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Can rugby be made safer - and still be rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can rugby be made safer - and still be rugby?

...energy impact events in a game demonstrates the dynamic and physical nature of both rugby codes and helps explain the high level of attrition experienced by players. As players get bigger, train more intensively and get faster, the collisions are going to get harder. Sports administering bodies must therefore improve their management of collision events, particularly at...
SMEs and Net Zero – challenges and opportunities
Money & Business

SMEs and Net Zero – challenges and opportunities

...energy, sourcing, reusing and recycling materials locally. There is no need to wait for another wave of high-tech innovation to save us, but we do need to invest substantial amounts in developing the necessary skills and knowledge so that we can implement (existing) technologies successfully. Secondly, we now have much more effective ways of engaging SMEs, including a...
Let your money do the talking: fossil fuel divestment and COP26
Nature & Environment

Let your money do the talking: fossil fuel divestment and COP26

...energy has rapidly become cost-effective. Renewables now provide 42% of UK electricity, 29% globally and the industry is growing exponentially. Despite this, globally, fossil fuel companies receive nineteen times greater levels of subsidies compared to renewable energy. Additionally, fossil fuel companies, often with government support, continue to prospect for more oil...
In your garden: Birds and nesting boxes
Nature & Environment

In your garden: Birds and nesting boxes

...energy to cool down rather than expending energy on growth. To keep the nesting box at the right temperature place it in a north or east facing position. This avoids excessive heat and can also help in keeping out the wind. To reduce the rain impact, make sure it is tilted forward slightly when you erect it, this avoids the rain getting into the box. The image to the...
Friction welding
Science, Maths & Technology

Friction welding

...energy from a continuously running electric motor and (b) kinetic energy stored in a rotating flywheel. Production rates depend on number of welds per cycle, weld area, material and method of loading and unloading; typical rate 1–4 welds min-1. In-cycle upset removal, by shearing or turning, increases weld cycle by 5–20%, but may reduce overall costs, since it is...
5 quick tips to boost your wellbeing
Education & Development

5 quick tips to boost your wellbeing

...energy and emotions, so creating a transitional routine can help us decompress as we switch from one to the next. This ‘airlock’ might involve a short walk, reading, having a coffee and chat, or simply finding a moment of calm. These activities help our brain process past events, dissolve negative feelings, and prepare us for what's next. They don’t need to take...
Migration
Science, Maths & Technology

Migration

...energy provide examples of the use of celestial and magnetic cues for navigation by migratory birds...Migration: 1 Introduction to movement and migration - Not all animals migrate in the same way as birds. The mass migrations of locusts do not involve a round trip for any individual, for their life cycle is shorter than the seasonal cycle. The round trip of the monarch...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...energy dominate natural systems and cause these changes. You will consider flows of water, heat and even pollution around the planet and look at how, through positive feedback processes, the flows that are affecting the Arctic are already changing the whole planet. There will be further changes, with an impact on us all. The Arctic is often considered a victim of climate...