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Ethics in science?
Science, Maths & Technology

Ethics in science?

...analysis of the results is important because noting the change in one person given a specific treatment is not as valid as noting the same change in two or three people and ideally in a much larger group. The clinical trials that occur today to test new drugs may consist of hundreds of participants. The number of participants or sample size of an experiment is the number...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language
Health, Sports & Psychology

From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language

...data. [Figure 8] Peterson, G. E. and Barney, H. L. (1952) ‘Control method used in a study of vowels’, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 24, No. 2, March 1952. The Acoustical Society of America. Used by permission of the American Institute of Physics © Peterson, G. E. and Barney, H. L. (1952) ‘Control method used in a study of vowels’, The...
Environment: treading lightly on the Earth
Nature & Environment

Environment: treading lightly on the Earth

...analysis using the National Energy Efficiency Data-Framework (NEED), London, Department of Energy and Climate Change, June. DECC (2015b) Community Energy Strategy Update, London, Department of Energy and Climate Change, March. DEFRA (2015) Greenhouse gas reporting – conversion factors 2015 [Online]. Available at www.ukconversionfactorscarbonsmart.co.uk/ (Accessed 1...
What do the latest pictures of Pluto tell us?
Science, Maths & Technology

What do the latest pictures of Pluto tell us?

...data to Earth. During that time we had to content ourselves with the few “taster” images that were beamed back immediately after it passed Pluto. However the probe has now begun the year-long process of transmitting its vast haul of fly-by data, including images that are crisper and more reliable because they preserve original details that we couldn’t see in the...
What can Chinese students in Southampton teach us about going green?
Nature & Environment

What can Chinese students in Southampton teach us about going green?

...data as a baseline, we were then able to examine how coming to the UK affected Chinese students green attitudes and behaviours. What we found was that Chinese students did change their behaviour, in terms of things like recycling, not dropping litter, and saving domestic energy. The views of Xiaoke (22-year old female Chinese postgrad in Southampton) were typical: “I...
Can Space Technologies solve the Sustainable Development Goals?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can Space Technologies solve the Sustainable Development Goals?

...data to created detailed maps of the areas. One example of this type of mapping is Map Kibera. These maps can aid evidence-based pro-poor targeted expenditures at the areas which need it most. This use of spatial data could assist several SDGs, such as: SDG 10 to reduce inequalities SDG 16 to create peace, justice, and strong institutions. Particularly during the COVID-19...
Race, ethnicity and crime
Society, Politics & Law

Race, ethnicity and crime

...data across the core institutions (policing, judicial and penal systems) that make up the criminal justice system in most national contexts in the Global North. This data reveals the significant disproportion and over-representation of Black and minority ethnic (BME) populations in all negative or unfavourable categories; for example, stop-and-search, arrests,...
Level 3: Advanced 1 hr
Human resources: recruitment and selection
Money & Business

Human resources: recruitment and selection

...analysis However, before – or indeed after – the job analysis you might consider whether the vacant job needs to be filled at all. Reallocation of work, internal promotion or temporary transfer could be used to cover the tasks associated with the vacancy. Ask yourself whether the job needs to be changed, updated or filled at all before going any further. An apparent...