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Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation

...Managing my money for young adults course on OpenLearn Create funded by the Harrison Foundation and support by the Harrison Centre for Social Mobility. You make thousands of decisions every day, some are are trivial, and some are hard and could affect your future. Personal financial decisions (decisions related to your income, spending, savings or investing) are usually...
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Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate
Nature & Environment

Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate

...manage those risks. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report released this summer confirms that the world will warm beyond 1.5o C in the next decades, even if COP26 is successful in reaching agreements to achieve net-zero. TCFD forces organisations to face the consequences for their business model assuming a 2oC rise. Risks arise from: Physical threats...
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Dementia in the first person: Dementia Diaries give a voice to people with dementia
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dementia in the first person: Dementia Diaries give a voice to people with dementia

...managed by the Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project. People living with dementia are given 3D printed recording devices which allow them to record, and then share, their experiences. Here's just a taste of the dozens of stories the project now hosts: Allan Davies: Make eye contact before talking Anne Scott: Not 'dementia Anne' at Christmas Kathy Dunning: Why do we...
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Financial strategy and private finance initiative
Money & Business

Financial strategy and private finance initiative

...project are calculated and managed. Contract negotiation Dawn Stephenson and Haydn Cook discuss their experiences of securing a PFI deal for Calderdale hospital. Calderdale hospital From securing the funding to completing the construction of PFI-funded Calderdale Hospital. Calderdale: preparing the bid Members of the Calderdale NHS trust and the private consortium discuss...
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Migrant businesswomen and the census
Society, Politics & Law

Migrant businesswomen and the census

...project looking at migrant businesswomen, comparing their presence in the latest available 2011 Census to that of 1911...Coming soon! A multimedia, interactive experience exploring the legacies of migrant entrepreneurs in Britain based on data collected from the Census. The best way to discover when this new content is live to subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on...
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Rupesh Shah On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Rupesh Shah On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...Project (working alongside Rose Armson in supporting systems thinking for People services at the OU) and then as an Associate Lecturer on an undergraduate and postgraduate modules in systems thinking. Rupesh received his BSc (Hons) from the University of Bath in Business Administration in 1997. He gained his PhD from the University of Bath in the Centre for Action...
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Systems explained by Peter Checkland
Money & Business

Systems explained by Peter Checkland

...management education led him to develop his theories...Systems Thinking has been described as multi-disciplinary and is associated with a well established academic and practitioner community. It arose out of necessity. As society has become increasingly connected and the interactions between peoples have increased, traditional ways of operating have no longer sufficed....
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Ten tips for students starting university
Education & Development

Ten tips for students starting university

...manage your budget [Student with a credit card drinking coffee] It can be tempting to blow all your student loan but, with the cost of living going through the roof, learning how to manage your finances will be crucial. Discover how to manage your money with our handy free course... Managing my money for young adults 2: Learn how to prepare some healthy meals [Four...
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