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Syria, Spitsbergen and Seeds
Society, Politics & Law

Syria, Spitsbergen and Seeds

...University’s Department of Geography where I currently work as a Research Associate. I’m going to examine how conflict in the Middle East risked disrupting research into the future security of the world’s food supplies, and find out how a revolutionary project on the remote island of Spitsbergen acted to keep that research going. This case captures, for me, what...
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Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes

...University. And I'm currently leading a research project called Smart Cities in the Making, learning from Milton Keynes. It's a two year research project. It started in January 2017, and it's funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, as well as the Open University. And in this podcast, what I'd like to do is tell you a little bit about what we're going to be...
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Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud
Nature & Environment

Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud

...University's Environment courses Cloud technologies continue to be an accelerating factor in digital transformation and innovation, but as the ‘cloud’ is out of sight, the term can portray cloud computing as a lighter-than-air panacea for both computing and the environment – this, though, it is not. Cloud technologies still rely on the same fundamental resources as...
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Studying the arts and humanities
History & The Arts

Studying the arts and humanities

...University Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
A Black feminist approach to explore the policing of Black youth
Society, Politics & Law

A Black feminist approach to explore the policing of Black youth

...University Press. Bulman, M. (2018) ‘Police custody deaths hit highest level in decade after 64% increase in a year’, The Independent, 25 July. Available at: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/police-custody-deaths-uk-latest-increase-2017-a8462616.html (Accessed: 30 March 2022). Dance, C. D. (1979) Black Eve or Madonna? A Study of the Antithetical Views...
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Stefan Szymanski on the business of football
Money & Business

Stefan Szymanski on the business of football

...University. Borland , J., & MacDonald, R. (2003) ‘Demand for Sport’, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 478-502. Chester, N. (1968) Report of the Committee on Football for the Department of Education and Science. London, HMSO. Chester N. (1983) Report of the Committee of Enquiry into Structure and Finance. Lytham St. Anne’s, Football League....
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John Napier
Science, Maths & Technology

John Napier

...University of Paris had made prolonged study of issues involving this concept. The details of Napier’s education are obscure – we know he spent a year at the University of St Andrews in his early teens, but not what he did or learned thereafter – but it is not implausible that he became aware of mediaeval studies of motion at some stage. Reading 2: Proposition 1 of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Supporting children and young people's wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting children and young people's wellbeing

...University course KE206 Making a difference: working with children and young people...Supporting children and young people's wellbeing: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand some of the principles, purposes and responsibilities affecting those working with children and young people critically engage with some of the social...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs