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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science

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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. We have to consider farmers’ motivators from a social science perspective,” says human geographer Dr Ray Chan. Published: May 25, 2022. Farmers often use fungicides to protect their crops from fungal diseases.

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts

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SHAPE in Schools: Changing mindsets in support of social sciences, humanities and the arts Published: Social sciences, humanities and the arts are vital for addressing complex challenges, but do young people truly understand their value? What is SHAPE? What might be the environmental impacts of shoes?

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The Math Revolution You Haven’t Heard About

ED Surge

The week-long training ran from mornings into afternoons, with chummy lunch breaks in the faculty lounge, or the buzzing cafe in the Science Center lobby. Kelly has taught a similar modeling course for economics and social sciences for the last few years.) This idea is what drew instructors to sweaty Cambridge in July.

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Harnessing the power of music to improve mental health

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His mission is to make healthcare-related music participation accessible to all who will most benefit from it. The benefits of music “Music is particularly powerful because it is a complex, but accessible, activity,” explains Gilles. I have a sincere hope that young people can help bring about an increase in music accessibility.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

Futurum

Across Peru, thousands of people do not have access to clean water or efficient transport links. He is investigating the connection between poor transport links and social inequality, and bringing sanitation to a remote community in the Andes. Access to water and sanitation are fundamental human rights. Published: June 30, 2022.

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Fire trackers: how can we use modelling techniques to predict where wildfires will occur?

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It involves not just fire behaviour but also animal ecology, human ethics, social science, engineering, politics, environmental law, health science and mathematics.” Pathway from school to bushfire risk analysis • At school and post-16, take maths alongside other science subjects like biology and chemistry.

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What Image Comes to Your Mind When You Think of a “Doctor”?

National Science Foundation

In a study with 140 students in high school biology classrooms (Cavallo, 1994), teachers were asked to rate each of their students as a rote learner (surface learning, learns by memorizing) or a meaningful learner (deep structured learning, learns by connecting concepts and making sense of concepts). A female friendly science classroom.

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