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Society, Politics & Law

Advancing Black leadership

...mental health and the capacity of people to lead in ways that enhance equity. You will also learn how to identify practices of gaslighting, which are deployed to disguise oppressive forms of power, such as racism. By the end of this week, you should be able to: understand a definition of power as the ability to affect the world around you, which can be used for oppressive...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Global Handwashing Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Global Handwashing Day

...health and save lives by preventing infections. Many infections start when hands are contaminated with disease-causing bacterial and viruses. Handwashing with soap removes the bacteria and viruses, preventing infections before they have a chance to spread to other people. Illnesses like diarrhea and pneumonia are transmitted on the hands. These illnesses kill an estimated...
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Article 10 mins
Sickle cell disease: a lethal advantage
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sickle cell disease: a lethal advantage

...health issues... Sickle cell disease: a lethal advantage An introduction to the album, Sickle cell disease: a lethal advantage. The history of the sickle-shaped cell Starting with the first diagnosis, we trace the history of sickle cell disease. We also visit the world of statistics to discover how many children are born with the illness. Sickle cell and the gene What is...
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Audio 29 mins
Stereotypes
Languages

Stereotypes

...mental image of the different countries will not see anything funny in the joke. Stereotypes are a part of our lives. They can refer to socio-economic group, race, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, language, accent and many other factors that distinguish people from one another. The term ‘stereotype’ was first used in its current meaning in 1922 by the...
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Activity 2 hrs
What will Donald Trump do for the environment?
Nature & Environment

What will Donald Trump do for the environment?

...wellbeing, may have more space to establish themselves. Examples include the Genuine Progress Indicator and Gross National Happiness. The next four years will be challenging. Environmentalists will need to be vociferous in raising concerns with the US government. The uncertainties of a Trump presidency call for a proactive and flexible approach that can cope with the...
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Article 5 mins
The Special Adviser’s Tale, or Political Storytelling in the Time of Covid
Languages

The Special Adviser’s Tale, or Political Storytelling in the Time of Covid

...wellbeing of the everyday people, and that the populist leader has emerged to right this wrong. This is a narrative which Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings have made central to their own political careers (it’s the narrative that underpins Brexit, for example). But within this context, the journey to Durham immediately became a symbol of hypocrisy, undermining the...
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Article 10 mins
Methods in Motion: Emotionally sensing knowledge
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: Emotionally sensing knowledge

...wellbeing of family members. In line with feminist methodologies, we recognised that emotions have epistemological significance in producing ‘emotionally sensed knowledge’. A key challenge was therefore how to capture the emotions expressed and communicated between participants and researchers in interviews. We sought to build the confidence of team members by openly...
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Article 5 mins
Diversity, migrant entrepreneurship and socio-economic inclusion
Money & Business

Diversity, migrant entrepreneurship and socio-economic inclusion

...wellbeing for all individuals in society, including the more disadvantaged or disenfranchised members of society. Entrepreneurship happens within a network comprising institutions, organisations, individuals but also structural mechanisms that can maintain, exacerbate or facilitate specific outcomes for the individual entrepreneurs. Migrants’ enterprises are often...
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Article 10 mins