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‘Irrational emotions’ and their cognitive impenetrability
History & The Arts

‘Irrational emotions’ and their cognitive impenetrability

...et. al. (2012), which show that emotions generated by appraisal mechanisms that aren’t cognitively penetrated are more resistant to cognitive influence than those that are. Emotional recalcitrance and cognitive psychology Much of this is spadework. But by tying in the notion of emotional recalcitrance with that of cognitive impenetrability, what we gain is the ability...
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Plastic materials, pollution and recycling
Science, Maths & Technology

Plastic materials, pollution and recycling

...et al., 2009). Today’s plastics represent a great many inventions by a huge number of scientists from a number of disciplines that have developed into everyday materials in modern society. Plastics are rapidly increasing every year in their uses and applications. Scientific research into plastics and their many applications are ongoing, with many thousands of papers...
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Is sleep the secret of success?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is sleep the secret of success?

...et al., 2015; Halson, 2014). Therefore the sleep an athlete has the night before and in the days leading up to a competition (e.g. Rugby World Cup final) is important. The challenge here is that athletes often report sleeping difficulties the night before an important competition due to pre-competition anxiety or excitement (Juliff, Halson, & Peiffer, 2015). Additionally,...
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Learning Design resources to support embedding sustainability competencies and learning outcomes in course materials
Education & Development

Learning Design resources to support embedding sustainability competencies and learning outcomes in course materials

...Institutions (HEIs) towards sustainable futures in ways that are inclusive, accessible and engaging. For example, national and institutional surveys tell us that students want HEIs to demonstrate stronger connections to sustainability in their courses (Carr-Shand, 2022; Kaplan, 2021; Unite Group, 2021). Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS) UK have collected yearly...
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Managing virtual project teams
Money & Business

Managing virtual project teams

...et al. (2002) suggest that interpersonal skills may be more important in a virtual team because electronic communication is not as rich as face-to-face interactions. ...Managing virtual project teams: 2 Managing virtual teams - The ability to work together at a distance makes it possible to carry out some projects that could not otherwise be carried out, and to involve...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare

...et al, 2018 and Ordu et al, 2019. By integrating digital simulation into healthcare training and practice, the risk to patient care can be significantly minimised, leading to safer and more effective healthcare delivery. Activity 2 Timing: 20 minutes Part 1: Reflection Make your own notes in response to the following questions. What value could digital simulation bring to...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Exploring innovative assessment methods
Education & Development

Exploring innovative assessment methods

...et al. (2018) indicate that, since 2006, in Britain generic work-based skills such as using a computer and complex problem-solving skills have increased continually whereas literacy and numeracy skills have stagnated. Further, from 1986 to 2017 jobs that required no qualification upon entry moved from 38% to 23% and jobs requiring higher level qualifications moved from...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?
Nature & Environment

‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?

...institutional buyers who really are driving up the value. CHRISTOPHER MILES: The biggest change is the interest that investors now have in land in this different financial landscape that we’re in, that many of those people wouldn’t have dreamed of going and buying agricultural land because they hadn’t really thought of it as an asset. They’d bought companies....
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs