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Learning from the Global South
Society, Politics & Law

Learning from the Global South

...adapt successfully to human induced climate change. The film ends with all contributors offering their thoughts on what geographers, and others, might learn from listening to multiple voices, experiences, and knowledges from across the many contexts travelled through during this international virtual field trip. Talking directly The six films which make up this field trip...
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Video 45 mins
Is there such thing as ‘male’ and ‘female’ autism?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is there such thing as ‘male’ and ‘female’ autism?

...adaptive function that helps autistic people navigate a neurotypical world where people can be judged harshly unless very specific social scripts are followed (for example, not smiling or making eye contact can be interpreted as ‘rude’, ‘bad manners’ or as a sign of not listening). [Woman with sad face holding mask of her happy face] Masking can be an...
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Decolonising Religious Studies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
History & The Arts

Decolonising Religious Studies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion

...adaptation to new technologies with the disruption of all face-to-face teaching during the pandemic. All were working on trying to teach basic essay-writing skills and deal sympathetically with students’ personal challenges as well as teaching the content. In response, team members Hugh Beattie and Paul-François Tremlett have set up regular online meetings between the...
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Article 25 mins
Festival of Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Festival of Psychology

...adapts them for effective online teaching. RILL is the first UK attempt to tailor a comprehensive vocabulary and literacy programme for online delivery, and harnesses digital technology to improve children’s attainments in literacy development. During the first lockdown, synchronous (live interaction) and asynchronous (offline study) versions of RILL were administered...
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Video 2 hrs
Ada Lovelace Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Ada Lovelace Day

...adaptations to the action of the operating notation and mechanism of the engine . . . Supposing, for instance, that the fundamental relations of pitched sounds in the science of harmony and of musical composition were susceptible of such expression and adaptations, the engine might compose elaborate and scientific pieces of music of any degree of complexity or extent....
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Article 15 mins
Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Thomas Stocker - Stories of Change

...adapt. Question, can they adapt? And that is the question of the limited capacity for adaptation. And the other resource which is of central importance is the access to land, land on where we can live and where we can produce our food. Land is clearly threatened by sea level rise on the long term, so coastal communities are threatened in an exceeding way through the slow...
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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

...et al., 2017). It sets out ‘Employment quality’ and ‘Work-life balance’ as two of the aspects of ‘good work’. As part of creating healthy workspaces, employers who are aware of the strains everyday life can place upon their paid employees can help by establishing clear policies for how common stressful situations may be contractually handled by the employer....
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What are your views about technologies to support and assess writing skills?
Education & Development

What are your views about technologies to support and assess writing skills?

...et al., 2009 Policies and educational resources for reducing cases of academic malpractice, as well as increasing effective writing skills in digital contexts, are critical for educational institutions, the publishing industry and the media. A key issue is how to prevent fraud, especially copyright violations, in order to ensure quality assurance with integrity. To foster...
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