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Building over farmland: Will city expansion leave the world hungry?
Nature & Environment

Building over farmland: Will city expansion leave the world hungry?

...projections for 2030, international researchers found that 30 million hectares of crop lands will be lost to growing cities – an area equivalent to the Philippines. Of this, Asia and Africa will lose 24 million hectares of prime agricultural land. With cities becoming hubs of economic activity, large-scale changes are expected. However, the authors say this is the first...
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Prospecting for water on the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Prospecting for water on the Moon

...project is building for ESA a miniature science laboratory called ProSPA which will land near the south pole in 2024. Samples drilled from on and below the surface will be analysed in situ, and ProSPA will take close-up photos of these new, icy samples and use mass spectrometers to measure their water content along with other ices, organic materials and gases. These data...
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Educational leadership at local and community level: Supporting ‘Quality Education’ even in times of adversity
Education & Development

Educational leadership at local and community level: Supporting ‘Quality Education’ even in times of adversity

...with children and caregivers on a daily basis. The team report that this approach is being trialed in 4 of the 9 project districts, with approximately 100 champions reaching over 1,000 children. Whether they are called headteachers, education supervisors, community-based educators, etc., they continue to play a significant role in ensuring learning continues for all....
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Download your language survey kit
History & The Arts

Download your language survey kit

...project, we have focussed on the particular information that is being recorded on the BBC Voices website, as this is the minimum information that you will need in order to enter your findings there. Of course, it would have been possible to ask many more detailed questions about people’s education or previous places of residence or the many other influences on their...
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Roadkill: What is an animal’s greatest enemy?
Society, Politics & Law

Roadkill: What is an animal’s greatest enemy?

...Project Splatter. Last year they produced a hit list of roadkill in Britain, and discovered there were not only definite patterns among species, but hot spots of where deaths happened. In one five-month period from February to June 2013, 1,322 fatalities were scraped off the tarmac. A total of 46 species of birds, mammals, and amphibians were reported killed, including...
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Outdoor spaces for tiny humans
Education & Development

Outdoor spaces for tiny humans

...projects and our ongoing research into democratic practices with these children and their families. Attendees also shared their own personal experiences including examples of practice, and discussed principles to consider when facilitating outdoor and nature engagement for very young children and their families. The participants shared the professional and personal...
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Writing for pleasure?
Education & Development

Writing for pleasure?

...project teachers observed, when reflecting upon the Arvon residential experience, writing has the capacity to surprise, to move and to engage us, offering a deep sense of satisfaction which fosters the desire to write – to write more, more effectively and to find and explore one’s voice. Writing that is undertaken at our own pace, in our own way, on subjects that we...
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Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art
History & The Arts

Larry Achiampong – Challenging Colonial Narratives with Art

...projections, and interactive components, drawing viewers into a dialogue about the complexities of cultural identity in a globalized world. This engagement is not just visual but experiential, prompting reflection on how viewers relate to the themes presented. [Larry Achiampong's Pan African flag]Pan African flag for The Relic Travellers Alliance Achiampong’s work is...
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