, called ‘mixed anxiety and depression’ or MAD) were by far the most common, as Figure 1 shows. Note that the term prevalence is a scientific term that refers to the number of people experiencing a disorder or illness at a particular time. [Described image] Figure 1 Prevalence rates in England in 2007...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Sea level rise in Looe, Cornwall
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Looe, Cornwall

...et al, 2014 and Burdett, M. 2018). The UK government only agreed on funding for 2015 to 2021 of £1.2bn for coastal erosion and sea-flooding projects despite the projected need of that the UK will be £1bn a year for 50 years on river and sea defences (Environment Agency, cited by The Guardian, 2019). The UK government has prioritized areas of high population such as...
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Article 5 mins
'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?
Education & Development

'Bad Apples' or Organisational Cultures?

...et al., 2019, for gaps related to socio-economic status/class/race see Carter and Weiner, 2013; for UK achievement gaps related to race/ethnicity see Stevens, 2007, for gender, ethnicity and social class see Strand, 2014) and disproportionate numbers of Black male students disciplined and excluded from school (for US see Skiba et al., 2002; Monroe, 2005; Ritter and...
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Article 10 mins
Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies
Money & Business

Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies

...et al., 2020). [This is a photograph showing the removal of the Edward Colston statue in Bristol] The empty statue pillar stand of Edward Colston that was removed during a Black Lives Matter Protest in Bristol, 2020 coloniality has survived decolonisation and still informs today's globalised worldIn fact, modern racial categories and the racial domination associated with...
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Video 40 mins
Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?

...et al., 2023). [Male gymnast on pommel horse] AI has the capacity to analyse large sets of data, such as analysing football players to allow automatic identification of dynamic attack formations which can support ‘tactical training’ (Sperlich, Duking, Leppich and Holmberg, 2023, p. 2). AI also affords opportunities for the identification of athlete talent, predicting...
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Article 5 mins
Technological innovation: a resource-based view
Science, Maths & Technology

Technological innovation: a resource-based view

...et al., 2009) identified 60 definitions of innovation in organisations alone. In part, at least, these differences are a result of the differing concerns of different academic disciplines, the perspectives of different stakeholders in the innovation process and the different contexts in which innovation is considered. Thus, for example, an economist may be concerned with...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Researching Antarctic ice sheets
Nature & Environment

Researching Antarctic ice sheets

...et al., 2013) with some points of interest. Above is a map from the latest measurements of Antarctic bedrock topography. Blue-green colours are below sea level. You can see the broad outline of the continental shelf, with a steep edge falling off to the dark blue deep ocean. This BBC article has a lovely fly-over video, bringing to life the world of great mountain ranges...
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Video 10 mins
Mosquito resistance to insecticides
Science, Maths & Technology

Mosquito resistance to insecticides

...et al., 1998). [Described image] Figure 1 Map indicating the location where mosquitoes were sprayed (hatched area), consisting of a 20–25 km-wide belt along the Mediterranean coast. To understand the reason for this recovery, the responses of different mosquito populations to exposure to the insecticide were examined. Researchers collected mosquito larvae from...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs