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History & The Arts
A brief history of the eisteddfod
An eisteddfod (literally a session) is a cultural competition unique to the Welsh people. So, how did it come to be?
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History & The Arts
The origins of Welsh male voice choirs
An overview of the conditions in Wales that led to a unique and world-famous musical tradition.
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History & The Arts
Lady Llanover, Welsh airs and national harmony
What led a member of the 19th century ruling class to preserve Welsh language folk music?
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History & The Arts
‘Bread of Heaven’ – Singing from the same hymn sheet?
A look at why this famous Welsh hymn has a complex history.
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Nature & Environment
Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT
With more buildings becoming ‘smart’, IT managers are increasingly responsible for the operation of building management systems. This article examines the carbon costs of the on-premises IT digital carbon footprint.
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Nature & Environment
Reducing digital carbon footprint through responsible procurement
To what extent do procurement policies affect the digital carbon footprint? This article examines why we should look more closely when deciding what to buy.
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Nature & Environment
Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud
How much does our increasing dependence on cloud technologies add to the digital carbon footprint?
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Nature & Environment
Calculating your carbon footprint
Want to understand more about your carbon footprint, what you can and can't do to reduce it? Here we explain what it is, and we have a carbon calculator you can use to help assess your own footprint.
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Nature & Environment
The Open University's Carbon Calculator
Have a go at our carbon calculator test to check your consumption and how you might be able to reduce your carbon footprint.
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Education & Development
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)
This free course, A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora), will support anyone based in an education setting to develop an understanding of effective mentoring of beginner teachers in the initial teacher education and newly qualified phases. It has been designed using the experiences of colleagues working within the Welsh education system, but ...
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Society, Politics & Law
Understanding devolution in Wales
This free course charts the transformation of the Welsh devolution settlement in the 20 years following the referendum on devolution in 1997. You will consider how an Assembly with minimal public support and limited law-making powers became a Parliament with the power to set taxes. You will explore some of the biggest challenges facing ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Festival of Psychology
Four experts from a variety of fields in psychology talk about their research and areas of work.