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Why smart leaders allow a bit of football frenzy
Money & Business

Why smart leaders allow a bit of football frenzy

...World Cup starting on June 14, expect coffee breaks, lunches and hallway chats to be dominated by talk of the beautiful game. Not to mention the people who will keep up with the latest scores during working hours – ten games in the group stages will take place during European working hours. But don’t fear: this does not have to be a big waste of time and resources....
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Gender, IT and economic growth
Society, Politics & Law

Gender, IT and economic growth

...world's fastest growing economies? Parvati Raghuram explores how the labour driving many Rising Powers is gendered...[computer course with female students] Economic growth in the global South has begun to dominate world imagination. Ever since a series of reports produced by Goldman Sachs in the 2000s suggested that countries like China, India, Brazil, Russia and South...
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D-Day, the Battle of Normandy, and the British Military Nursing Services
Health, Sports & Psychology

D-Day, the Battle of Normandy, and the British Military Nursing Services

...World War II, many of these during the aftermath of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. In this article, explore what it was like to be a nurse at this time...On D-Day itself, it was only male doctors and medics that took part in the landings onto the beaches of Normandy. The wounded were evacuated from the beaches using 70 landing craft adapted for medical work. They had...
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First steps towards embedding sustainability in learning design
Education & Development

First steps towards embedding sustainability in learning design

...Heritages against Climate Change’ which helps identify opportunities to develop confidence relating to sustainability actions and skills. By reflecting on prompt questions, it aims to support improving personal confidence by quantifying it, supporting you to increase your confidence through personal development actions. The questions ask: How confident do you feel in...
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What can philosophy tell us about race?
History & The Arts

What can philosophy tell us about race?

...world around us...Categorising human beings into races has had, and continues to have, an enormous impact on people’s lives. Many societies have been shaped by racial divisions and racial discrimination. Race continues to affect people’s experiences and personal identities today. This free course, What can philosophy tell us about race?, will introduce you to debates...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
International relations: exploring territorial divisions
Society, Politics & Law

International relations: exploring territorial divisions

...world shows us how the world is divided along territorial lines. Looking at the roots of such division helps us understand how they came about and how they can be understood in terms of their impact on contemporary international relations. There are many factors that influence international division in its myriad forms, from basic geographic and climatic divides to the...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Global diets
Health, Sports & Psychology

Global diets

As the range of different restaurants serving different culture's cuisines suggests, the world does not approach each food stuff with a single mind. Discover how different foods are approached differently in different countries with our global diet map...If you'd prefer to read the information in a standard webpage, you can choose to see Global diets: Just the facts.
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Building Science and Technology Diplomacy Skills through CARE–KNOW–DO
Education & Development

Building Science and Technology Diplomacy Skills through CARE–KNOW–DO

...world. This article explores how the CARE–KNOW–DO framework helps educators and young people develop the values, knowledge, and actions needed to shape global solutions and tackle pressing challenges, from climate change to AI governance...Science and technology are no longer confined to laboratories or the exclusive realm of experts. Today, they shape nearly every...
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