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How are Ethiopian coffee growers responding to climate change?
Science, Maths & Technology

How are Ethiopian coffee growers responding to climate change?

...interaction between rainfall and temperature; higher temperatures could be tolerated if there was an increase in rainfall,” Moat notes. He adds that regardless of interventions, one of the country‘s best known coffee-growing regions -- Harar, in eastern Ethiopia -- is likely to disappear before the end of the century. Shem Wandiga, a professor of chemistry at the...
The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!
Miscellaneous

The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!

...social interaction in learning, which is published in leading academic journals and books. His primary research interests are focussed on Learning Analytics, Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, and the role of motivation in learning. Furthermore, Bart is interested in broader internationalisation aspects of higher education. He has successfully led a range of...
Graham Harvey on Davi Kopenawa at Oxford University
History & The Arts

Graham Harvey on Davi Kopenawa at Oxford University

...social sciences” and “humanities”). He has reinforced an emphasis on relationality – which was addressed by the theoretical and quantum physicists on the panel as they spoke about the vital importance of attending to interactions rather than to seemingly discrete particles and other objects. In this context it is almost incidental that Davi has provided exciting...
Not intervening as a form of care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Not intervening as a form of care

...interactions. We also interviewed them about their work and spoke to patients and their loved ones. During these, we heard many conversations and deliberations about what kind of treatment could or should be provided. There were considerations about what people wanted for their own lives or those they cared about. For some, there was a delicate balance between providing...
Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults: in partnership with the Harrison Foundation

...Social Mobility. You make thousands of decisions every day, some are are trivial, and some are hard and could affect your future. Personal financial decisions (decisions related to your income, spending, savings or investing) are usually hard and could have a significant impact on your life. So what about young people? [A cartoon illustration of two young adults thinking...
Introducing environment
Nature & Environment

Introducing environment

...interactive video feature, start off on track 2 and follow the easy instructions at the end of each of the next 12 tracks. You may be surprised! Video tracks 14-17 visit an eco-house with a compostable toilet and a green community in Hockerton. Audio tracks 18-20 explore the microscopic activity inside a compost heap, debate the role of blood sports for pest control, and...
Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook
Science, Maths & Technology

Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook

...social media site Facebook?...Following the shock results of Brexit and the Donald Trump victory in the 2016 US presidential election, a lot of attention has focused on the role that the social media site Facebook might have played in creating online political ghettos in which fake news can easily spread. Facebook now has serious political influence, given its development...
Race and Ethnicity Hub
Education & Development

Race and Ethnicity Hub

This award-winning hub offers fresh perspectives on race, racism and ethnicity through free courses, articles, interactives and audio/visual materials.