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Reading and note taking – preparation for study
Society, Politics & Law

Reading and note taking – preparation for study

...research suggesting that crime rose in the three housing estates where it was launched a year ago. The extension of the initiative, in which children out after dark are taken home, was announced as Strathclyde Police and the Scottish Office released analysis suggesting the community patrols have overwhelming support in the town. Opinion polls in Hamilton, including one...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Making sense of ourselves
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of ourselves

...research tools and approaches...This free course, Making sense of ourselves, introduces you to well-known psychological topics by asking and answering everyday questions, such as Why don’t we like one another? Why would I hang around with you? Do you see what I see? What’s the point of childhood? You’ll learn how psychologists can go about addressing these questions...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Why could phosphorus depletion leave us all hungry?
Society, Politics & Law

Why could phosphorus depletion leave us all hungry?

...research fellow with the Stockholm Environment Institute in Sweden, explained at the conference. “We are locked in to using phosphorus [in agriculture]. The question now is who will have most of it and how efficiently will it be utilised? There are already one billion people in the world who are hungry. It could be two or three billion by 2050 and I don’t see that as...
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How are Ethiopian coffee growers responding to climate change?
Science, Maths & Technology

How are Ethiopian coffee growers responding to climate change?

...Researchers and policymakers should also map out the human, social and ecological conditions that may allow such expansion, according to Wandiga. Also, farmers should slowly substitute coffee with other plants that may bring income. William Ndegwa, Kitui County director at the Kenya Meteorological Department, says the model used in the research is a powerful tool for...
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Using data visualisation to track climate change
Nature & Environment

Using data visualisation to track climate change

...research team to develop the tool, says in the released statement, “The (I)NDCs are a cornerstone for implementing the Paris Agreement. But apart from countries’ overall mitigation targets, the content of (intended) nationally determined contributions has been unclear – until now.” Kennedy Mbeva, a research fellow at the ACTS, says their aim was to make the action...
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Coronavirus: The Lowdown
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coronavirus: The Lowdown

...research We currently have two investigations related to COVID-19. It would be great if you could take part in this research by The Open University and the Young Foundation. Share your experiences of Covid-19 and get a chance to see what others are doing and posting in your area. COVID 19 AND COMMUNITY COVID 19 AND YOU What are the symptoms of coronavirus? The main...
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Article 10 mins
Roadkill: What is an animal’s greatest enemy?
Society, Politics & Law

Roadkill: What is an animal’s greatest enemy?

...research conducted by Cardiff University. My unscientific observations are supported by their research, appropriately called Project Splatter. Last year they produced a hit list of roadkill in Britain, and discovered there were not only definite patterns among species, but hot spots of where deaths happened. In one five-month period from February to June 2013, 1,322...
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Not intervening as a form of care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Not intervening as a form of care

...research, we sat in on many of their team meetings and followed different staff in their day-to-day interactions. We also interviewed them about their work and spoke to patients and their loved ones. During these, we heard many conversations and deliberations about what kind of treatment could or should be provided. There were considerations about what people wanted for...
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