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Climate change, sovereign debt and the looming debt crisis in the global south
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change, sovereign debt and the looming debt crisis in the global south

...analysis. Greening fiscal budgets: how can fiscal policies help achieve environmental goals? EU Green Bonds: voluntary standards for bond financing. Transcript. [An infographic on climate and fiscal issues] Further learning materials Beirne, J., Renzhi, N. and Volz, U. (2021) ‘Feeling the heat: Climate risks and the cost of sovereign borrowing’, International Review...
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Collective Creativity
Money & Business

Collective Creativity

...analysis of creative people and creative objects has demonstrated that most scientific and artistic innovations emerge from joint thinking, passionate conversations, and shared struggles amongst different people, emphasising the importance of the social dimension of creativity. Collective creativity calls us to rethink the relationship between creativity and the economy...
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Telephone bereavement support: does it work?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Telephone bereavement support: does it work?

...Telephone Bereavement Support: A Thematic Analysis of Bereavement Support Providers’ Perspectives - Lexy Staniland, Charmaine Too, Laura Butshiire, Shelly Skinner, Lauren J. Breen, 2023 (sagepub.com) The Cruse outcome report, comparing in-person and telephone support outcomes, can be found here: Outcomes for bereaved people – Cruse report - Cruse Bereavement Support...
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To the Moon and beyond
Science, Maths & Technology

To the Moon and beyond

...analysis of the Apollo collections using newer techniques. This led to the discoveries of substantial quantities of water in a variety of rock types, ranging from a few tens of ppm (parts per million) to up to several hundred ppm. This means that the interior of the Moon, could have significant quantities of water. [Lunar agenda] Lunar agenda, taken by ESA astronaut...
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Do whales commit suicide?
Nature & Environment

Do whales commit suicide?

...analysis, with genetic tests showing that animals stranded close to each other during mass events may not be related after all. Perhaps this isn’t always a family tragedy. So why strand? The evolution of whales and dolphins is one of the best documented in the animal kingdom. These species evolved from land-based ancestors and share an ancestry with modern ungulates,...
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Information technology: A new era?
Society, Politics & Law

Information technology: A new era?

...data and historical examples to support economic arguments...Information technology: a new era?: 1 Technological advancement - Everything that can be invented has been invented. (The Commissioner of the United States Office of Patents, 1899, recommending that his office be abolished, quoted in The Economist, 2000, p. 5) There is nothing now to be foreseen which can...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
The search for water on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

The search for water on Mars

...data from the Viking missions was compared with that obtained from the analysis of a group of meteorites (known as SNCs - shergottites, nakhlites, and chassignites named after Shergotty, Nakhla, and Chassigny). These meteorites (such as Figure 18) differed from most other meteorite types known, and their minerals, and chemical composition, suggested they formed from the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...data further we are going to ask you now to study a range of statistical evidence. These Tables are derived from the annual government publications, Criminal Statistics and Social Trends. Again these figures relate only to England and Wales (data on Scotland and Northern Ireland may also be found in Social Trends). Activity 5 Examine the statistical Tables below and try...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs