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Will Brexit spell the end of fishing quotas?
Nature & Environment

Will Brexit spell the end of fishing quotas?

...managing fisheries: what is the total limit on fishing that keeps fish stocks sustainable (the size of the pie), and who gets access to these rights (how it is divided). The EU decides the total permissible catch and then allocates quotas to member states. Under EU quota management, overfishing has significantly decreased and many fish stocks are now increasing in size....
Kimberly Nicholas - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Kimberly Nicholas - Stories of Change

...Project Kimberly Nicholas Interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin, interviewer KN: = Kim Nicholas, Associate Professor, Lund University, Sweden. Researcher into climate change, sustainable food and ecosystem services, participant. RH: So I’m standing on a street corner in Paris. It’s a damp evening, looks like its just about to start to rain, and I’m waiting for my...
myf.cymru – Mental health through the medium of Welsh
Education & Development

myf.cymru – Mental health through the medium of Welsh

...project focuses on raising awareness, reducing stigma, and encouraging open conversations about mental health through the medium of Welsh. On the site you will find a wide range of materials, including a Mental Health A–Z guide, the Hwb Myf section with student-created wellbeing content, and a Video Hub featuring fitness sessions, podcasts, and personal stories. Explore...
Earth's physical resources: renewable energy
Science, Maths & Technology

Earth's physical resources: renewable energy

...projects of the future. This material forms part of S278, Earth's physical resources: origin, use and environmental impact... Earth's physical resources: renewable energy An introduction to this album. Wind power in Europe Which European country has the best wind resource, and which has the most turbines? Wind power in England The story of Kirkheaton wind farm, run by...
Solon upsets the wealthy Croesus
History & The Arts

Solon upsets the wealthy Croesus

...project partners' resources' for guidance on using the HestiaVis map and texts. Now use the ORBIS platform at Stanford to explore the time and cost of a journey from Athens to Egypt (Aegyptus), stopping in Cyprus, and on to Sardis. Although this project provides a model of the Roman world, the results are compatible with the earlier period. Compare your results with a...
Improving the everyday lives of carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving the everyday lives of carers

...project, which included a team from the Open University led by Dr Verina Waights, have developed a website to support carers through helping them to use digital technologies and get online. ...Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. [Image of a young carer and an older person talking] Over a 100 million people in Europe care...
Im Gespräch mit Jannis Androutsopoulos
Languages

Im Gespräch mit Jannis Androutsopoulos

...and German at Hamburg University talks about his research projects and focus, including multilingual networks in social media, how written communication is changing in the younger generation and the field of digital journalism, in particular how journalists nowadays interact with media users. This recording is in German, suitable for learners at CEFR Level B2 or above....
Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change

...managed to find consensus on the projections of sea level rise. We have close to sea level … RH: Well, it's a very broad consensus that, isn't it? TS: Well, I think that is an achievement that is not to be underestimated. If you remember the situation in 2008 or 2009 when we talked about sea level rise, the published range was huge. And I think we have taken really a...