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Science and society: A career and professional development course
Education & Development

Science and society: A career and professional development course

...project teams. Matthew Harvey manages the Science in Society programme at the Royal Society. Part of the Society’s Policy Section, the programme explores social and ethical dimensions of science, and works with policy-makers, scientists, industry, stakeholders and members of the public in taking account of these dimensions in science decision-making. Matthew came to the...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Systems in action: Pea canning case study
Money & Business

Systems in action: Pea canning case study

...introduction This trade being seasonal, the firms were anxious to find a way of using their machinery and retaining their labour in winter. They became able to do so through a curious side-effect of the development of quick frozen foods, when the company's staple was produced by others in this form. The quick freezing process demanded great constancy at the growing end....
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Article 5 mins
Black History Month 2021 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2021 talks

...Project Ace Sports, which she started in November 2017. The company provides different sporting opportunities for children and young people to get involved in. Allana is a now a full time Diversity Lead and Sports Teacher at a prep school in South London. [Unknown title] Transcript Early Ethnic Minority barristers and the Inns of Court Dr Caroline Derry and Dr Miriam Mbah...
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Video 3 hrs
What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?
Digital & Computing

What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?

...projects that bring about innovation"), reducing costs (e.g. "reaped 50% in savings for a key website just weeks after embracing open source"), and furthering business (“IT Pros Prefer Open Source for Continuity, Control"). Yes, it would appear "open source continues to eat the software world", perhaps even the whole world. Unfortunately, as organizations who actively...
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Article 5 mins
Business Bursts: Marketing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Marketing

...let’s say Mercedes Benz has. So everything about the message being sent out was wrong. So people just didn’t buy Rover cars because the product didn’t reflect what they thought it was, which is why Rover went bankrupt. 3’50” Get your marketing right Get your message clear with The Open University's course An introduction to retail management and marketing...
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Video 5 mins
Community Social Care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Community Social Care

...introduction to this album. Segregated schooling for sight impaired young people Peter White, BBC disability affairs correspondent, revisits the school for visually impaired young people he attended when he was growing up. Mainstream schooling for sight impaired young people Peter White meet two sight impaired students who attend a mainstream school in the Midlands. From...
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Audio 2 hrs 32 mins
Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...introduction to business and management...Different types of business: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe different types businesses explain different ways of classifying businesses: by size, industry sector and ownership type apply these ideas to a real business through a video case study...Different types of business: 1...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Methods in Motion: Inside Outsiders and Outside Insiders
Languages

Methods in Motion: Inside Outsiders and Outside Insiders

...managed to turn our disadvantage into an advantage. My imperfect German and newcomer status in Austria became an effective interview icebreaker. Their experience of migration and marginalisation became a skill valued by clients and coveted by employers in the migration third sector – a significant advantage against the backdrop of a discriminatory labour market which...
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Article 5 mins