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Global perspectives on primary education
Education & Development

Global perspectives on primary education

...health, and learning through guided play and exploration (Figure 2). There is much interest globally in Early Childhood Education (ECE) and Early Childhood Development (ECD), because children who experience high quality ECE are more likely to thrive and succeed in primary school. In many countries, education policy increasingly promotes a less formal, more child-centred...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
For some people, staying awake might help fight depression
Health, Sports & Psychology

For some people, staying awake might help fight depression

...health might sound odd, but - as Linda Geddes reports - for some people, it can have great results...[Big Ben at twilight] An early dawn? This article discusses treatment administered under medical supervision. If you believe the procedures discussed below could be relevant for your condition, you should talk to a medical expert before taking any action. The first sign...
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Article 15 mins
‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?
Nature & Environment

‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?

...public policies and investment in infrastructure...‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?: 3 Senegal and land acquisition/land grab - Natural capital may be defined as those features of the natural environment that people rely on for food, livelihood and quality of life. Natural capital includes arable and grazing land, forests, water, fisheries and minerals. Natural...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
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Digital & Computing

Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world

...health information. For organisations, becoming more digital is likely to increase visibility, efficiency and competitiveness. For society in general, being digitally confident empowers people to make their voices heard on issues of importance to them. Digital skills are also highly important when it comes to studying. There is more to succeeding online than just knowing...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Disraeli on Munich
History & The Arts

Disraeli on Munich

...public purposes. Few were completely finished: the sculptor was working at the statues that adorned their fronts; the painter was still touching the external frescoes; and the scaffold of the architect was not in every instance withdrawn. Everywhere was the hum of art and artists. The Byzantine style of many of these buildings was novel to me in its modern adaptation, yet...
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Article 5 mins
Why the economy can't explain Trump or Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Why the economy can't explain Trump or Brexit

...public opinion, even in places untouched by immigration. [Graph illustrating point described in text] Now let’s look in figure 6 at Brexit, and how White British voters in wards with fast East European growth in the 2000s voted. With similar controls, it’s the same story: when we control for the level of minorities in a ward, local ethnic change is linked with a much...
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Article 10 mins
Pick a side and make a difference: Why you should vote this Thursday
Society, Politics & Law

Pick a side and make a difference: Why you should vote this Thursday

...public matters.” The idea that each vote is equal is the basis of a recognition that in democracies all citizens are, nominally, equal. Being an equal citizen in terms of rights (and responsibilities) reminds us that despite differences in wealth, income and life chances we each have a stake in society. As Rawls notes our self-respect is a recognition that “what we do...
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Article 5 mins
James Honeyborne - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

James Honeyborne - Earth in Vision

...public? I think I’m in too privileged a position to answer that question. I don’t think I can answer that question publicly. Planet Earth: optimist or pessimist? I will always be optimistic about the future of wildlife on this planet, you have to be, you have to be optimistic… I think humanity, yes, of course, we do terrible, dark and desperate deeds, but I also...
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Video 10 mins