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Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday
Education & Development

Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday

...resources are readily available on these topics from the Royal British Legion, Imperial War Museum, The Peace Pledge Union, and others. On OpenLearn you will find free courses on topics such as Teaching the First World War. Quakers in Britain provide resources on Conscientious Objectors – those whose right to refuse to kill was recognised in the Military Service Act of...
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Biology Week
Miscellaneous

Biology Week

...humans to fungi and everything in between. To celebrate Biology Week we have compiled a range of resources covering different aspects of biology for you to explore and enjoy. Did you know? Our biology programmes R58 BSc (Hons) Biology and Q64 BSc (Hons) Natural Sciences (Biology) have been awarded interim accreditation by the Royal Society of Biology. Copyright: Royal...
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To the Moon and beyond
Science, Maths & Technology

To the Moon and beyond

...human exploration...20th July 2019 marks 50 years since Neil Armstrong took those historic steps that marked the pinnacle of human achievement to date. The Apollo 11 mission and those which followed demonstrated what humans could accomplish with sheer curiosity and determination. The Apollo missions collected and returned approximately 380 kg of lunar rocks to Earth [1]...
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Systems thinking: a select glossary
Money & Business

Systems thinking: a select glossary

...Resources System System of interest Systems thinking Tradition Transformation Trap Worldview Boundary The borders of the system, determined by the observer(s), which define where control action can be taken: a particular area of responsibility to achieve system purposes. Closed system A system which is closed to inputs from its environment, e.g. a transistor radio is...
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Hitching a ride on an asteroid to travel back to the birth of the Solar System
Science, Maths & Technology

Hitching a ride on an asteroid to travel back to the birth of the Solar System

...humans went to the Moon some fifty years ago. Meteorites often come from asteroids, but they can also come from planets and possibly even comets. Fortunately, space sends us rocks for free. These are known as meteorites and have fallen to Earth for billions of years. Meteorites often originate from asteroids, but they can also come from comets and even planets. They give...
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Pathways To Success in Higher Education
Education & Development

Pathways To Success in Higher Education

...resources from The Open University's award winning OpenLearn website. It will help you: tailor some informal study to your own interests and goals gain an insight into higher education study prepare for accredited learning. Why Choose Pathways to Success? There are many reasons for enrolling on a higher education course. Perhaps you feel you haven't fulfilled your...
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Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast

...human rights, gender inequality, health and well-being and health inequalities. FGM is increasingly denounced through international and national legislation in many parts of the world, including in the UK and Ireland. It is a significant safeguarding and child protection issue. FGM inflicts lifelong physical, mental, emotional, sexual and reproductive health consequences...
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The Borders of Astrobiology
Science, Maths & Technology

The Borders of Astrobiology

...humans-in-nature – evident in the present global state of socio-environmental crisis. They represent a culture of exploitative, entitled and subjugating attitudes toward the rest of nature, and now also space. I’ve seen estimates of entire foreign planets’ worth in dollars. That horrifies me. But we can – and should – work to diversify and democratise the...
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