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Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?
Nature & Environment

Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?

...management of forests and wetlands could ease the problem...[Ilha Grande, near Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil] The Ilha Grande, near Rio Serious water crises have plagued Brazil’s major cities in recent years.Severe pollution in Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay is jeopardizing sailing and other water sports at the upcoming Olympic Games. A historicdrought from...
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Sea level rise in Looe, Cornwall
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Looe, Cornwall

...project, 2019). This flooding is a result of storm surges during high tides and these have been increasing over the past decades. It’s geographical vulnerability to the sea means that it will become further impacted by predicted sea-level rise as climate change continues. [Photo of a flooded alleyway in Looe, Cornwall] Looe, Cornwall, UK Why is the sea level rising?...
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Partnerships: working across boundaries
Money & Business

Partnerships: working across boundaries

...manage relationships across various physical and cultural divides? This album explores how the formation of a variety of partnerships, spanning public, private and voluntary sectors, has radically regenerated the City of Stoke-on-Trent in the UK, bringing major improvements for the city’s physical and social environments. A second case study features Medecins Sans...
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Supply chains: Smart cars
Science, Maths & Technology

Supply chains: Smart cars

...management... Supply chains: Smart cars A short introduction to this album Smart thinking Introducing the funky customisable Smart car, the result of a partnership between Mercedes and Swatch watches Smartville How the innovations continue at Smart's factory, and how the brand image is built Behind the brand The radical re-thinking of the car assembly process and its...
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Audio 32 mins
Exploring the role of Associate Dean in UK Universities
Money & Business

Exploring the role of Associate Dean in UK Universities

...management structures. Consequently, middle leadership roles such as the Associate Dean (AD) have gained in importance. Below the level of Dean, but above the level of department head, ADs are involved in largely strategic as opposed to operational duties. In supporting the Dean, they can have a critical effect on success and provide a link between the academic voice and...
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Applying to study for a PhD in psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applying to study for a PhD in psychology

...Project management 1. Go through the list of skills and grade yourself, then read the reveal. Work independently. Keep records of your reading and other work, for your own future reference. Plan your work and maintain a schedule, with enough flexibility to change in response to new circumstances. Be critically reflective about the work you have done, and need to do. Meet...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Introducing Health Sciences: Visual Impairment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: Visual Impairment

...introduction to this album Visual Impairment: Derek 's Story Derek Child describes how he felt when he lost his sight. Training techniques Derek talks about long cane training and his decision to do guide dog training. Dealing with External Environment Derek describes the difficulties faced on the streets today and the interaction he has with strangers. Returning to Work...
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Audio 54 mins
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Science, Maths & Technology

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in STEM

...project manager of eSTEeM, for her unstinted support to this course in innumerable ways. Enormous gratitude is due to Dale Harry of OpenLearn for his guidance, kind care and patience in the editing and production of this course. Thanks very much to our OpenLearn colleagues, Sas Amoah, Ana Collins, Catherine Halliwell, James Richards, Luke Yorke and Marcus Young who helped...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs