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Diary of a new Life Peer
Society, Politics & Law

Diary of a new Life Peer

...work in international development, at the European Parliament, for Plaid Cymru, and for a renewable energy company. She was also a candidate in the 2019 European Parliament election. In 2024, Smith was appointed to the House of Lords as Baroness Smith of Llanfaes, becoming the youngest member of the House. [Baroness Smith of Llanfaes] Why did you want to become a member...
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Reimagining professional learning: conversations across perspectives
Education & Development

Reimagining professional learning: conversations across perspectives

...work, and academic development in Higher Education – explored the synergies and differences between how professional learning is framed in rhetoric and reality. What emerged was a rich tapestry of ideas, provocations, and shared tensions that challenge us to reimagine professional learning. What is professional learning? When thinking about professional learning, it is...
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Different cultures, different childhoods
History & The Arts

Different cultures, different childhoods

...work, school not paid labour, family rather than public life and consumption instead of production. Yet this is all relatively recent. A hundred years ago, a twelve-year-old working in a factory would have been perfectly acceptable. Now, it would cause social services' intervention and the prosecution of both parents and factory owner. American colonial families:...
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What can Earth tell us about Mars?
Science, Maths & Technology

What can Earth tell us about Mars?

...work, what got him started in this area of research and where he hopes it will go with Ann Grand (Lecturer in Astrobiology Education)...Michael Macey is a post-doctoral researcher with the AstrobiologyOU research group at The Open University. His research explores the microbial communities that live in some of the most extreme environments on Earth; environments that...
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Teaching secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Teaching secondary mathematics

...worked with. I know that you will find it interesting. I hope you find it useful as well. As you work through the activities you will be encouraged to record your thoughts on an idea, an issue or a reading, and how it relates to your practice. Hopefully you will have opportunities to discuss your ideas with colleagues. We therefore suggest that you use a notebook –...
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How can languages further your career?
Languages

How can languages further your career?

...work in teaching, translation, or the travel industry. Watch this video to hear how people in many different professions have benefitted from speaking languages. Transcript From an employer's perspective too, there's growing evidence of the impact of language skills. A 2021 report from Aston Business School (comprising a survey of 415 UK Small Medium Enterprises)...
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How can I learn from Who Are We?
Society, Politics & Law

How can I learn from Who Are We?

...work on how to explore questions of identity, citizenship and migration in deep and creative ways. On the website we have documented some of the engagements between artists, academics, activists and participants in the event and beyond. Some of these include media materials and image galleries and short videos, showcasing some of the installations. [Media gallery from Who...
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Blue Planet II - One Ocean: The videos
Science, Maths & Technology

Blue Planet II - One Ocean: The videos

...work that went into producing it... The tusk fish and the tool How do you get into a delicious clam when you have no hands? The tusk fish has a way... And here's cameraperson Alex Vail talking about capturing that behaviour: And y'know, they call them killer whales Orcas use their skills to harvest herring: Turning on the terns Fish-eating birds isn't news. But the giant...
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