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Sustainability
Education & Development

Sustainability

...climate emergency, I have selected courses related to sustainability to explain both what is happening to the environment and also look at what we can do as individuals to make a difference, limiting our dependency and impact on the Earth’s resources. I have selected the following OpenLearn courses. [Banner for Making your learning count – Example study pathways...
Methods in Motion: Politics is awash with large emotions... isn't it?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Politics is awash with large emotions... isn't it?

...climate seemingly awash with powerful emotions, Emeritus Professor John Clarke suggests we should take stock of what people do as well as feel...[Two anti-Brexit protestors] How do you feel? Outraged, depressed, abandoned or triumphantly vindicated? Today’s politics seem to be awash with powerful emotions, whether Brexit rage or liberal contempt, Trumpian paranoia or Le...
Life with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might create its own problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Life with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might create its own problems

...change as a member of the food chain is lost. In addition to the ecological aspect, there is an evolutionary one. Local extinctions may also lead to the disappearance of evolutionary lineages within species. These evolutionary lineages, visible as differences in the DNA, represent diversity below the species level. [A lion on the Djuma Game Reserve, South Africa] South...
What is aquaponics - and how can fish poo help feed the world?
Nature & Environment

What is aquaponics - and how can fish poo help feed the world?

...climate and species of fish (from trout to sturgeon, tilapia to catfish – all have different requirements). Together with colleagues we’re working with recycled materials to bring down costs of construction, and setting up measurement experiments so that we can say exactly what it costs to grow different types of crops in a Sheffield or a London climate, for example....
Wellbeing for Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wellbeing for Work

...changing economic climate. The current situation can be termed as an international global disaster. According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies a disaster is defined as: “a sudden, calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human, material, and economic or environmental losses that...
Do Something Great
Nature & Environment

Do Something Great

...changing nature of the coast. Help someone get online Why not devote an hour or so of your time to helping someone less internet savvy than you delve into the digital world? To help them, check out the articles and free courses below to enhance their knowledge. Do your bit for the environment Take small steps to reduce your carbon footprint, get involved with our...
English: Language of opportunity
Languages

English: Language of opportunity

...climate? In this collection we consider these questions in developing job markets such as Malaysia and China, amongst other countries. This series of films explores the relationship between speaking the English language and establishing yourself within a successful career domestically or internationally, as well as examining the economic and social divisions that can be...
Homeless people could avoid life-saving services, if there’s a risk of deportation
Society, Politics & Law

Homeless people could avoid life-saving services, if there’s a risk of deportation

...climate, it’s important to ask national and local charities and shelters for clarity on their policies relating to immigrant rough sleepers and to raise wider questions about the domain of migration enforcement. Some might argue that if Home Office officials can assess individuals’ cases, those with a genuine claim to remain in the country will be fine; only the...