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Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?
Money & Business

Is Huawei's low-key approach the secret of its success?

...technology company. Away from our intense research activity, we became mindful of stark differences between Huawei and other Silicon Valley technology companies we have visited. We noted two things which we thought particularly interesting (acknowledging that many others have provided much more detailed analysis of Huawei’s management practices (e.g. Tao et al. 2016)...
AI without borders: balancing productivity and privacy in agriculture
Science, Maths & Technology

AI without borders: balancing productivity and privacy in agriculture

...technology and artificial intelligence...Feeding the world Agriculture is a combination of science and skill. It refers to cultivating seeds, tending livestock, using pesticides, irrigation and harvesting plants, etc. Rather than dispersed ideas, it is a holistic integration of all these applications. Plants and animals both serve the purpose of food and material...
Discovering the dark side of the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Discovering the dark side of the Moon

...and has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers in journals of high-scientific standing. He currently chairs the UK-node of the NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) comprising of over 100 members from 15 UK higher education institutions. In the video below, Mahesh discusses the far side of the moon and why we need samples from it. Transcript...
Effective approaches to mentoring: what works and why?
Education & Development

Effective approaches to mentoring: what works and why?

...Education and beyond). The project’s findings showed that a range of approaches to mentoring of student teachers are needed in order to be effective and that these need to be tailored according to the mentee-mentor dynamic. The project elicited thick descriptions of experience from participants by requesting them to bring an artefact (object, image or subtitle) which...
EDI in research: a collection
Education & Development

EDI in research: a collection

...Education as open to people, places, methods and ideas. The pages drawn together here are designed to cultivate research cultures that value inclusion, innovation and responsiveness. ...In writing these pages, we held to a belief that, ‘The academy won’t change overnight. Nor does change occur through purely demographic shifts. It will only change when standard...
How OpenLearn Helped Our Students Succeed
Education & Development

How OpenLearn Helped Our Students Succeed

...Lesley Way Lisa Lister Explore More with OpenLearn OpenLearn offers over 900 free courses to help you build your skills, explore your interests and prepare for further study at The Open University. Whether you're looking to boost your confidence or take the next step in your education, there's a pathway waiting for you. Discover all our free courses on OpenLearn....
TESSA: Equal Opportunities for Pupils
Education & Development

TESSA: Equal Opportunities for Pupils

...Education in Sub Saharan Africa) initiative... TESSA - Public Holiday Kwame tries to ensure that Ejike will not ruin his appraisal but Ejike ends up saving the day TESSA - The Smart Father Linus deals with bullying in a clever way. TESSA - The Lost Boy Ejike suffers from a crisis of confidence and runs away. TESSA - Seeking Help Florence helps a pupil overcome her shyness...
Emmy Noether: Bucking the historical trends
Science, Maths & Technology

Emmy Noether: Bucking the historical trends

...education, women are opting to work in sciences such as biology and medical sciences, rather than mathematics and physics. Historically, women have not enjoyed educational equality. Indeed, Oxford only began awarding degrees to women in the 1920s. Even today the number of women receiving degrees in mathematics is half that of men. In turn, this lack of access has seeded a...