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Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!
Nature & Environment

Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!

...community the project will produce guidelines for carrying out tree surveys with the aim of standardising the way in which urban tree data is collected. Secondly, the project will produce a new optimised Treezilla website and mobile app that will improve the whole data collection process for amateur tree data collectors through to the more experienced data collector....
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The Silver Bridge Disaster: Stresses and strains
Science, Maths & Technology

The Silver Bridge Disaster: Stresses and strains

...community, of the area, because it… there was always swaying. It had the up-and-down motion from so much weight on it, and everybody always said wow this bridge is going to fall someday. But then you look back at the design, it was a different design, and we felt that it… because of the design it had that built-in motion so to speak. So, you talked about it, but did...
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What is a digital carbon footprint?
Nature & Environment

What is a digital carbon footprint?

...At an industry, organisational or enterprise level, we have the potential to make changes whose effect multiplies across our communities to give significant scale. More on digital carbon footprints This resource is part of the Supporting hybrid working and digital transformation collection, made possible by the Higher Educational Funding Council for Wales. [HEFCW logo]...
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NI Electoral Dynamics, and what Good Friday Agreement did to change it
Society, Politics & Law

NI Electoral Dynamics, and what Good Friday Agreement did to change it

...communal blocs. However, both Unionism and Nationalism have seen fluctuating vote shares since 1998 with rises, declines and minor shifts characterising both. One bloc that has grown since 2003 is the “none of the above” voter base. In 2003, this bloc represented just 5.6% of voters. By 2022 this had risen to above 15% and has risen at every election (2007, 2011,...
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iSpot: Your place to share nature
Nature & Environment

iSpot: Your place to share nature

...community and: Explore: browse the thousands of species spotted so far, Identify and record: add your observation; identify them, get help with identifications. Contribute: help identify observations, comment and join in discussions; a reputation system motivates and rewards, awarding badges for contributions. Personalise and Learn: participate in citizen science...
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Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...community for his unconventional beliefs about God. His lifelong motto was caute (caution). Hope and fear In 1670, as Dutch society drifted towards a crisis, he set out to defend the freedom of philosophising in the anonymously published Theological-Political Treatise. While the book makes some trailblazing arguments for democracy and free speech, it begins with the...
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Brexiteers and Broflakes: how language frames political debate
Languages

Brexiteers and Broflakes: how language frames political debate

...community, there’s been a move to re-appropriate the word as a badge of pride by the very group it’s meant to vilify. In street demonstrations and on social media, the image of a snowflake is now used as a symbol of solidarity with left-leaning views. Then there’s the way the insult has been modified and turned back on those who first coined it. In the last few...
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The interplay of language and culture in times of crisis: COVID-19 and beyond
Languages

The interplay of language and culture in times of crisis: COVID-19 and beyond

...communicate in an effective and appropriate way. Find out more The Open University course LG005 The Languages of crises guides learners in this process, laying theoretical foundations, developing relevant skills and fostering critical thought. Above all, it opens up a space to discuss with other learners the unique insights gained when looking at crises through the lenses...
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