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‘Citizen sensing’ and new forms of environmental monitoring
Society, Politics & Law

‘Citizen sensing’ and new forms of environmental monitoring

...public participation in science, a greater availability of sensor technology, and the longstanding willingness of people to become involved in issues that concern them. Citizen science is often a reaction to what is seen as insufficient monitoring by governments, and there are several examples of how it can give a voice to marginalised communities, who tend to suffer most...
Religious literacy for Further education: A social justice approach
History & The Arts

Religious literacy for Further education: A social justice approach

...Public Schools in the United States (Moore, 2010). The AAR’s guidelines define religious literacy as ‘the ability to discern and analyse the intersections of religion with social, political, and cultural life’ (p. 4), stating that, in the USA, ‘illiteracy’ regarding religions is ‘widespread’ and that religious illiteracy ‘fuels prejudice and antagonism’...
Extra help for disabled students: Disabled Students' Allowance
Education & Development

Extra help for disabled students: Disabled Students' Allowance

...health condition, such as anxiety or depression physical disability, for instance if you use crutches, a wheelchair or an adapted keyboard sensory disability, including being visually impaired, D/deaf or having a hearing impairment long-term health condition, such as cancer, chronic heart disease or HIV. DSA is not available to apprenticeship learners, but you may be...
Managing care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing care

...health and social work, management is a crucial part of ensuring quality of service and care for users and staff, and the development of services and standards into the future. The discussions and interviews in this album focus on the importance of management strategies and techniques and garner the opinions and insights of staff at all levels, as well as those in care....
Audio 2 hrs 47 mins
Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics
Languages

Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics

...public setting. It’s not referred to as taboo language for nothing, after all. With politics, of course, it’s always important to look beyond the words themselves to see how language is being used to create a particular effect. That’s not to say they don’t occasionally swear in public. Or that swearing doesn’t have a particular place in political rhetoric....
Herbal medicine
Health, Sports & Psychology

Herbal medicine

...health in the ancient Greek theories of health and illness and these formed the basis of medical knowledge in Europe up until the modern era. Over thousands of years of trial and error use, detailed pictures of the actions and applications of plant medicines have been compiled and refined. The theoretical constructs around their use change, but the plants remain. Over the...
Understanding Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Milton Keynes

...public art and how organisations like The Parks Trust provide a unique model for maintaining green spaces. Transcript Jump to a section If you don't have time to watch the whole video, you can jump to a specific section. These links will take you to the YouTube video at a particular time stamp. A brief history of new towns Pooleyville: a monorail for what would become...
Life in Law
Society, Politics & Law

Life in Law

...public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v1.0.)... The legislative process Dangerous dogs, identity cards and now legal aid - just some of the legislation that solicitor Rosemary Davies has worked on as a Government lawyer. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v1.0
Audio 1 hr 6 mins