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The benefits of social media in academia
Education & Development

The benefits of social media in academia

...technology continues to evolve. In this article we will explore the three core benefits: connection, communication and collaboration. Social media is widely used by individuals and organisations across various sectors. In academia, social media usage is becoming increasingly common due to its potential to bring academic audiences together, be they educators, researchers,...
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How can you use sand to store energy?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can you use sand to store energy?

...technology, developed at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, uses gravity to drain sand from a higher basin into a lower one, heating up the sand grains with solar power during the transition. In the lower basin, the energy can be stored and withdrawn at low cost to provide extra energy if needed, for example during peak hours and at night-time. "Two pilot...
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Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time
Science, Maths & Technology

Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time

...technologies are more energy intensive to produce due to the materials that compose them. New ideas needed So what is the alternative to the current system? If car travel is going to remain common, perhaps we need to be smarter about how we build and use them. Our cars currently spend 92% of their time parked – and, when driving, most of their weight is used only to...
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Methods in Motion: As borders flex, how does citizenship change?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: As borders flex, how does citizenship change?

...education. Yet, the interdisciplinarity of the field, and the variety of ways of looking at citizenship, have also meant that there is no distinct methodological approach to citizenship, and that no single methodological approach can say all that there is to be said about citizenship. What is more, as the day school made clear, methodological approaches to the study of...
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Northern Ireland’s dance to the music of time of Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Northern Ireland’s dance to the music of time of Brexit

...technologies as the solution to the border issue is also found wanting. There was much heat and noise but little light and substance in the discussion of the report Smart Border 2.0: avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland for Customs control and free movement of persons produced by Lars Karlsson, former Director of the World Customs Organisation and Deputy...
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A woman's place is in the Union - a film by the EIS
Society, Politics & Law

A woman's place is in the Union - a film by the EIS

...Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) began archiving the contributions of former women activists who played a key role in the disputes of the 1970s and 1980s...Find out more about The Open University's Social Sciences and History courses [EIS banner. purple background, with EIS in white, edged in red]Founded in 1847, the EIS is the oldest teaching union in the world....
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Our top OpenLearn hubs to get you started
Miscellaneous

Our top OpenLearn hubs to get you started

...education...Our hubs bring together handpicked courses, videos, interactive activities and articles on a key theme. Whether you're looking to build skills, spark ideas or support others, there's something here for you. When you're ready, just click into a hub to start discovering free content that fits your interests. We’ve picked out a selection of our most popular...
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What are the security risks of living in a Smart City?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are the security risks of living in a Smart City?

...technologies and infrastructure to create environmental and economic efficiency while improving the overall quality of life” – have created important increases in the understanding of infrastructure usage, improved efficiency, and better service provision to citizens. That said, the emergence of smart cities – and the installation and utilization of vast networks of...
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