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A short introduction to the English language
Languages

A short introduction to the English language

...think consistent lying, as I say, it unsettles people. It destroys integrity and trustworthiness in the system. So I think if it went on for too much, you could start to degrade the entire system. And I think that is why it’s so important. [MUSIC PLAYING] Video 10 The language of lying part 2...A short introduction to the English language: 9 The language of protest -...
Lying and politics: a brief primer
Society, Politics & Law

Lying and politics: a brief primer

...system. So I think if it went on for too much you could start to degrade the entire system. And I think that is why it's so important. There’s another noticeable trend in this sort of behaviour, however. For several of today’s leaders it seems preferable to spin an entirely fabricated tale than to admit to making a mistake. A recent example was Benjamin Netanyahu...
Why could phosphorus depletion leave us all hungry?
Society, Politics & Law

Why could phosphorus depletion leave us all hungry?

...prevented famine. But thinking about phosphorus as a human right does highlight that the right to food cannot be enforced by simply mandating access to an end product. It will also necessitate developing agricultural systems that are managed in a way that is both equitable and sustainable. This article was originally published by SciDevNet in 2014 under a CC-BY licence...
Building over farmland: Will city expansion leave the world hungry?
Nature & Environment

Building over farmland: Will city expansion leave the world hungry?

...systems will be affected. “I think this is going to be context dependent. Whether we have food security issues in cities depends on how dependent the city is on locally produced versus imported foods, and also the biogeography that the city is located in,” Ramankutty says. He emphasises that loss in global crop production can be easily overcome by “small shifts in...
Writing for pleasure?
Education & Development

Writing for pleasure?

...system? Do we ourselves see writing as a pleasurable form of self-expression; a way of making sense, a social act of making meaning in an uncertain world? Are professional conceptions of writing so heavily framed by the Government’s criteria for writing at the ‘expected standard’ that the voice and verve of the young and their personal engagement in writing is being...
Technological innovation: a resource-based view
Science, Maths & Technology

Technological innovation: a resource-based view

...think of most often when we think of an innovation. Process innovation – a new or significantly improved production or delivery method. Innovations in the way things are made can critically effect, for example, how widely accessible they are. Marketing innovation – a new marketing method involving significant changes in product design or packaging, product placement,...
Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills
Education & Development

Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills

...think I will do some more reading on that because that sounds quite good’ and so I was relatively easily distracted so I learned to pull that in. [EdD graduate] One of the things I didn’t realise that I was doing until far too late was that if I was reading something and I thought ‘that doesn’t fit, that doesn’t make sense’ … I put that on one side, as...
Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families

...think it’s something that really does need addressing within the system. So diagnostic overshadowing is a biggie. It’s not necessarily very well understood by the whole system. I should clarify when I say system, I actually, for all intents and purposes, mean health and social care. One anecdote, one example I can give from my personal practice is, again-- I was a...