2,830 search results
Fifty years of BBC broadcasting about environmental change issues
Society, Politics & Law

Fifty years of BBC broadcasting about environmental change issues

...course also the people who commissioned and made television in the 1950s and 1960s. They had lived through both the Second World War and Britain’s last days as a colonial empire. Struggles for independence from British rule had been tense and in many cases bloody and that is the background that may go some way to explaining the editorial tone of ‘The Challenge of the...
View audio Fifty years of BBC broadcasting about environmental change issues
Audio 5 mins
The World Cup has already been won... by Karpatalja
Society, Politics & Law

The World Cup has already been won... by Karpatalja

...course. But, for a football researcher like me, such mission statements are useful as they can then be subject to scholarly scrutiny, particularly in the case of larger confederations such as FIFA. Academics can also look at the tournaments themselves. Recent research on sporting “mega events” has looked at whether hosting a tournament does actually promote physical...
View article The World Cup has already been won... by Karpatalja
Article 5 mins
The experts who put storytelling, language and better paid teachers at the heart of early education
Education & Development

The experts who put storytelling, language and better paid teachers at the heart of early education

...courses in language development. Back to basics Bruner’s former student, Oxford-based Sylva (who was awarded an OBE for her service to children and families), addressed the inequalities in children’s education and was an early advocate of investment in high-quality early childhood settings. She saw that quality is achieved through upskilling the workforce and paying...
View article The experts who put storytelling, language and better paid teachers at the heart of early education
Article 10 mins
Politics, knowledge and social change during the COVID-19 pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Politics, knowledge and social change during the COVID-19 pandemic

...courses aimed at making a difference. Make Change Happen was developed with Oxfam, and we also partnered with the Humanitarian Leadership Academy to help organisations become more aware of their safeguarding responsibilities. We’re doing lots more in this area and seek to use both our distance learning expertise and ability to work at scale to help people and...
View article Politics, knowledge and social change during the COVID-19 pandemic
Article 10 mins
World Cup 2023: is it a case of USA or England?
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Cup 2023: is it a case of USA or England?

...courses and qualifications. On 20 July 2023 the ninth Women’s World Cup kicks off when co-hosts New Zealand play Norway in Auckland. The first women’s World Cup took place in China in 1991 and involved 12 nations. There are now 32 teams involved which is an increase on the 24 teams that competed in 2019. USA are by far the most successful team in World Cup finals...
View article World Cup 2023: is it a case of USA or England?
Article 10 mins
Extending your learning with postgraduate skills
Education & Development

Extending your learning with postgraduate skills

...course has made a difference to the way I work with colleagues so that I am better able to support them. This has led me to take on a CPD whole-school role." - Vish "The modules have given me the confidence to back up my opinions and voice them in school. I think I am more convincing. I hope gaining the full Masters will back this up on my CV and get me as far as...
View article Extending your learning with postgraduate skills
Article 5 mins
Solving the care crisis with public investment
Society, Politics & Law

Solving the care crisis with public investment

...courses and qualifications. Care needs to keep growing, for early years and for middle and later life. Users, providers and governments agree that the present system is overwhelmed. But efforts to ‘fix’ care are constantly stalled by arguments over who should pay, and sidelined by bigger crises over health, environment and employment. Analysis of care’s role in the...
View video Solving the care crisis with public investment
Video 3 hrs
What is it like for a doctor to pronounce a patient dead?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is it like for a doctor to pronounce a patient dead?

...course from the nurse and the chart, I opened the door to her room. The efforts of the palliative care team were obvious. The shades were drawn, and the room was quiet except for the sounds of a waterfall playing in the background. I closed the door behind me to keep out the florescent lighting and beeping monitors and chatting of the nurses. But with the closing of the...
View article What is it like for a doctor to pronounce a patient dead?
Article 5 mins