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Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud
Nature & Environment

Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud

...manage and create new data has an energy overhead that is greater than the amount of energy required to do the work, therefore, any energy we are wasting by doing needless work is also creating demand for needless cooling. What is needless work? Cloud technologies are often very easy to set up and activate, and when they’re running they keep running in the background...
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Money & Business

Exploring career mentoring and coaching

...manager and HR about possible options Evaluation I am close to signing up for a course that will meet my needs, so I feel satisfied that I am on track Next step Complete the course and take on my first internal client by October next year Activity 2 Achieving my goals Timing: Allow about 30 minutes Now it’s your turn! Use the template below to set your goals and work...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...managing human interventions associated with socio-economic and environmental development. So what is systems thinking? Why might systems approaches provide better support for strategic planning? Moreover, how might such approaches support systemic success? This free course, Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP), is divided into two parts – Part 1...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
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Society, Politics & Law

Working in the voluntary sector

...managers, HR or occupational health departments from your GP or other healthcare professional professional counsellors (sometimes available on the NHS) self-help available online from organisations such as MIND or the NHS. In general, organisations recommend that people look after themselves first by improving their eating and sleeping, being active, relaxing and having...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Difference and challenge in teams
Money & Business

Difference and challenge in teams

...manager interested in developing a better team, as you will hear from the audio below (a transcript is also provided). Meetings often descend into all-out war! We never seem to get anywhere with everyone at each other’s throats. I can hold my own in that kind of contest; I sometimes come out on top – winning the argument – but it doesn’t calm things; I leave the...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Europe’s Borders in Question
Society, Politics & Law

Europe’s Borders in Question

...introduction of border controls by EU member states should have no bearing on those crossing borders to seek asylum. Under the 1951 Refugee Convention, set up in response to the tragedy of the Holocaust, member states have an obligation to assess all asylum claims on their territory. Anyone seeking asylum is entitled to do so under international law. But there’s a...
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Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach
Education & Development

Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach

...Introduction - Making the decision to become a teacher can be a life-changing moment for many people. For some, they will have known for a long time that this was the career they wished to follow. For others, it may be a rather more dramatic change of direction. What may not be apparent at that early stage, is the challenge of choosing a route into teaching from the...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Working mothers in Scotland's railways
Society, Politics & Law

Working mothers in Scotland's railways

...manager should arrange for a specific risk assessment of the job to be carried out and discuss this with the employee. When returning to work the employee should alert the manager if she is breastfeeding in order that they can consider any risks and make any necessary arrangements. If the employee has any specific concerns, she should raise this with her manager who can...
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