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Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students

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SpringerOpen SpringerOpen features research a wide variety of peer-reviewed research articles spanning different disciplines including social sciences, humanities, science, technology, medicine, economics, biomedicine, chemistry, computer science, psychology, and many more. You can browse its journals by subject or by alphabetical order.

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Top tips for engaging your STEM students

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Consider how every aspect, from food security to renewable energy technology, links to your subject. growing plants), chemistry (e.g., Geography students can demonstrate their understanding of contours by constructing a topographic model of a mapped landscape out of modelling clay. Make it interdisciplinary.

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Fostering love and knowledge of agriculture and the environment

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The islands face significant challenges with regards to agriculture, which stem from issues related to geography, politics, history, economics and education. “We Agriculture in the US Virgin Islands A US territory, the US Virgin Islands are a collection of tropical islands in the Caribbean. Meet Diana I grew up in Trinidad in the Caribbean.

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A rocky revolution: Can virtual 3D models transform the teaching of geology?

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Geology is the fundamental science behind mining, necessary for extracting the resources required to transition to clean energy. Geology is not commonly taught as a subject at school, though some geology topics may be covered in geography and science classes. Explore careers in geology. • geologycareerpathways.

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Monitoring the canopy temperature of forests

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Photosynthesis — the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. DR SOPHIE FAUSET School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, UK. I always enjoyed science at school, and my dad was a chemistry teacher. DR SHALOM D.

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Does city life negatively affect wildlife?

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This is a great study, with the researchers suggesting that being overly aggressive could be negative for the birds, because it could be a waste of their energy, lower their survival, or increase human-wildlife conflict,” explains Sarah. Pathway from school to ecology • At high school and post-16, take classes in biology and geography.

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Winds of change: using dust in Antarctic ice to understand past climates

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A key rule of physics is that heat energy moves from high-energy to low-energy areas. The expertise of geologists will be critical for the transition to clean energy. Geologists work in various sectors, including academia, energy, consulting, resource extraction and natural hazards. EXPLORE CAREERS IN GEOLOGY.

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