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6 ways to make your voice heard in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

6 ways to make your voice heard in Wales

...programme. More information about the EYST Wales All Wales BAME Engagement Programme. More information about the Access to Elected Office Fund Wales, administered by Disability Wales and funded by the Welsh Government. Explore more resources [AC Collection] This resource is part of the Active Citizenship in Wales collection. Discover more on the collection homepage....
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The Psychology of Decision Making
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychology of Decision Making

...resources are scarce. These mechanisms include a range of simplifying and confidence-sustaining mental short cuts (heuristics) that help us to make quick decisions when pausing to undertake a full analysis would be unwise. While these ways of thinking are not the same as rigorous logic or formally rational reasoning, they are well suited to fast-paced intuitive judgements...
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Rough sleepers in policy and practice: chaotic and off course, or misunderstood?
Society, Politics & Law

Rough sleepers in policy and practice: chaotic and off course, or misunderstood?

...resources, both physical and mental for rough sleepers: “I remember coming here in the mornings, like half eight in the mornings when it opens, just like, you know, so relieved to just get in somewhere, and I'd get myself in the shower. Sometimes I'd just stand, you know, I'd stand under that hot shower for about ten minutes just standing there, you know, kind of...
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The Open University's Carbon Calculator
Nature & Environment

The Open University's Carbon Calculator

...resources). This calculator starts with all the greenhouse gases emitted in supplying what the UK consumes, including the emissions embedded in imports. It then divides this total by the UK population to give the average annual emissions per person. Video: Peter Harper on The OU's Carbon Calculator Transcript How to use it The calculator starts by assuming you are close...
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Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace

...resources, failure to properly address the legacy of the past, and by the continued existence and tolerance of paramilitaries - the 'blind-eye' turned and the impact that has had in communities and politics. 26 years on from the Patten Report is the right moment for a clear eye on what is working, what is not, and how we sustain the promise and progress of the new...
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Neighbourhood nature
Nature & Environment

Neighbourhood nature

...humans began to have an influence on the vegetation of the UK, the country was covered in natural forests known as wildwood. Very little of this wildwood remains today, it having been cleared for fuel and to create space for agriculture. However, those woods that do remain are there because humans, through the ages, have managed and maintained them to exploit the woodland...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
An introduction to public leadership
Money & Business

An introduction to public leadership

...resources or remove obstacles, and championing the team in other settings). In small and stable teams, leadership involves regular interactions between the leader and the ‘followers’. But is following actually the right language to describe some of the leadership processes in such teams? There may be others in the group who have expertise, skill or charisma, who are...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
The caring manager in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The caring manager in health and social care

...resources available and within the seemingly constant process of change – often on a large scale. The dual imperatives behind this change have been the needs to cut costs and improve services, increasingly in the face of competition for scarce resources from the independent and not-for-profit sectors. Managing change is not only challenging in itself but also in terms...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs