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Exploring Religion in London
History & The Arts

Exploring Religion in London

...world, you will see above the ark something representing the 10 commandments. There are actually 7 chandeliers in the synagogue and they represent the seven days of the week. There’s a larger one in the centre, which represents the Sabbath. And actually, there’s one other numerical thing in the synagogue and that’s the number of columns which support the ladies’...
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Video 30 mins
Supporting climate action through digital education
Education & Development

Supporting climate action through digital education

...world. They propose an expanded green skills framework that encapsulates three overlapping types of skills: skills needed for green jobs that support transition to a low-carbon economy skills for a green transformation that help societies to adapt and transform social and economic injustice green life skills that crosscut both of the above. There are advantages to this...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...world - Imagine it’s the future, say fifty years from now. Humans have been forced to devise ways of minimising the impact of climate change. If we are to determine the future, we should first try to imagine how it could be. Activity 1 Imagining an engineered world Timing: Take 10 minutes to imagine a future. What climate change challenges do you imagine we are facing?...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Technology, innovation and management
Money & Business

Technology, innovation and management

...world where the history of technological innovation and change (and its organisational equivalent) has been nothing short of remarkable. Indeed, it has long been recognised that these two forms of innovation sit at the core of capitalism and largely account for the ‘success’ of capitalist societies over other forms of economic and social relations (Harvey, 2010)....
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Working with our environment: an introduction
Nature & Environment

Working with our environment: an introduction

...world which we and all living things inhabit, interact in and share. The question is, what exactly do we mean by natural?...Working with our environment: an introduction: 2.2 We are part of nature - Take a few minutes to look around at your surroundings before you read on. What do you see? Obviously this depends on where you are at the moment: at home, at work, or perhaps...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?
Society, Politics & Law

Is blocking migrant benefits missing the point?

...world Britain’s geographical location, in combination with not being part of Schengen, has left the country in a completely different place with regards to the refugee crisis. While the situation in Calais is very disturbing, its roughly 6,000 migrants and refugees pale in comparison to the 2,000 refugees arriving in Greece on a daily basis or the 39,000 asylum seekers...
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Article 5 mins
Do Something Great
Nature & Environment

Do Something Great

...world? To help them, check out the articles and free courses below to enhance their knowledge. Do your bit for the environment Take small steps to reduce your carbon footprint, get involved with our 'creative climate' project and find out why it's important to save the earth. Inspire different age groups Thinking about volunteering to help another age group to transfer...
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Article 5 mins
Methods in Motion: The magpie
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: The magpie

...world is ordered. Rather, I want to see why and how certain themes were used by states (in my case, Iran) in their diplomacy and wider foreign policy. So, I learnt Persian, I went to Iran - I ‘immersed’ myself in the culture of my object of study during my PhD. One might see this as me acting like a true 19th Century orientalist seeking the exotic other, but it was...
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