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Olympic and Paralympic Games, Paris 2024
Health, Sports & Psychology

Olympic and Paralympic Games, Paris 2024

Paris is the host of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Explore our related free resources...The 2024 Summer Olympics, held in Paris, will run from 26 July until 11 August. The Paralympics will then follow from 28 August until 8 September. Explore our related resources below.
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Learning our way to a better environment
Nature & Environment

Learning our way to a better environment

...humans and the environment...World Environment Day is celebrated on the 5th June each year. Around the world, events and stories are used to highlight the environmental threats and challenges communities face and to celebrate the ways in which they are adapting successfully. But the environment celebrated last year is not the same as the environment of today. Due to a...
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Euro 2024
Health, Sports & Psychology

Euro 2024

The 2024 UEFA European Championships start on 14 June in Germany. Check out our expert insights and free resources in our Euro 2024 hub...Euro 2024 starts on 14 June, with its first game being the hosts Germany against Scotland. Find out more in the FREE resources below.
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Surviving the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Surviving the 21st Century

...human race has only a 50 per cent chance of surviving the 21st century. Current President of the Royal Society, Sir Rees cites natural disasters, nuclear war and global warming among the challenges facing future generations. The Open University's Dr Stephen Serjeant interviewed him ahead of the 2010 Reith Lectures to find out what the future of humanity might be and...
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How does nature tell the time?
Nature & Environment

How does nature tell the time?

...human population arrived. This tree is 400 years old, which means that it survived not only the Great Plague which devastated the human population in the 17th Century, but also two World Wars and the 1987 hurricane! So much history is lost in the mists of time, but not for trees. Everything that has happened has actually been recorded inside. Trees are the ultimate...
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University lingo
Education & Development

University lingo

...the difference between a firm choice and an unconditional offer? Or what a seminar or semesters are? Explore this interactive to demystify university terminology...[Screenshot of University Lingo interactive with 'Click to start' button] [university ready - white back ] This resource is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage....
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The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer
Money & Business

The challenges of ethical trading - perspective of a retailer

...human rights practices within the supply chain. Faced with these challenges most companies have now developed and implement Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies and ethical trading sit within the social accountability frame work which is one of the 3 pillars which support the CSR process i.e. economic, environmental and social accountability. So what does...
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The impact of Jacob Zuma on the ANC and South Africa
Society, Politics & Law

The impact of Jacob Zuma on the ANC and South Africa

...resources tenderpreneurs. Then in 2007, buoyed by populist appeal for a change of the guard, Zuma rose to power as president of the ANC. The following year the ANC’s National Executive Committee forced Mbeki to resign. Mbeki had lost the support of the committee over a range of issues including economic policy, his style of leadership, and a focus on continental and...
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