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How can education contribute to sustainability?
Education & Development

How can education contribute to sustainability?

...study of the issues, such as through Masters study, is only the start; activism is what is needed. They needed support from leadership across education as a sector and society more generally to help overcome feelings of powerlessness, futility, or limited gains from their actions. This requires EfS to be on the political agenda and to be valued by the commercial sector as...
Walkie talkie
Health, Sports & Psychology

Walkie talkie

Learning any new skill, like walking and talking, requires children to encode, store and retrieve memories effectively. Lots of practise and sleep helps these skills become automatic and effortless...Please note - there is no sound or speech in this video.
Maths for Energy Science
Science, Maths & Technology

Maths for Energy Science

Are you considering doing a science qualification but wondering if you have adequate maths skills? Test yourself in our interactive...[maths for energy landing image] Test you maths skills now by selecting the image above...
Festival of Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Festival of Psychology

...study. Transcript The presentations took place on Thursday 27 January 2022 as part of the OpenTalks series of events run by The Open University in Wales. The event was also made possible by the British Psychological Society. Read more about the speakers and their presentations below. Keynote lecture: Child language brokering as a family care practice: Reframing the...
Migration goes both ways: How Brits changed the world
History & The Arts

Migration goes both ways: How Brits changed the world

...skilled, especially in certain up and coming industries in the US, such as textile or steel. British migrants undoubtedly were a great boon to American cities and these industries. New York State’s early industries, especially iron, showcased the skills of English workers and the technical know-how of foremen or overseers, who brought valuable experience from working in...
SMEs and Net Zero – challenges and opportunities
Money & Business

SMEs and Net Zero – challenges and opportunities

...skills, expertise, time and motivation to reduce their environmental impact. They are also difficult to regulate and it’s not easy to reach them via alternative policy interventions, such as skills training and education. Given these challenges, you won’t be surprised to discover that policymakers around the world have tended to hold back on environmental initiatives...
Why do call centre staff use your name all the time, Chris?
Money & Business

Why do call centre staff use your name all the time, Chris?

...study in the Journal of Sociolinguistics sheds light on a key feature of call centre communication: the linguistic strategies drawn on by call centre agents to build rapport with customers. [The Conversation] I collected and analysed data from a Scottish call centre in the financial sector, combing through company documents, sitting in on training and interviewing staff....
Effective communication in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Effective communication in the workplace

...skills. You can read more on how to study the course and about badges in the next sections. After completing this course, you will be able to: describe different types of communication and how they are used in the workplace recognise the skills required for effective communication understand the impact that communication can have on how people are perceived by others...