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Universities United
Nature & Environment

Universities United

...data collection. Sign the UN’s SDG Accord or embed elements of SDG accord reporting into their existing reporting. Use the Climate Commission’s Climate Action toolkit to assess how further actions through the university’s policies and reporting could advance the UN SDGs and respond to the climate emergency. COP26 Universities Network More than 80 universities and...
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David Lucey
Education & Development

David Lucey

...data entry, and I hope to go to college and do evening classes in a few years time. ‘I also want to explore the tourism and media studies content on OpenLearn, as I think that would be really helpful, but I will definitely do more courses, if they interest me. It’s good to be open-minded about new things.’ We couldn’t agree more David – here’s to many more,...
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Writing from the heart
Education & Development

Writing from the heart

...data from the Arvon residential we can see a strong sense of ‘writing from the heart’. In some ways this not surprising; we know that writers draw on their lives and as Berlie Doherty observed many years ago, ‘fiction is a combination of I remember and let’s pretend’. But it wasn’t just anecdotes of life that the Arvon tutors Alicia Stubbersfield and Steve...
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SEND crisis: overdiagnosis - fact or fiction?
Education & Development

SEND crisis: overdiagnosis - fact or fiction?

...data tells us a different story; in fact, there is a problem with underdiagnosis instead. Is a diagnosis necessary? While a child in the UK doesn’t need a formal diagnosis to access support at school, identification still plays a significant role. A formal diagnosis can allow access to certain services and resources as well as offering more clarity on a child’s...
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What is Manupedia and how do I use it?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is Manupedia and how do I use it?

...data provided are indicative rather than definitive. But if you have an interest in materials processing you are sure to find the Manupedia fascinating and informative. How the Manupedia is organised The processes included in the Manupedia are grouped into several categories. Most of the categories are based on common scientific principles governing the way that material...
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Animals at the extremes: polar biology
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: polar biology

...analysis is with nutrient budgeting. Energy is expended in the search for food, and in ingesting and digesting it. If food is so scarce that searching is inefficient, or its nutrient content so low that little nourishment is obtained from it, animals may be able to save energy by suppressing appetite and fasting. In polar environments, food is widely scattered both in...
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Migration 2018: What's currently happening?
Society, Politics & Law

Migration 2018: What's currently happening?

...data are compiled by IOM staff but come from a variety of sources, some of which are unofficial. To learn more about how data on migrants’ deaths and disappearances are collected, click here. [Graphic supporting detail in the text] Download the Latest Mediterranean Update infographic here. For latest arrivals and fatalities in the Mediterranean, please visit:...
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How we can all tackle our digital carbon footprints
Nature & Environment

How we can all tackle our digital carbon footprints

...data they generate, as well as the energy and equipment required to transmit, store, process and present that data. With that in mind, cutting back on how we use video is the first place to start in our quest to reduce the carbon emissions we generate when using digital technologies. We can then look for opportunities to reduce unnecessary power consumption by turning...
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