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'Good' food destroying biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

'Good' food destroying biodiversity?

...business/government/public has resulted in improved appreciation of the value of ecosystem services. There have been many examples of initiatives that attempt to value ecosystems services. From the famous applied example of the Catskills Watershed Corporation supplying New York City’s water, to smaller initiatives aimed on Biodiversity and Wine Initiative’s of South...
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Life after the Olympics: retirement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life after the Olympics: retirement

...business. This will give Usain a strong sense of control over his retirement. Despite this, retirement must still be a difficult decision for Bolt, particularly when he is viewed by many as the saviour of athletics – a pressure indeed and his absence from the sport will no doubt be felt when his retirement does come. Ennis-Hill: A decision to be made Whilst Bolt has a...
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Why are public companies vanishing in America?
Money & Business

Why are public companies vanishing in America?

...Business Review article titled “Eclipse of the public corporation,” Jensen (1989) argues that public corporations are inefficient organizational forms because private firms can resolve agency conflicts between investors and managers better than public firms. His prediction initially appeared invalid. As shown in Figure 1, the number of public firms increased sharply...
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Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?
Nature & Environment

Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?

...business benefits and knowledge-sharing on managing natural infrastructure programs. A few new projects and tools are emerging to achieve these two goals. Making the Business Case Natural infrastructure can safeguard and complement traditional water infrastructure systems, for example, by avoiding water pollution that would otherwise need to pass through a conventional...
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Classical studies: it's more than the words
History & The Arts

Classical studies: it's more than the words

...business to set down that which is told me, to believe it is none at all of my business. This I ask the reader to hold true for the whole of my history.' Herodotus 7.152 Some ideas for becoming an historian [Screengrab from Hestia project map] Screengrab from Hestia Project map The word ‘history’ derives from the Greek word ‘historia’ (or historiê in some...
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Clean Brexit, Dirty Brexit: Is this the last exit before armageddon?
Nature & Environment

Clean Brexit, Dirty Brexit: Is this the last exit before armageddon?

...business, and was trying to reach climate change targets in the most market-based… way possible. We are likely to get this more so now as the right of the party is stronger than it was.” A Dirty Brexit allows the British government to perform a bonfire of air pollution regulations, and a Conservative-led administration has every motive for doing so. The ideologically...
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COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant who hosted the 2023 climate change summit
Nature & Environment

COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant who hosted the 2023 climate change summit

...business model: extracting oil. Adnoc, along with the wider oil and gas industry, has invested in carbon sequestration and making hydrogen fuel from the byproducts of oil extraction. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), such measures, even if fully implemented, will only have a small impact on greenhouse gas emissions. The UAE was the first...
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Understanding different research perspectives
Money & Business

Understanding different research perspectives

...business issue. By looking at different perspectives/approaches to issues and phenomena, different research methodologies and ethical considerations this course will sustain the development of a research study, from the initial idea of what to investigate; to the elaboration of specific research questions; the research design, strategy and methodology...This free course,...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs