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Earth Day on OpenLearn
Nature & Environment

Earth Day on OpenLearn

...public transport instead, or bike to work every once in a while. Car sharing is another fantastic way to reduce cars on the road. Not only is this a way to network and make friends, but you’re also reducing carbon emissions and likely helping your colleagues by alleviating stress on your work car park. Read more: Living without oil (Free course) Transport and...
The many forms of workplace bullying
Money & Business

The many forms of workplace bullying

...public, women are more likely to withhold information needed to successfully complete work tasks or spread rumours – which can make identification and investigation of an incident more difficult. Bullies also often hold posts where there is an element of formal power which comes from their managerial or supervisory post. But managers themselves are not immune to being...
Economic incentives for countries to decarbonise
Money & Business

Economic incentives for countries to decarbonise

...countries to act in isolation. Action on climate change has long been seen as a ‘public good’, which is to say it is of benefit to everyone, not only to those who have paid for it. As a result, nobody has an incentive to act, but instead everyone waits in the hope of ‘free riding’ on the generous actions of others. How often have you heard someone say ‘What’s the point of us [insert action of choice] when [insert country of......
Blood, bruises and belief: how England’s women’s rugby team embody physical and mental endurance
Health, Sports & Psychology

Blood, bruises and belief: how England’s women’s rugby team embody physical and mental endurance

...public rarely sees: the daily grind of resilience. Managing concussions and torn ligaments, coping with the psychological toll of repeated setbacks; just staying in the game takes an immense toll and can lead to player burnout without strong support. Ellie Kildunne, ruled out of the quarter-final with head-injury symptoms, has spoken openly about the mental strength...
Section 3: Red Clydeside: Key Issues and Key Events
Society, Politics & Law

Section 3: Red Clydeside: Key Issues and Key Events

...publications, the following events and developments are usually taken as key episodes during the period of the Red Clyde: The Glasgow Rent Strike, 1915 The anti-war movement The formation of the Clyde Workers Committee (the world’s first workplace shop steward’s organisation), in 1915 The 40 Hours Strike and the Battle of George Square, 1919 Election of Independent...
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Revealing the surface of an asteroid using robotic telescopes
Science, Maths & Technology

Revealing the surface of an asteroid using robotic telescopes

...publication of this article, the observatories have undergone a significant upgrade. For an up-to-date list of technical details, please visit our specifications page here. Using these telescopes, we study the properties and compositions of asteroid surfaces to characterise them individually as well as looking at them as whole populations. Surface properties such as...
Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why
Health, Sports & Psychology

Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won’t solve the problem – here’s why

...public has, apparently, noticed. In one survey, 54% of respondents felt they were unlikely to be caught or punished for using a hand-held mobile phone while driving. This combination of circumstances makes it very difficult to persuade drivers that they shouldn’t use their mobile phones behind the wheel. If a driver thinks they can safely multitask while also avoiding...