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Systems explained by Russell Ackoff
Money & Business

Systems explained by Russell Ackoff

...and operational research...Russell Ackoff is a multifaceted academic and business thinker. Born in Philadelphia in 1919, he has been characterised as an architect, a philosopher, a city planner, an operations researcher and a problem solver. He is perhaps best known for making systems thinking understandable and accessible. But his studies began uneventfully... Transcript...
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Looking globally: the future of education Badge icon
Education & Development

Looking globally: the future of education

...Centre for Research Innovation and Future Development, Did you know, in 2028… (2014) Did you know... that in 2028, when these children are preparing to leave school, global population will be pushing 8.3 billion. Islam will be the world’s largest religion, with 2.2 billion followers. The ‘average’ person will be a 34 year-old Indian man. Wearable technology will...
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"That's so gay!" Homophobic language and school
Languages

"That's so gay!" Homophobic language and school

...Children who declare themselves or who are perceived to be LGBT Other children in the school Staff who declare themselves or who are perceived to be LGBT Other staff members Parents of children who are or are perceived to be LGBT Other parents In the video below, Shaun shares stories of people affected by homophobic bullying, watch it and then think about your responses...
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Fake news during COVID-19
Science, Maths & Technology

Fake news during COVID-19

...research on the microbiomes of humans and marine mammals for many years. Writing on her blog ScienceIntegrityDigest, Twitter, and PubPeer, she is an expert in detecting inappropriately duplicated or manipulated photographic images and plagiarised text in biomedical literature. Her investigative work has been featured in many international portals, including Nature News,...
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Arwen Bailey On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Nature & Environment

Arwen Bailey On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...research...Transcript About Arwen Arwen is a knowledge sharing specialist working in the field of agricultural research for development at the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Arwen is amongst our first group of postgraduate STiP alumni having enrolled with the launch of the two core modules in 2010...
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Why are tiger moths making people unwell - and what can we do about it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are tiger moths making people unwell - and what can we do about it?

...research might have a solution...[Tiger moth] The tiny culprit: The tiger moth Following scientific determination that Tiger moth, or Asota caricae, is responsible for unexplained fevers, researchers in Kerala state have begun developing a kit capable of quickly diagnosing lepidopterism, a disease caused by moth allergens. “A provisional patent for the detection of...
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The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!
Miscellaneous

The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!

...research in learning analytics aims to understand how we can provide a better learning experience for each student based upon big and small data. Date: Tuesday 30 January, 2018 Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm Venue: The Open University, the Berrill Lecture Theatre, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA Live stream: Trailer video: Transcript Bart Rienties is Professor of Learning...
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The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses
Society, Politics & Law

The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses

...research in Scotland indicates the need for a minimum of 12,000 of these over the next five years. But there is a question mark around what “affordable” actually means and if this will be of any use to those with the greatest housing need. Affordable housing in the Scottish report, for example, was categorised as: A broader category of housing tenures that includes...
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