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Exploring stereotypes in STEM
Education & Development

Exploring stereotypes in STEM

...world’s most pressing challenges, and to solve them for the many, not just the few, we need everyone to be represented.’ Read more in the Institute of Civil Engineers article here. We asked AI to provide an image of a scientist. [AI-generated image of a male scientist - he's young, white and able bodied] What is AI telling us (implicitly) about who belongs in STEM?...
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Outdoor spaces for tiny humans
Education & Development

Outdoor spaces for tiny humans

...world, require that ‘the surroundings… should be pure and clear – pure air, clear light, clear space’ (1826, p. 15). On the Froebel Trust website, there is a section dedicated to children and nature with a host of useful resources aimed at practitioners, parents/carers and academics. Participants discussed the value of babies and toddlers being outdoors and, in...
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Introducing environment
Nature & Environment

Introducing environment

...can build eco-houses, but who buys them? The green pioneers What it's like to live in the innovative Hockerton settlement. Garden gold The exciting microscopic world of the garden compost heap. Tackling writing A scientist gives his personal tips on writing essays on scientific subjects. Red grouse debate Differing views about land management through blood sports....
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This Student Life
OpenLearn Ireland

This Student Life

...world of study. A journey begins Studying gets underway, our students get online and find out about the Student Connections Conference. First Tutorial It’s the weekend of the first tutorial, Donna and Neil meet for the first time and discuss the Online Student Conference Brief Encounter The first assignment looms large in our students' journey this week. First...
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En rumbo: intermediate Spanish
Languages

En rumbo: intermediate Spanish

...world giving basic personal information. Personal information part 2 Here are three examples of people introducing themselves and giving basic personal information. What are their names? How old are they? Where are they from? What do they do? Routines part 1 You are going to listen to two people talking about their daily routines. Routines part 2 An important part of...
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Canals: The Making of a Nation - Find out more
History & The Arts

Canals: The Making of a Nation - Find out more

...world. The canal engineers [Cogs, winches and other machinery powering a canal lock] The early canal builders struggled with the rugged terrain of England's Pennine hills. Creating a network of canals in this landscape was an uphill challenge - sometimes literally! But connecting the powerhouses of Yorkshire and Lancashire was a great prize at the time of the industrial...
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How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?

...world’s most-visited central knowledge base. Adding a scientist can be a big project – but it’s rewarding, and exciting to discover more about people who inspire you. It’s not just that you find new heroes you’d not heard of before either. Their work can change your thinking. That happened to me when I was looking for an African-American woman scientist to add...
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Why do some cities thrive?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do some cities thrive?

...world. In the USA, for instance, the downturn in the fortunes of Detroit and Cleveland stand in stark contrast to boom cities like San Francisco and Boston. Recent efforts in the UK to rebalance the economy have included the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ investment to boost Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and Newcastle. “Cities have always had upturns and downturns....
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