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The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable
Nature & Environment

The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable

...interacting with each other. The best-known fables are attributed to the ancient Greek storyteller Aesop, although there are fables found in almost all human societies and oral traditions making this an almost universal feature of human culture. A more modern example of an allegorical tale involving animals is George Orwell’s Animal Farm, in which animals rebel against...
An introduction to visualising development data
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to visualising development data

...interactive data charts. Three different countries are arranged along the horizontal axis in an order that we can specify. For example, we might organise the bars according to the alphabetical ordering of the names of the things they relate to, or we might sort the bars by increasing or decreasing value, as shown above. The height of each bar is proportional to some...
Developing reading for pleasure in the classroom with student and early career teachers
Education & Development

Developing reading for pleasure in the classroom with student and early career teachers

...social reading environment that nurtures readers...Key findings from recent research with student teachers in the UK highlighted gaps in their knowledge of contemporary texts and authors as well as misconceptions about the teacher’s role in supporting children’s RfP (Cremin et al., 2024). Barriers from individual teacher reader identities and varied school experiences...
How does the media impact politics?
Society, Politics & Law

How does the media impact politics?

...social media, impacts our lives: our understanding of politics past and present, our democratic engagement, and our opinions. If we think of politics as the exercise of power, the importance of the media becomes clear: it is a place in which politics takes place. It also becomes clear that you don’t need to be a politician to ‘do politics’; the media can be used to...
Religion Today
History & The Arts

Religion Today

...social norms and the lives of individuals, it touches almost every area of public and private life. This course examines many of the most exciting and controversial issues in religion today, including the impact of globalisation/Evangelicalism, feminism and environmentalism, and whether secularisation might mean the eventual death of religious practices and institutions,...
Audio 2 hrs 34 mins
Rundblick: beginners' German second edition
Languages

Rundblick: beginners' German second edition

...social housing complex Das Vinzidorf The VinziDorf is a church-ran programme that takes in the homeless Stress and Health Advice on how to handle stress and manage health Gesundes Essen healthy eating Das Wetter Weather forecast Gestüt Piber The Gestüt Piber is a stud farm where famous white horses are bred What’s your marital status? People’s marital and family...
Why do some cities thrive?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do some cities thrive?

...social life. They are also the sites where most of the UK’s future growth, both population and economic, is forecast to occur. The UK’s future is now closely linked to that of its cities.” The fastest growing cities over the past three decades have been those in the south of the country, linked with a downturn in manufacturing in the north and an increase in service...
Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?

...social risks of early specialisation include decreased sport enjoyment, low intrinsic motivation, compromised social development, social isolation, dropout, psychological burnout, and even the potential to lead to eating disorders in some sports. In contrast early sampling is thought to lead to sport expertise because of the intrinsic motivation that stems from the fun,...