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Empowering communities
Money & Business

Empowering communities

...project evaluations are based on short- or medium-term outcomes, making applying for funding difficult. ‘Empowerment’ is a difficult concept to translate into different languages and cultures, because ideas about what leads to empowerment, or what an empowered individual or community is, are informed by norms and values. It may be difficult to empower individuals and...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Expert insight: Amazonian challenges and policy responses
Nature & Environment

Expert insight: Amazonian challenges and policy responses

...Project COBRA, which focuses on increasing confidence across indigenous communities to address the challenges facing the Amazon. These articles emerge out of the experience of Dr Andrea Berardi, a Lecturer in Environmental Information Systems at The Open University. He is a co-investigator on Project COBRA. COBRA is researching ways to integrate community solutions within...
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Article 5 mins
Building motivation and resilience in research
Science, Maths & Technology

Building motivation and resilience in research

...manage stress and practical activities designed to help you overcome research obstacles. Whether you are a PhD student, an early-career professional, or an experienced researcher, this course offers valuable tools to maintain productivity, resilience, and well-being throughout your research journey...Facing setbacks and demotivation in research? Progress is rarely linear,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
I Bought A Rainforest - Episode 3
Nature & Environment

I Bought A Rainforest - Episode 3

...project has hit rock-bottom. Charlie has to decide what to do next. In our clips, the forest catches fire - and Charlie uses a halluciogenic brew to get a clearer head...[Charlie Hamilton James with cattles] I Bought a Rainforest is a new series following wildlife cameraman Charlie Hamilton James who has bought 100 acres of Peruvian rainforest. Charlie's original aim was...
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Video 5 mins
Living the Legacy
Science, Maths & Technology

Living the Legacy

...projects that she has been involved in to bring modern scientific thought and the ideas and approaches of Charles Darwin to a wide variety of people. Darwin Now in Brazil Roberta Kacowicz reveals the various British Council programmes that have been organised to engage the Brazilan public with Darwin and Darwinism. Highlights include an interactive exhibition that has...
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Audio 26 mins
The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...projects, education or training related projects, those linked with arts or sport, and, importantly, the street. You might be aware of organisations that work with people of all ages but wish to acknowledge the particular contribution of young people. Alternatively, you may have experience of spending time with young people in a residential setting – with looked after...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Introducing Geography Matters
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Geography Matters

...project. In this audio, Karen interviews Gillian Rose, lead academic on the project, Nick Bingham, Environmental Studies Qualification Director and Head of Department Michael Pryke. Select here for a copy of the transcript of this audio. Gillian Rose [Professor Gillian Rose] Karen talks to Gillian about Geography Matters, what the project is, and what it offers to...
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Article 5 mins
How fertility rates affect population
Science, Maths & Technology

How fertility rates affect population

...projections by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) predict that the number of over 80s in the UK is set to double over the next 25 years. But what of the fertility rate? How might that affect population size in just the UK? The following chart is a particular sort of chart known as a population pyramid, taken from an interactive population projection application also...
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Article 10 mins