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Introducing global development
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development

...researchers, policymakers and practitioners all interested and working in the development industry. In Video 1, conference participants talk about the contrast between development in the twentieth and the twenty-first century. INTERVIEWER What does development mean to you in the twenty-first century? JULIUS MUGWAGWA Very interesting question. I think development to me...
Hybrid working: starting in the workplace
Money & Business

Hybrid working: starting in the workplace

...research has shown factors such as having more children in the house can unsurprisingly negatively impact work productivity (Franken et al., 2021). Somewhere that other members of your household will not be wandering into unexpectedly is therefore going to be the optimum location for your home office. You should also take care in setting up your webcam and microphone. Not...
Technology, innovation and management
Money & Business

Technology, innovation and management

...research into the measurement of innovation. It is used by organisations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Commission of the European Communities (CEC) to inform innovation policy. This sets out four main types of innovation (OECD, 2005): Product innovation – a good or service that is new or significantly improved. This is...
Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?

...children are working in medicine now..." By the time Michelle Marineau saw her patient, James*, there was little she could do to help him. His big toe had been removed, a complication from years of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, but the amputation site had stubbornly refused to heal. An infection had eaten away flesh and left tendon and bone exposed, streaks of off-white...
Discover Moon minerals
Science, Maths & Technology

Discover Moon minerals

...research of current and future generations of planetary mineralogists. The work by Professor Mahesh Anand and Dr Andy Tindle heavily draws upon the rich literature of published work to contextualise Virtual Microscope images of Moon Minerals. The book has two substantive chapters - Chapter two “Major Minerals” and Chapter three “Accessory Minerals”. They both have...
Blaenau Gwent REACH
History & The Arts

Blaenau Gwent REACH

...from BG Reach partners – The UK Research and Innovation Fund, Linc Cymru, Aberbeeg Community Group and The Open University in Wales.] [BG REACH exhibition logo / Logo arddangosfa BG REACH] This page is part of the Blaenau Gwent REACH online exhibition. Film and audio | Creative writing | Visual art Digital stories | The history of Blaenau Gwent | About this project...
Do partnerships like John Lewis represent a better way of doing modern business?
Money & Business

Do partnerships like John Lewis represent a better way of doing modern business?

...researched and accessibly written account of the John Lewis Partnership (JLP). It describes what the JLP is, how it works, and what other businesses can learn from it. The US/UK model of the firm, with its emphasis on shareholder value and its openness to the market in the buying and selling of businesses, is prone to a number of problematic consequences for employees,...
The Who Are We? project
Society, Politics & Law

The Who Are We? project

...research and activism show us a glimpse of another ‘We’? Most events were interactive and were also be seminars, learning labs and symposia. The full programme and further resources are available at: www.whoareweproject.com. You can still follow and engage with the project on social media (@WhoAreWe_2017 on Twitter and Instagram or, have a look at this Openlearn...