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Lottery of birth
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lottery of birth

...Sustainable Development Goals are 17 global goals to be achieved by 2030. They build on the Millennium Development Goals set out at the stat of the millennium.. The goals include the reduction of poverty and hunger, climate action, worldwide clean water and sanitation, sustainable economic growth and universal access to quality education. Each has measurable targets and...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introduction to Planetary Protection
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to Planetary Protection

...sustainable uses of space. The first section explores some of the debates that surround the requirement to maintain the space environment as ‘pristine’. Then you will learn about what it is that might disrupt that environment and lead to contamination. You will then move on to explore the governance of space, then learn how governance is put into practice when...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality Badge icon
Money & Business

Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

...sustainable business means being able to balance and address all three aspects at the same time. By the end of this session, you will be able to: describe your own motivation for starting your enterprise identify what support and actions you will need to make your business idea a reality evaluate a number of alternative business structures to refine those that are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?

...sustainable dialogues’ in your pitch will alienate the editor. Who are you? If it’s your first time pitching to an editor, include a bit about yourself, your areas of interest and your expertise. Supply up to three links to your previous work or, if a new writer, briefly explain why you are best positioned to cover the story. COMMUNICATE WITH THE EDITOR Be friendly...
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Article 5 mins
‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism
Nature & Environment

‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism

...sustainable yield (MSY), the stated policy objective for all EU stocks by 2020. In the same sea area the average biomass of fish was 35% higher in 2015 than in 2003. Fishing capacity, which has been too high for decades in the EU overall, is also dropping (and therefore more in line with what is available to catch without risking stock collapse). In terms of profit, the...
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Article 5 mins
PY Gerbeau on the business of football
Money & Business

PY Gerbeau on the business of football

...sustainable business model. What would make a viable business model would be for these teams to limit their ambitions and accept minor team status, and simply become breeding grounds for the new talent for the Premier League. Whether the fans and the owners will be satisfied with this is quite another question, but the truth is, in economic terms, that's the business...
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Article 15 mins
The UK votes out: Instant reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out: Instant reaction

...sustained upswing in support for independence. This is partly because it is also too soon to predict Scotland’s place in EU negotiations. The second referendum story requires a heroic and cosmopolitan Scotland fighting to leave the parochial UK to remain in the EU. We first need to know Scotland’s likely status in the EU before we can identify the heroes and villains...
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Article 10 mins
Back To The Future Part IV: What will 2045 be like?
Science, Maths & Technology

Back To The Future Part IV: What will 2045 be like?

...sustainable biofuels will have emerged as a widely used clean alternative. Jet engines will reach new heights in efficiency, making flying cheaper and more accessible to the masses. The mega-rich of 2045 may have scramjet-powered airplanes that can break the sound barrier multiple times over and result in a London-Sydney flight taking less than one hour. The price of oil...
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Article 5 mins