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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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Activity 5 mins
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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Video 45 mins
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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Article 10 mins
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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Video 5 mins
Getting started with German 2
Languages

Getting started with German 2

...Introduction - Last week introduced some vocabulary you need when talking about breakfast. This week you will build on that and say what food and drink you actually like and what you are not so keen on. [Described image] To express likes and dislikes, the adverb gern or gerne (both versions are used by native speakers and there is absolutely no difference between them) is...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Stefan Szymanski on the business of football
Money & Business

Stefan Szymanski on the business of football

...managers know that they can risk financial failure without risking the life of the club itself. This is a version of the ‘too big to fail’ problem that affects the banking industry. (Storm and Nielsen described this in 2012). UEFA has introduced the system of ‘Financial Fair Play’ to try to limit the spending of clubs. However, it is not clear that these...
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Article 5 mins
Canals: The Making of a Nation - Find out more
History & The Arts

Canals: The Making of a Nation - Find out more

...project employed over 16,000 workers – and it was here, in 1889, that John Ward organised them into one group, the Navvies, Bricklayers’ Labourers and General Labourers Union. Thomas Walker, on the other hand, an engineer who was the main contractor for the canal and had radical ideas and a vision for a new type of industry. Walker cared about the welfare of his...
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Article 5 mins
How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?

...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 last year in Black History Month – and discovered the fabulous Margaret Morgan...
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Activity 5 mins