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London’s great smog prompts link with Delhi
Nature & Environment

London’s great smog prompts link with Delhi

...social media with the hashtag #SmogDay – because, for some, the New Weather Institute says, pollution in cities is a problem that never goes away. Ending the air pollution that causes early death and makes the lives of millions much more difficult will also tackle the emissions that lead to climate change, the Institute stresses. Visibility problem This is a time of...
Park Hill Estate
History & The Arts

Park Hill Estate

...social housing: relatively low-rise blocks, packed with amenities. Park Hill is one of the most spectacular examples of new approaches to communal living in post-war Britain. Consisting of 995 dwellings, and housing over two thousand people, it occupies an entire hill overlooking Sheffield city centre, and is built on a slope, so increases in height as the hill slopes...
War Memorials
History & The Arts

War Memorials

...space. Our new online course, Heritage, whose heritage? (A180), gives a more fulsome introduction. The two total wars of the twentieth century are the subject of the course Total war and social change: Europe 1914-55 (AA312). We also offer an appealing starter course for budding family historians, which covers some of these questions: Start writing family history (A173)....
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Investigating environmental futures through speculative design
Society, Politics & Law

Investigating environmental futures through speculative design

...social and environmental challenges. [Empathy tree memory box] Empathy Tree: a memory box (left) and bio-sensing jewellery (right). Photo by Bart van Overbeeke. The participants collaborated on a series of ‘prototypes’ to give a material shape to particular questions about the future. A prototype refers to an early version of an artefact that enables an examination of...
Terminal illness and wellbeing: supporting people in the workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

Terminal illness and wellbeing: supporting people in the workplace

...social networks. There are also other benefits of flexible working such as reduced burnout. Communication and uncertainty: welcome an honest conversation about the uncertainty of prognosis and timelines. The person may not know what their prognosis is, and even if they do, terminal illness can be unpredictable. It is likely that they will have periods of wellness and...
Sgwrs Agored - Wales: Music Nation
History & The Arts

Sgwrs Agored - Wales: Music Nation

...Social History (2000), The Trombone (2006), a Music and the British Military in the Long Nineteenth Century (2013, ar y cyd â Helen Barlow); fe yw cyd-olygydd Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments (1997) a Cambridge Encyclopedia of Brass Instruments (2018). Mae hefyd yn brif olygydd Cambridge History of Welsh Music (2022). Ar gael nawr A HISTORY OF WELSH...
Billions are spent on educational technology, but we don’t know if it works
Education & Development

Billions are spent on educational technology, but we don’t know if it works

...social or environmental outcomes. Without standardisation, there are too many ways to assess EdTech. A review commissioned by the UK government of evaluation criteria and standards for EdTech analysed 74 methods for assessing their quality. Similarly, I carried out a research study with colleagues on available criteria to assess the effectiveness and efficacy of EdTech...
Are schools the best place for children to learn?
Education & Development

Are schools the best place for children to learn?

...social activity. If you do not know, enjoy finding out together. Fun makes learning memorable. Start with what your child knows and have a clear sense of what they could achieve. Have high (but not too high) expectations. Find a way to make what you are learning about relevant and meaningful to your child Keep listening and be willing to change what you are doing. You...