Researcher-consultant. Spanish speaker. Work & interests: Learning & Skills, Social Economy, Sustainability. Walks, cycles, gardens, loves music, reads, writes.
South East / London and Mersey
Joined April 2011
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The sewage dumping story gets more and more grotesque.
'Crabs on cocaine and shrimps on speed: How raw sewage is damaging marine life.' independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…
Handy survey of financial challenges (and otherwise) at UK universities. universityworldnews.com/post…
Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds theguardian.com/environment/…
As someone who's studying piano, guitar and music theory, I can vouch for these research findings, even though i'm still just a kid. Piano is really hard, which may explain the extra benefits to students!bbc.co.uk/news/health-681058…
Out of the ashes, the dignity and compassion of Israeli peace activists gives me hope | Clive Myrie theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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#CarbonCredits will be high on the agenda at #COP28.
They're a false solution to #climatechange & are a massive threat to #Indigenous peoples' rights.
In the video, Ninawa of the Huni Kui from Brazil talks about the dangers of the carbon credits trade. Watch & share!
'Earth on verge of five catastrophic climate tipping points.' Some hope, though, in positive tipping points, that need to be enabled by stimulating innovation, shaping markets, regulating business, and educating and mobilising the public. theguardian.com/environment/…
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Immerse yourself in the work of nine artists that open our imaginations to our entanglement with the biosphere. From the smallest stirrings of life within our bodies to the massive imprints we have left on the Earth’s face. Reserve your free ticket.
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Charles III opens Parliament for the first time on Tuesday . This is the #KingsSpeech we need to hear .
This our last , best chance for legislation – the #CEBill – to restore nature & deliver a just transition that leaves no one behind .
Back @cebill_now zerohour.uk/back-the-bill
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Not sure a bit of online surfing will fill the skills gap. This is the real position. Created by lack of both state and employer funding. #Speakup4adulted
1. Happy Lifelong Learning Week all! @LearnWorkUK have released 2023's Adult Participation in Learning Survey. Good news: 1 in 2 adults recently took part in learning. BUT large inequalities & cuts mean constrained choices in how to learn. A🧵
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NEW: we’re pleased to launch our Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2023, now in its 27th year.
Here are a few takeaways. 👇
The good news: our findings reveal the highest participation rate recorded since the survey began.
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ALT Almost 1 in 2 adults are currently learning or have done in the last three years. This is the highest participation rate recorded since the survey began in 1996.
East Kent College Group’s remarkable rise: a useful overview of how things have improved in FE in East Kent over the last decade. kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/i…
Earth’s ‘vital signs’ worse than at any time in human history: 'The researchers urged a transition to a global economy that prioritised human wellbeing and cut the overconsumption and excessive emissions of the rich.' theguardian.com/environment/…
‘This place wanted to be a wetland’: how a farmer turned his fields into a wildlife sanctuary theguardian.com/us-news/2023…
'Perhaps one of the reasons why neurodiverse people do not often embody many conventional roles is because we’re here to do other things. A groundswell is rising, one of highly intelligent, sensitive, creative, sensorily-attuned, offbeat quirky crusaders.' open.substack.com/pub/emilyw…
‘We’ve underrated what these birds can do’: the secret life of Skomer’s guillemots theguardian.com/environment/…
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Today @NaturalEngland celebrates the more than 60 projects funded via our Species Recovery Programme. Brilliant work to be backed by £14.5 million of grants to reduce extinction risk among 150 rare & declining species. bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
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A spectacularly inspirational person - take a look at her story. 👇
A huge congratulations to Rachel Parker, winner of the Learning for Better Health Award category✨👏🏽
Award sponsors: @OUCymru | @alwcymru
Read / watch her story:
🔗adultlearnersweek.wales/winn…
#InspireCymru23 #neverstoplearning
Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find. theguardian.com/environment/…
Interesting ideas on addressing the UPF health crisis, inc public health campaigns promoting healthy diets, & more social community cooking spaces where people can make & buy inexpensive, healthy meals made from ingredients that would otherwise go to waste.theguardian.com/society/2023…