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30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’
Money & Business

30 years of SME research highlights impact of the ‘digital revolution’

...technologies [quarterly survey 30th anniversary front page image] Select image to download the report now The digital revolution and the recent growth of mobile technologies have been key drivers of change for SMEs over the past three decades, according to the 30th anniversary issue of the Quarterly Survey of Small Business in Britain, published by The Open University's...
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Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday
Education & Development

Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday

...education in schools, helping children understand war, build empathy and create inclusive communities...Remembrance Sunday is an important event in the UK calendar. It takes place on the second Sunday in November, and many schools design activities to teach children about its significance. Approaches to teaching about Remembrance can support the development of peaceful...
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Digital carbon footprints and remote working
Nature & Environment

Digital carbon footprints and remote working

...technology utilisation point of view, workplace tools allow for centralised reporting on time used. Beyond this, as Tom Greenwood mentioned in the interview above, staff can be incentivised to provide regular updates which can be anonymised and aggregated to create a holistic snapshot. It should be noted though, that an employer’s efforts to understand their worker’s...
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Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?

...technologies to enhance sports training has been steadily progressing over the last thirty years. From football, tennis and rugby, to gymnastics and trampolining, different technologies are now being used for the collection of data to inform athlete skill development and performance (Jaswal, Stergiou and Katz, 2022). Fitness trackers, embedded sensors and smart watches...
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Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...education, work expectations and access to technology. Understanding how to bring different generations together to learn from each other can be beneficial to an organisation, to encourage diversity and different perspectives. The infographic from Generation Z provides a useful overview of the traits, characteristics and values each generation may bring to the workplace....
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Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs
Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?
Nature & Environment

Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?

...technology and home insulation to reduce emissions. These elements, of both nature conservation and low-carbon energy technologies, can be argued to have the potential to achieve green growth by decoupling carbon emissions, along with other forms of environmental degradation, from economic growth. These activities all connect well to the Keynesian approaches of...
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The Next Big Thing: Nanotechnology
Science, Maths & Technology

The Next Big Thing: Nanotechnology

...technology for information storage on a molecular scale. There are many other applications which will have a significant impact on the way we live. This album also provides an introduction to quantum computing and quantum mechanics. The material forms part of The Open University course S250 Science in context... The Next Big Thing: Nanotechnology A short introduction to...
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The physical world: quantum
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: quantum

...technology. This material forms part of the Open University course S207 The physical world... The physical world: quantum An introduction to this album. The quantum revolution Science's best explanation for the mysterious principles at the root of existence. Without quantum theory, there'd be no mobile phones, computers or DVDs today. Einstein and Bohr The clash between...
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