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Pum ffaith ryfeddol am ryw a'r pandemig
Society, Politics & Law

Pum ffaith ryfeddol am ryw a'r pandemig

...et al (2021) Impacts of COVID-19 on sexual behaviour in Britain: findings from a large, quasi-representative survey (Natsal-COVID). Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2021; 10.1136/sextrans-2021-055210 https://www.relate.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/uploads/relate_eharmony_twwan21_report_final.pdf Kirstin R Mitchell et al (2022) Initial Impacts of COVID-19 on Sex...
Empowering communities
Money & Business

Empowering communities

...Adapted from Williams et al., 2017, pp. 5-6) Examples of participatory budgeting PB in Scotland PB in Scotland has been increasing over the last few years and is viewed by the Scottish Government as a way of increasing citizen engagement in decision making. This ambition was developed into policy through the Community Empowerment Act 2015, which aimed (amongst other...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?

...adapted extract from the Open University course DD311 Crime, harm and the state Content warning Study in the social sciences – and criminology in particular – inevitably touches on sensitive and emotive topics that may be difficult and upsetting. This course explores harms against nonhuman animals that you may find difficult to work with, including images of nonhuman...
Supply chain sustainability
Money & Business

Supply chain sustainability

...adapted from Cetinkaya et al., 2011, p. 126) Activity 5: Identifying best practice in stakeholder relationships Timing: 30 minutes Having reviewed the above analysis, you should now put these ideas into practice. Watch the following videos from Whitbread PLC and Technology Will Save Us (TWSU). Make notes of where you feel that Brodie or Henry are discussing points that...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?

...adapted extract from the Open University course K219 Critical issues in health and wellbeing...Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: outline to what extent a person’s ‘lifestyle’ impacts upon their health and wellbeing describe how psychosocial (i.e. social, economic, cultural and...
The thorny issue of ‘driverless’ cars
Society, Politics & Law

The thorny issue of ‘driverless’ cars

...scope of the existing law. Parliament and the courts will have to decide important questions, such as whether the law of negligence will have to adapt to include “the reasonable robot” – and, if it does, who should pay for the damage caused when the robot’s conduct falls below the legally acceptable standard. We live in interesting technological and legal times....
What can parasites on Arctic shrews tell us about climate change?
Nature & Environment

What can parasites on Arctic shrews tell us about climate change?

...adapt to the new conditions, shift their distributions to follow their preferred conditions, or die out. But Hope says that what usually occurs is a more complicated combination of these options. “Species can compete with each other, potentially interbreed, and spread parasites and diseases between communities that haven’t always shared such close interactions,” he...
Why has English taken over academia?
Languages

Why has English taken over academia?

...adapt, drawing on strategies and resources that compensate for any perceived loss of learning. The ability to cope with education in a non-native language depends on a number of factors, such as level of English proficiency – which varies significantly across the world. English built into the system Some solutions to these problems have focused on devising language...