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Managing for Sustainability
Science, Maths & Technology

Managing for Sustainability

...What is an environmental audit? Why is an environmental audit important? What is Life Cycle assessment? Bernie Thomas discusses how life cycle assessment can be used to quantify the environmental impact of a product. Short term developments Chris Murphy discusses technology in relation to the waste industry. Medium term developments Martin talks about resource recovery...
Worlds of English
Languages

Worlds of English

...technological developments? ‘Worlds of English’ investigates these notions by looking at the expansion of English in China since the 1970s, how it is now the dominant language used at the European Parliament and how a local vernacular in Singapore, known as 'Singlish' is causing controversy. It also examines the role of, and attitude towards, English since the end of...
Audio 1 hr 4 mins
Parenting as a South Asian parent in the UK
Education & Development

Parenting as a South Asian parent in the UK

...educational achievement hangs over the parent–child relationship among South Asian families to the detriment of the child’s overall development. It is not uncommon to come across such a stereotypical impression about behaviour of South Asian parents. How true is such a view and how much of it is a perception? I am not an academic expert on this issue to answer this...
Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...technology shapes our world. Learn what it means to live a ‘digital life’, understand the role of information and communication technologies, and discover how computers work behind the scenes...This free course, Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century, provides a general overview of how digital technology has come to dominate virtually every aspect of the...
Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list
Education & Development

Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list

...education. The publication also included an annex that reproduced some of the other published measures of widening participation (WP). One of these WP measures, “the FSM measure” has been chosen to replace FYPSEC as the core measure of disadvantage in this publication. The “FSM measure” estimates the percentage of young people educated in English maintained...
Public Health and Behaviour Change: from naïve sociology to naïve psychology
Society, Politics & Law

Public Health and Behaviour Change: from naïve sociology to naïve psychology

...educational but patronising and child-like instead?...[David Cameron nudging public health campaigns onto the public - society matters illustration] One of the age-old problems for ‘public health’ has always been how to get people to adopt more healthy behaviours. How can citizens be persuaded to vaccinate themselves, eat healthier food or avoid obvious harms such as...
SecureDrop
Society, Politics & Law

SecureDrop

...by Freedom of the Press Foundation. It was initiated by a non-governmental organisation/charity and researchers, scientists and educators and encourages people to participate through an online platform. SecureDrop is local, national, transnational and global in orientation and concerned with participation and democracy, politics and representation. The project is ongoing....
Article 5 mins
Life Launchpad
Education & Development

Life Launchpad

...bespoke and curated content from the hundreds of courses and resources available on OpenLearn can be used to enhance existing subject knowledge or explore new passions. Moreover, we’ve also collected a range of resources for life outside of education, such as finance, life skills and career guidance. Why not explore the site and see where can Life Launchpad take you?...