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The unique relationship between the fig and the fig wasp
Nature & Environment

The unique relationship between the fig and the fig wasp

...systems where changes in one small thing can have knock-on effects to many othersEverything is connected to everything else. That’s one of the themes that runs through A Perfect Planet. The Earth is a set of interconnected systems where changes in one small thing can have knock-on effects to many others. One of the stories in the series is about tropical fig trees, the...
What astronomical object was the Christmas Star?
Science, Maths & Technology

What astronomical object was the Christmas Star?

...think about what astronomical objects the Christmas Star could have been. Comet Could the Christmas Star have been a comet? They are sometimes visible to the naked eye gradually brightening on their approach to the Sun and fading away after a few weeks or months. The comet itself is a small body (a few kilometres across) made of dust and ice that has come from much...
Understanding different research perspectives
Money & Business

Understanding different research perspectives

...think about. Whether you think about your research topic in objective or subjective terms will determine the development of the research questions, the type of data collected, the methods of data collection and analysis you adopt and the conclusions that you draw. This is why it is important to consider your own perspective when planning your project. Subjective research...
Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth
Education & Development

Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth

...think about and study the social world’, is research paradigm. A paradigm involves a system of beliefs and practices that draw on theoretical assumptions and justifications. A research paradigm influences: what is considered problematic, i.e. what warrants researching; the types of questions that follow from this; the approach to generating data; the kind of data, and...
Collective leadership
Money & Business

Collective leadership

...think it is something that you grow into. I think it's something that, like anything, you can learn the basics. You can learn the basics of skiing, but it's only by practicing it, I think, that you get to understand how you actually navigate your way down a slope or through sludgy snow, whatever it happens to be. And think I've developed my style over a number of years,...
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Three principles of a coaching approach
Money & Business

Three principles of a coaching approach

...thinking in a productive and conducive environment. Rapport is a key part of this process. We can all create rapport with those we instinctively respond to positively: usually with those people who are ‘a bit like us’. The challenge in performance coaching is to be able to create rapport with a wide range of people. How do we do this? How is it that some people seem...
Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research
Education & Development

Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research

...think of a significant project that has influenced your work as a student teacher, teacher, or pupil (e.g. phonics, Nuffield Science)? In the reflection above, you may have thought of something in your subject such as ‘Children’s learning in Science Project (CLISP)’ (Driver, 1994) or ‘Cognitive Acceleration through Mathematics Education (CAME)’, or something...
Open Mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Open Mathematics

...systems are in place. The material forms part of the course MU120 Open Mathematics... Open Mathematics A short introduction to this album. Running Trains Safely Steam trains in the valley of the River Severn - ensuring the train service meets customer demand and ensures safety. Journeys as Graphs The timetable in action and the practical challenges a timetabler faces....