Himalayan snows: communicating climate knowledge
As an anthropologist, Dr Hildegard Diemberger, from the University of Cambridge, has lived and worked with Tibetan communities in the Himalayas for many years. Here, she describes the unique relationship she frequently encountered between the people and their environment, particularly the snow-capped mountain peaks. The position of the snow-line on the mountains, for example, is often used as an indicator of the 'health' of their community, and a proxy for gauging environmental change.
Organic Compounds 2D/3D App for Android
'Organic Compounds 3D LD has over 1,370+ drugs and organic compounds to view in a 2D/3D structure with a detailed description accompanying each compound. Search engine and index are alphabetized along with beautiful graphics. Search by name and view details regarding molecular structure, properties, IUPAC, formulas and so much more. Easy to access, zoom in and rotate. Great for students!'This app costs $0.99
SCIENCE with/in/sight: 2014 Image Awards
About 200 people gathered in the Koch Institute Public Galleries to celebrate the opening of the 2014 Image Awards Exhibition. Researchers from across the Institute presented the science and stories behind their winning images. From cancer biology and computer science to neuroscience and nanotechnology, this whirlwind tour of life sciences research at MIT had something for everyone.
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#290: Refracted brilliance: How nature’s structures produce color Checklist - Study Placement 6 Conclusion The major thematic contrasts of European development in terms of unity and diversity, and conflict and consensus, thus persist at the beginning of the twenty-first century, although aspects of unity and consensus had tended to prevail following the relaunching of the European project after 1945. Although this represented something of a break with tradition for modern Europe, it was by no means clear that this represented a full-scale transformation or pointed to the emergence of a Europe that Viking researchers help the British Museum translate Norse culture. Entrepreneurial behaviour UW|360 November 2013 Julie Kientz The reasons for attrition 'The Road to Serfdom' at 70 Spiders, yes, but why cats? A New Australia-China Agenda 1 The experience of‘old age’ I don't think I mind being old, I try very hard to accept that I am old, but what makes it harder is that people think that old age is a write-off … The reason it's brought home to you with such a jolt is because you give up work. You have to give up work – s Recyclemania 2014 Closing Remarks Reluctant Rebellions - Indian Summer Festival 2013 Learning to learn: You and your learning
This is a resource released as part of the E-Portfolio Toolkit based on experience of developing the “Year Abroad E-Portfolio”, undertaken by the School of Languages at Leeds Metropolitan University.
The first major exhibition on Vikings at the British Museum for over 30 years which opened on 6 March in London highlights a new research project by Viking experts at The University of Nottingham.
The BP-sponsored exhibition, Vikings - Life and Legend, showcases archaeological discoveries new and old, including religious images, coins and jewellery, swords and axes.
The AHRC research project, 'Languages, Myths and Finds' is built around the British Museum exhibition and involves 20 PhD stude
Have you ever wanted to start your own business? This free course, Entrepreneurial behaviour, will give you the opportunity to consider and reflect on the personal aspects involved in transforming an innovative idea into an entrepreneurial product. You will also learn how to identify the requirements for building an appropriate entrepreneurial team.
We'll get to know the University of Washington professor who's among those leading the charge to use technology to improve people's lives. UW professor Julie Kientz is developing computing tools that help people with serious life challenges - everything from autism to sleep disorders. Because of her research, Julie's been honored with a very prestigious award.
This paper focuses on a) to reflect on an approach, decisions and subsequent knowledge with regard to non response and b) to discuss the "attrition survey", rather than discussing the actual results of an overall longitudinal study. This should be linked to the paper "student experiences of enterprise education"
From the panel recorded at the 2014 Austrian Economics Research Conference in Auburn, Alabama, on 20 March 2014. Sponsored by Carolyn Foss.
Prof.Iain McGilchrist illustrates his argument by appeal to a number of paintings done by psychotic patients. He points to various commonalities between these paintings and speculates on the ways in which they support claims about the two hemispheres and
It's a relationship that touches on virtually every aspect of our national life, including trade, culture, politics, people, ideas and education.
A new book on the Australia-China relationship, titled A New Australia-China agenda, was launched at Parliament House on Tuesday 28 October 2014.
Edited by Geremie Barme and Ryan Manuel, from the ANU Australian Centre on China in the World, the book includes essays by Australian and Chinese scholars, journalists, business people and academics.
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Texas Tech is participating in RecycleMania, a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities.
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July 7, 2013 - Celebrated writer Shauna Singh Baldwin presents an intimate evening exploring her work and her concerns.
Born in Montreal, raised in India and now a resident of the United States, Shauna has been formed by many cultures (she thinks in English, Urdu, Punjabi and French). Her ability to observe many worlds keenly has led her to create novels that explore human flaws while always being compassionate towards her multicultural cast of characters.
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In this free course, Learning to learn: You and your learning, the focus is on the perspective that you have on your own learning. However, as you gather evidence about this perspective, we hope that you will begin to re-evaluate it and to think about the possibility of change. PLEASE NOTE: this course is currently being reviewed. An updated and improved version of the course can be found here: http://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/succeed-learning/content-section-overview.Author(s):
