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How is the IPCC helping scientists talk about climate change?
Nature & Environment

How is the IPCC helping scientists talk about climate change?

...scientists take into consideration when talking about their work and research to a non-specialist audience. And although aimed at climate scientists, the advice holds good for any scientist looking to engage more widely. You can download the full handbook - and read more about the thinking behind it - at climateoutreach.org, the UK charity which created the materials....
Great Ancoats Street, Manchester: cottonopolis to urban village
Society, Politics & Law

Great Ancoats Street, Manchester: cottonopolis to urban village

...century, industry declined and housing deteriorated further into slums amongst the derelict factories. But 21st century Great Ancoats Street is rising again above the rubble, with many of the great mills converted into apartments and offices. What would Engels think of this gentrified urban living space? What are the stories behind the new Ancoats ‘urban village’?...
Is personality the only factor in how we behave?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is personality the only factor in how we behave?

...think of personality and psychology as almost being synonymous, understanding individual differences. But as we look into things more deeply we realise that the way that people behave differently from each other is more often to do with the circumstances they’re in. For instance, a type of job they’re doing. If they’re put in the job that requires them to be...
How To Be A Better LGBTQI+ Ally
Health, Sports & Psychology

How To Be A Better LGBTQI+ Ally

...think you're supportive? But are you really an LGBTQI+ ally? Test yourself by using our immersive film-based interactive...You can make a huge difference to the lives of LGBTQI+ youth by showing your support as an ally. You’ll be doing your bit to help someone thrive, rather than just survive. But while most people want to be allies, there can be confusion around how to...
Is citizenship nationality?
Society, Politics & Law

Is citizenship nationality?

...think you have a right to your nationality and that the state will protect you, however, we hear from Ruth Barnett, a Jewish refugee, and Moazzam Begg, an ex-Guantanamo detainee, about the stark realities. Perspective: Is citizenship nationality? In a roundtable discussion about citizenship, our experts discuss nationality from an activism point of view, and a theoretical...
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM

...think about taking other courses...Introduction and guidance: How to get a badge - Getting a badge is straightforward! Here’s what you have to do: read each session of the course score 50% or more in the two badge quizzes in Session 3 and Session 6 For all the quizzes, you can have three attempts at most of the questions (for true or false type questions you usually...
Teaching secondary music
Education & Development

Teaching secondary music

...Think back to your own experiences as a young learner. Identify one example of teaching (from any subject), which you think resulted in you being ‘altered’ as a person. What did the teacher do in terms of presentation (e.g. explanations, resources, questioning) that resulted in this learning? Why did this teaching have such an impact and remain in your...
Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Minerals and the crystalline state
Science, Maths & Technology

Minerals and the crystalline state

...systems...Minerals and the crystalline state: 1 Introducing crystals - Three distinct types of crystal, each of which is a different mineral, can be seen in the granite shown in Figure 1: shiny black biotite mica; cloudy white feldspar and translucent grey quartz. Figure 1 A close-up of a piece of granite, 7 cm across, showing interlocking, intergrown crystals of several...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs