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Science, Maths & Technology

Citizen science and global biodiversity

...technology and education, that integrate elements of citizen science (such as the iSpot and Treezilla platform) within the scope of teaching and learning. Courses are from undergraduate to postgraduate study: Environment: responding to change The biology of survival Developing subject knowledge for the primary years Technology-enhanced learning: foundations and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Professor Lord Nicholas Stern - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Professor Lord Nicholas Stern - Stories of Change

...education.’ NS: There will have to be substantial investment in different ways of doing things, but what we’ve seen over the last nine years since the stern review was published, very rapid falls in the costs of alternative technologies. I started work ten years ago on the Stern Review – the cost of a solar PV panel has come down by a factor of around ten in that...
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Can engineering help improve patient safety?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can engineering help improve patient safety?

...technology, but about the system and the people within the system. When he trains healthcare professionals, he avoids using words like ‘risk’, which mean different things in medicine and engineering, and instead asks questions to get them thinking about the system. “We need to look through the eyes of the healthcare providers to see the challenges and to understand...
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What should we watch out for as Trump meets Xi?
Society, Politics & Law

What should we watch out for as Trump meets Xi?

...withdrawing from, or rewriting, those accords, there is no easy cure for the proliferation of new technologies, which are the real culprits in the decline of U.S. industrial production. And so, since trade is a policy lever that can be easily pulled, politicians inevitably rush to do so. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Older carers, COVID-19 and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Older carers, COVID-19 and physical activity

...technology and advances in health care practices, participation in regular physical activity cannot be overlooked. Just because we reach a certain number/milestone birthday, or enter into retirement does not mean we have to adopt a sedentary lifestyle.Physiologists McArdle, Katch and Katch (1996) further illustrated the natural effects of ageing on human function and...
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Article 10 mins
Is ‘Barbenheimer’ going to save cinema?
History & The Arts

Is ‘Barbenheimer’ going to save cinema?

...technological advances (such as online streaming and VR), the nearly 130-year-old tradition of cinema going may continue to decline in popularity. Or perhaps, in an era in which our need for human contact is being re-evaluated, communal viewing experiences will become the norm again. Although Barbenheimer’s success is an exciting moment in cultural history, it’s...
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Is Tinder changing the way the world dates?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Tinder changing the way the world dates?

...technology has influenced their sexual practices and views on romantic ideals and long-term relationships. Offline desires, online realities Meeting sexual and romantic partners specifically through dating apps has four characteristics: First, users are able to engage in casual, one-off or short-term, sexual encounters without engaging in any further social interaction....
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Decolonising Religious Studies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
History & The Arts

Decolonising Religious Studies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion

...technologies with the disruption of all face-to-face teaching during the pandemic. All were working on trying to teach basic essay-writing skills and deal sympathetically with students’ personal challenges as well as teaching the content. In response, team members Hugh Beattie and Paul-François Tremlett have set up regular online meetings between the Associate...
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Article 25 mins