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Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis

...health and wellbeing. Taking a critical eco-psycho-social perspective you will explore ideas from social theory, psychoanalysis, ecopsychology, eco-feminism and post-humanism to gain a deeper understanding of the climate and ecological crisis, its impact on our wellbeing and how to build psychological resilience...This free course introduces the emerging field of Climate...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Teaching the First World War
Education & Development

Teaching the First World War

...public address at the beginning of August 1914: Should all our attempts [for peace] be in vain, should the sword be forced into our hand, we shall go into the field of battle with a clear conscience and the knowledge that we did not desire this war. (Cited in Jarausch, 1973, p. 177) And the Kaiser declared in a speech to the nation that Germany ‘was attacked in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...public, if you comment on, or like a Page, all the information you share on that Page will be available to anyone on Facebook who looks at that Page. These types of Pages tend to be followed by students who want to stay connected to their institution, their halls of residence, their student union, society or their faculty at university. The value of Pages is that when you...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?
Society, Politics & Law

Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?

...public institutions (like schools and hospitals) and cleaners often work on various sites. Here, the focus is on the workplace where Kifibin worked in the mornings: a large event centre, where a big sporting event is organised every week. It has restaurants, cafés, stables, toilets and locker rooms. I followed Kifibin’s work there for nine days in the spring of 2013,...
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Article 5 mins
Why do some cities thrive?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do some cities thrive?

...public policy. “In these cases, everything to do with a new settlement could be thought about holistically – an argument perhaps for focusing on expanded cities in the future.” But what about old industrialised cities? “There’s a huge infrastructure in these cities and a lot of talent,” says Martin. “We found that whereas some cities are experiencing a...
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Article 5 mins
Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!
Nature & Environment

Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!

...public protests. Treezilla saw the entry of its one millionth tree record in the database which equates to annual benefits (e.g. air pollution, storm water filtration) worth £95 million. Insufficient urban tree data for monitoring reflects issues with land ownership, (many trees are privately owned and therefore not routinely monitored), and inconsistent data collection...
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Article 10 mins
What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?
Education & Development

What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?

...public consultation process (now open). Building on an earlier roundtable and new report, and some subsequent lively discussion, we hoped this new roundtable would replace confusion with clarity. As set out in our new report, some things are now clearer, and others are not. Let’s start with the former: First, in case it wasn’t already obvious, key human rights...
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Article 5 mins
Brexiteers and Broflakes: how language frames political debate
Languages

Brexiteers and Broflakes: how language frames political debate

...public’s consciousness. In the case of ‘Brexit’, what’s significant is that the word itself contains the idea of an ‘exit’. And conversely, it doesn’t include anything to do with remaining or with Europe. In other words, every time the term is used, the idea of exiting is triggered – and in this way is likely reinforced. The ubiquity of ‘Brexit’ in...
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Article 5 mins