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‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism
Nature & Environment

‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism

...Research for the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries (PECH) suggests a preferential regime with EU Member States which currently fish UK waters would be necessary. If the UK fails to do this and pursues unilateralism, other countries could respond by saying that their access rights ‘trump’ UK domestic law. If this happens, there is a risk of starting the...
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Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work

...research on values, Schwartz (2011) found evidence that culture, society and individual experiences all contribute to our values, plus people change and prioritise values depending on the opportunities or constraints present. Therefore, values are individual to you, so put aside thoughts about anyone else’s expectations or how you ‘should’ behave. Being honest with...
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The working-class garden
Society, Politics & Law

The working-class garden

...research, haven’t you, in recent years in Yorkshire talking to people there. Do you find an equivalent of this floristry movement now, that fascination? Lisa Taylor: I did interviews in the 1990s with about 25 gardeners in a semi-industrial town and most of them were married people but a couple of the men that I’d spoken to actually had floristry businesses, which is...
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Five ways in which COVID-19 has impacted on progress in global health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways in which COVID-19 has impacted on progress in global health

...researchers at The Open University are exploring ways of handling NCD’s either through linking industrial and social innovation to increase access to cancer care in East Africa (Professor Maureen Mackintosh) or by increasing screening for depression for people with diabetes and depression in Sub-Saharan Africa to improve treatment outcomes (Professor Cathy Lloyd and...
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DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes

...research and the applications of contemporary chemistry. For A level and other science courses aimed at 16 to 19-year olds. Fraser A. and Gilchrist I., Starting Science (Book 1), Oxford University Press Part of an integrated science course for the National Curriculum Key Stage 3 and Scottish Environmental Studies (science) for S1 and S2. Northedge A. et al., The Sciences...
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One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?
Education & Development

One belief, big impact: could your view of learning improve inclusive practice?

...Research in Science Teaching, 38(5), pp. 553–73. Wheatley, K.F. (2015) ‘Questioning the instruction assumption: implications for education policy and practice’. Journal of Education and Human Development, 4(1), pp. 27–39. Wilkinson, J. (2021) ‘Why we must not make assumptions of what learners know’, Tes Magazine. Available at:
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How do children learn the concept of race?
Education & Development

How do children learn the concept of race?

...researchers explored the use of ERS across four themes: Cultural socialisation: the promotion of ethnic heritage with the intent to create cultural pride. Preparation for bias: raising children's awareness of racial discrimination and contain strategies for handling discrimination. Promotion of mistrust: these messages highlight discrimination experiences and emphasise...
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Learning Design resources to support embedding sustainability competencies and learning outcomes in course materials
Education & Development

Learning Design resources to support embedding sustainability competencies and learning outcomes in course materials

...research’ (OECD). OpenLearn has guidance on how to find and evaluate OERs. OpenLearn is also full of OERs. For example, the OpenLearn sustainability hub contains free, expert-led content that can help you to turn knowledge into action. It covers a wealth of resources from climate change to the UN’s SDGs. It is also possible to filter resources by SDG if you want to...
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