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

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

...technological barriers. Others point to the need for ‘opportunities’ to be green. We can want to change as much as we like, but unless there is, say, decent public transport, we’ll keep our car. Without recycling provision by the state, we can’t recycle. [Southampton University at night] University of Southampton at sunset Elsewhere, psychologists point to...
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Stuck in the middle of a pandemic: are international students migrants?
Society, Politics & Law

Stuck in the middle of a pandemic: are international students migrants?

...education. Nationally they constitute an important part of export earnings in some of the major receiving countries, such as the UK. Moreover, the high fees paid by international students often subsidise national students and research funding. And the money they bring into local economies contributes to regional development. Crucially, they also play an important part in...
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OpenLearn's response to the pandemic
Education & Development

OpenLearn's response to the pandemic

...educational resources to help develop new skills since the UK’s first lockdown in March 2020. At the start of the first lockdown, daily visitors to OpenLearn increased overnight from 40,000 to over 200,000 and the team acted quickly to put essential learning resources in the hands of those who needed them most, collaborating with academics, governments, employers and...
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A difficult conversation to have about racism
Education & Development

A difficult conversation to have about racism

...education, where I could count on one hand how many brown or black children there were, did have an impact. I was different. When you’re a POC (person of colour), your experiences are often very different in comparison to your average “white” person. I often find myself being the only brown person in the room. I remember my first day of uni and thinking “Great,...
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Reimagining professional learning: conversations across perspectives
Education & Development

Reimagining professional learning: conversations across perspectives

...education, social work, and academic development in Higher Education – explored the synergies and differences between how professional learning is framed in rhetoric and reality. What emerged was a rich tapestry of ideas, provocations, and shared tensions that challenge us to reimagine professional learning. What is professional learning? When thinking about...
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Reduce e-waste through donating old computer devices
Nature & Environment

Reduce e-waste through donating old computer devices

...technology and tools to individuals and organisations who need them. Donating is suitable for any relatively new or repairable equipment. Hardware donation tips Determine if your old computer can be reused. If your computer is less than five years old, there is a good chance it can be put to use by someone else. A computer in regular use has a lifespan of seven to eight...
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Leaving the EU means losing access to EU agencies - so why aren't we talking about it?
Society, Politics & Law

Leaving the EU means losing access to EU agencies - so why aren't we talking about it?

...education, justice, the quality of working life, environmental protection (European Environment Agency), and the safety of transport by air, sea and rail (European Aviation Safety Agency, European Maritime Safety Agency, European Agency for Railways). They work on international security (Institute for Security Studies), policing (EUROPOL), fundamental rights, justice,...
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Leadership: external context and culture
Education & Development

Leadership: external context and culture

...Educational leadership: exploring strategy...Leadership: external context and culture: Learning outcomes - By the end of this course you should be able to: understand how the concept of culture impacts on educational leadership practice critically reflect on the relationship between external context and culture at societal and local levels evaluate how external context...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs