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Data analysis and interpretation
Education & Development

Data analysis and interpretation

...research data from a perspective that promotes Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). It offers some pointers to researchers in any field...‘There are always vacancies: there are always roads not taken, vistas not acknowledged. The search must be ongoing; the end can never be quite known’ (Greene, 2000, p. 15). Data analysis is an essential part of any research...
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Article 15 mins
Canada & UK launch coal phaseout plan
Nature & Environment

Canada & UK launch coal phaseout plan

...Researching Arctic ice melt: The coal alliance will help the Inuit. Image: via ] Researching Arctic ice melt: The coal alliance will help the Inuit. Canada and the UK have launched the Powering Past Coal Alliance, a collection of 20 countries, six provinces or states, and one city committed to phasing out coal, shifting to cost-competitive renewable energy alternatives,...
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Article 10 mins
Interdisciplinary Learning – getting the most out of multi-subject degrees
Education & Development

Interdisciplinary Learning – getting the most out of multi-subject degrees

...children suggests that children learn in relation to what they already know. By fully understanding one topic, you can build on that knowledge in relation to what you already understand. Multi-subject study makes this easier, because instead of building up a ladder, you are building around a topic and able to explore it from different angles, a bit more like a hill,...
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Article 10 mins
Ethics in science?
Science, Maths & Technology

Ethics in science?

...research into an unethical scientist and finally look at some current moral dilemmas in science. ...This free course, Ethics in science? discusses how scientists have a moral and ethical responsibility to consider whether they should carry out an experiment. In this short course you will learn of the first clinical trials undertaken for scurvy and small pox and gain an...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
What do men and women do?
Education & Development

What do men and women do?

...children make based on gender with this activity that you can download and print...[Child wearing a hard hat] This activity is something you can do with children between about 4 and 11 years old. It’s based on a test that psychologists have used to explore children’s expectations of gender. At the very least, it can get you and your child into an interesting talk....
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Activity 5 mins
Encouraging book talk in the school library
Education & Development

Encouraging book talk in the school library

...children are quite clear about what they like and don't like. It is possible to get children to discuss why they liked or did not like particular books and to encourage them to think more deeply about the books they've read. This free course, Encouraging book talk in the school library, offers ideas and activities to engage pupils in discussing books. It is aimed at...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Why school-based sex education isn’t inclusive enough
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why school-based sex education isn’t inclusive enough

...children] Only 13% of pupils have learnt about healthy same-sex relationships at school (Stonewall: 2017) What is the evidence? A range of evidence consistently highlights a deficiency in the provision of LGBT-related information in school-based sex education. For instance, The 2017 Stonewall School report, an online survey of over 3,700 young LGBT in secondary schools...
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Article 5 mins
Think you’re better at driving than most? How psychological biases are keeping our roads unsafe
Health, Sports & Psychology

Think you’re better at driving than most? How psychological biases are keeping our roads unsafe

...children were killed, media reports often focus on the need for better law enforcement and driver education. Safety campaigns can only work if people think the messaging is relevant to them and choose to change their behaviour. But psychological research shows that many people are overconfident in their driving abilities and think it’s ‘normal’ to drive recklessly...
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Article 5 mins