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Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!
Nature & Environment

Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!

...project which aims to map every tree in the UK and make the data publicly-available, with the aim of being a one-stop-shop for urban tree data for use by the public, researchers, government and business. However, a dataset of the right information compiled using consistent methods allows us to estimate the benefits of urban trees thereby answering a number of critical...
Sea level rise in Bangladesh
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Bangladesh

...Projects, n.d.). The stories of death and devastation from catastrophic weather events such as Aila are repeated in many other places across Bangladesh and these events are increasing in number and intensity (ClimateChangeNews, 2014). Sirajul and his family could not return home, so they migrated to Dhaka the capital city (ClimateChangeNews, 2014). For many like Sirajul...
Ideas about living sustainably
Nature & Environment

Ideas about living sustainably

...online Sustainability event for staff in 2020 and we looked at breaking this issue down into easier 'manageable challenges' in our lives, so we can all do our bit to create positive change. We invited a range of external speakers to share their ideas with colleagues and recorded these sessions to share wider with those looking to make sustainable changes in their lives....
How can honour killings be stopped?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can honour killings be stopped?

...projects by BME women, it has done little in focusing national campaigns on cultural change within these communities in partnership with the women’s organisations. Instead, it continues to emphasise work with male leaders, for example, by issuing a faith leaders declaration against female genital mutilation. Despite the government’s position, there are a few...
Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education
Health, Sports & Psychology

Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education

...managed. [The word bereavement spelled out in scrabble letters] While such policies can be hard for small organisations to design and implement, large organisations such as Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs, i.e. universities) have significant resources which can help them to better plan and make adjustments to best support their staff after a loss. However,...
Homeland, Carrie and how mental health is portrayed on-screen
Health, Sports & Psychology

Homeland, Carrie and how mental health is portrayed on-screen

...managing her mental illness. Season one: the uncompromising Mathison The first season centred on the uncompromising Mathison. She is convinced “war hero” Nicholas Brody is an Al Qaeda agent based on evidence and intuitiveness – rather than delusions. Far from being portrayed as a social failure with few skills or without identifiable employment, she is a high-level...
Ageing Well Collection
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing Well Collection

...management are crucial for improving quality of life. Since 2019, over 25,000 members of the public have engaged with the talks nationally, and the AWPTS portfolio of resources has engaged over 90,000 people globally; our regular feedback confirms that this intervention has increased knowledge of age-related processes, attitudes to health and wellbeing, confidence in...
10 things that ended in 2006 (when OpenLearn was born)
History & The Arts

10 things that ended in 2006 (when OpenLearn was born)

...manager [Sven-Göran Eriksson] 'Sven, Sven, Sven-Göran Eriksson' (sing it!) was the first foreign manager of the England national team. His 5-year reign spanned 67 matches with England winning 40 and losing 10. The Football Association announced that Eriksson would leave his role in 2006, a decision that was met with several protests and a "Save Our Sven" campaign from...