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Oil majors told to adapt or die
Nature & Environment

Oil majors told to adapt or die

...management strategies within the oil majors have failed to deliver value to shareholders, and profits are declining sharply, Stevens says. Impact on climate Meanwhile, growing public and governmental concerns over fossil fuels and their impact on the climate, together with a sharp drop in prices, are threatening the survival of the international oil companies (IOCs)....
Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community
Education & Development

Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community

...project’s future...When I started my job at The Open University, I was intrigued by the various staff networks available. There seemed to exist these autonomous, staff-led spaces where individuals with shared experiences could meet to support, motivate, listen to, and be heard by each other. The network for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) staff appealed to me, and after...
Review: Europe Reset
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Europe Reset

...project, writes Richard Berry...[Stop / Reset button] Richard Youngs’s book on democracy in Europe, Europe Reset: New Directions for the EU, begins with a rather visceral criticism of EU leaders’ apparent distance from the people they serve: At a supposedly crucial summit in Bratislava in September 2016, billed as a meeting where a new course for European integration...
Should the EU give up on 'ever closer' union?
Society, Politics & Law

Should the EU give up on 'ever closer' union?

...project with a unity of purpose. In their view, cooperation in international organisations should follow the utilitarian premise of amplifying national goals rather than surrendering sovereignty and building a post-modern entity that ends the primacy of the state in world politics. A few years later, the euro crisis also fostered divisions across the EU along pragmatic...
Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry
Society, Politics & Law

Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry

...manager at OroVerde, the Tropical Forest Foundation, who shared their research and experience on forest and landscape restoration in Mexico and Guatemala. Trailer Watch the trailer below for the seminar, Why grow a tree? Barriers and boosters for landowners to adopt agroforestry. Transcript Learning outcomes Learn about the problems of land degradation and the benefits...
Peter Tuddenham On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Peter Tuddenham On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...Project Based Learning and Evaluation to future and current educators and teachers. From 1991 he has designed and led online programs on personal, group and organizational development. He worked in recruitment, compensation, and organization structuring for the civilian workforce of the US Army before moving to a business career in Human Resources, Issue Management and...
'As rich as Croesus'
History & The Arts

'As rich as Croesus'

...project and other reliable sources, such as the BBC, British Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art, to help you to explore where the saying ‘as rich as Croesus’ came from and to provide an opportunity for you to understand how the text of Herodotus can be compared with the archaeological record. [Croesus gold coin] Gold coin of Croesus, from the Metropolitan Museum of...
Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference
Education & Development

Evolutions in Education: The OU Education Conference

...introduction to the hub. [Welcome to The OU Education Conference]Download video transcript CPD recognition for conference participants If you took part in the conference and/or are using this hub as part of your professional learning or CPD, you can use our FREE online course, Professional Learning into Action on OpenLearn Create to gain recognition and demonstrate the...