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The benefits of a longer product life
Science, Maths & Technology

The benefits of a longer product life

...everyday stuff. By extending the utility of our products, we reduce wastes, such as carbon emissions, across the whole product lifecycle...[Person repairing a smartphone] Repairing or updating products to extend its lifespan You may be asking what has product repair got to do with action to mitigate against a warming planet? Every new product produced, distributed, used...
The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces

...everyday routines and environments that may be associated with difficulties; and the holistic benefit to their physical as well as psychological wellbeing. Whilst considerations are needed for outdoor therapy including maintaining confidentiality, physical and psychological safety and boundaries in the therapeutic relationship, this is an exciting area for further...
National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840
History & The Arts

National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840

...English and Welsh MPs at the House of Commons. Scotland retained significant autonomy, however, with its own legal and educational systems and a distinct Presbyterian established church. This Kingdom of Great Britain existed until 1801, when Ireland entered into political union with England, Scotland and Wales. Figure 1 provides some insight into the nature of this...
Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits
Education & Development

Enhancing pupil learning on museum visits

...everyday experiences that enrich and build upon classroom teaching and learning. Taking pupils to a museum, or bringing museum artefacts into school, instantly changes the dynamics of the usual learning environment. It gives you as a teacher the opportunity to start afresh with each child, to reach and engage with pupils in new and different ways. This free course,...
Endgame - Regicide
History & The Arts

Endgame - Regicide

...English people had executed their sovereign - what next? [Execution of Charles I] The execution of Charles I is a truly remarkable event in British history. No British monarch has been executed by will of the 'people' before or since. Charles' execution represented more than just the death of an individual, it also symbolised the death of the divine right theory, and the...
Art and architecture
History & The Arts

Art and architecture

...English Philistines, French Sophisticates How a British King's art collection became a French King's art collection. Subversive classicism How French sculptor, Puget, nearly lost his head with his representation of Louis XIV. Open museum Pierre Rosenberg, Director of the Louvre, on the original idea that the museum must reflect art history and be open to everyone. Ruined...
World-Changing Women: Murasaki Shikibu
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Murasaki Shikibu

...English translator, contains some remarkable writing. It is considered to be the world's first psychological novel and one of the most distinguished masterpieces of Japanese literature. Aside from the novel, Murasaki Shikibu left a collection of her poetry and a fragmentary diary. She last appears in a record dating from 1013, and her date of death is unknown. Find out...
An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Education & Development

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

...everyday lives, but their meanings can seem ambiguous and broad. Have you for instance considered that equating culture with country can actually lead to more confusion and stereotypes than seeing the two as separate entities? The activities that you can try out here aim to give you a little more clarity on what such key concepts stand for and how they are used with...