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Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change
Education & Development

Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change

...Universities – whose name derives from the Latin ‘universitas’ meaning ‘the whole’ – must foster inclusive environments where diverse perspectives are valued, and all academics receive equal support regardless of gender, background or identity. Despite institutional efforts to address inequity as populations have become increasingly diverse over the years...
Citizen science and global biodiversity Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Citizen science and global biodiversity

...universities and volunteer groups, with a view to involving both beginners and experienced citizen scientists in activities contributing to scientific and other areas of research, from local to global issues (see Wikipedia’s growing list) The increase in accessibility of communications technology, particularly over the past ten years, has matched the growth in the scale...
Methods in Motion: Remaking experimental philosophy
History & The Arts

Methods in Motion: Remaking experimental philosophy

...guiding philosophical enquiry. However, I would also argue that existing work in XPhi has suffered from methodological shortcomings and shortsightedness. Let me start by describing a commonly used device in traditional analytic philosophy – the thought experiment. To illustrate, I'll describe a thought experiment that has been extremely influential in epistemology (the...
Laser cutting
Science, Maths & Technology

Laser cutting

...Guide to cutting speeds using a 1kW CO2 [Diagram to demonstrate 'Laser Cutting' - see article ] Comparative cutting speeds [Diagram to demonstrate 'Laser Cutting' - see article ] Materials: Laser cutting is currently used on metals, glasses, ceramics, polymers, cloth, wood and paper in a wide variety of industries. In some materials a “recast” layer of 0.025–0.25 mm...
EPQs: writing up your dissertation
Education & Development

EPQs: writing up your dissertation

...university and working life. One of the aims of the EPQ is to help you develop your skills in using different communication tools, so you can communicate what you have found clearly and appropriately for different audiences. Communication is also a vital part of the research cycle. The progress of research thrives on the exchange, review and discussion of ideas. Writing...
Open education
Education & Development

Open education

...University course H817 Openness and innovation in elearning...There are many different 'flavours' or interpretations of what openness means in education. This free course, Open education, is an example of a massive open online course (MOOC) and spans seven weeks. Like all the free materials on OpenLearn, this course is open to the wider world but, uniquely, it also forms...
Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs
Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre
Science, Maths & Technology

Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre

...University's Mathematics courses. Periodic tiles Imagine tiling your bathroom with square tiles. Square tiles will fit together perfectly to cover the whole wall. In fact, if you had infinitely many square tiles, you could use them to cover an infinite flat surface. The downside is that the pattern is quite boring. In fact, if you take a copy of the pattern, and slide it...
Why is 'modern language' taken to mean 'European language'?
Languages

Why is 'modern language' taken to mean 'European language'?

...university educator of Korean, I found this Eurocentrism somewhat surprising and alienating. While it is true that the provision of Asian language teaching in the UK is poor compared to European languages, we urgently need to have a discussion as to whether this should not change. To begin with, the linguistic landscape in the UK has radically changed. According to the...