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Sebastian Chuwa: environmentalist, conservationist and champion of Tanzanian nature
Nature & Environment

Sebastian Chuwa: environmentalist, conservationist and champion of Tanzanian nature

...world. Everyone else has a yard, a cow shed if they’re lucky, but not much more in the way of a garden. Sebastian’s was completely different. It was a beautiful garden with paths weaving between flower beds full of native and non-native plants, each with the lid of a margarine pot hanging from it with the English, Swahili, Kichaga (the language of the Chaga people who...
Fake news in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Fake news in Wales

...world "TRUTH Social… encourages an open, free, and honest global conversation without discriminating against political ideology". This is the mission statement for the new social media platform announced by Donald Trump in October 2021. Its name has raised a few eyebrows given the track record that its founder has when it comes to telling the ‘truth’ – or at...
A Letter to Earth
Nature & Environment

A Letter to Earth

...that the Earth has nurtured our many generations and will continue to do so in the decades, centuries and millennia to come. If we recognise that with privileges come responsibilities, only then will our actions make the world a better place for us and for those who come after we have left. [Screenshot of animation for COP26] Click on the banner to explore the COP26 hub...
Are schools the best place for children to learn?
Education & Development

Are schools the best place for children to learn?

...world, practical, open-ended problems, that allow for imaginative scenarios and extended projects. They focus on generating and exploring ideas, encouraging autonomy and agency, playfulness and problem-solving, involving co-constructing, collaboration and teacher creativity. They recognise a need for direction, boundaries and support, as well as for the teacher to be a...
Women’s sport: insights from a researcher’s journey
Health, Sports & Psychology

Women’s sport: insights from a researcher’s journey

...world of competitive motorcycling or pursue a PhD in this field, it’s about more than just a personal challenge; it’s about carving out space, overcoming barriers, and rewriting the rules. Women are not only changing the landscape of women’s sports, they’re creating a legacy that will inspire generations to come. @@PLUGINFILE@@/audio-4238.h5p Transcript If...
OpenLearn with Working Wales | OpenLearn gyda Cymru'n Gweithio
Education & Development

OpenLearn with Working Wales | OpenLearn gyda Cymru'n Gweithio

...world-class education, helping you to meet your professional and personal goals. With tuition fee loans, financial support, and pay as you go options available, studying with The Open University is a lot more affordable than you might think. Find out more Fel darparydd mwyaf astudiaeth ran amser prifysgol yng Nghymru, mae’r Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru yn cynnig dewis...
How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived
Health, Sports & Psychology

How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived

...World Health Organisation (2000) Gender and Women’s Mental Health [Online]. Available at http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/genderwomen/en/ (Accessed 17 January 2017). 5 Recent studies show black offenders are more likely be jailed than white offenders by courts in England and Wales. Ball, J., Bowcott, O. and Rogers, S. (2011) ‘‘Race variation in jail...
The Tulsa Race Massacre
Society, Politics & Law

The Tulsa Race Massacre

...of hearing and listening to the voices of victims and survivors, and acknowledging the harms and injustices they have suffered. Ultimately, the 100-year struggle for truth, recognition and reparations by survivors and descendants provides inspiration for people all over the world seeking redress, healing and genuine accountability for social harms and state violence....