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Fields and fungicides: mixing microbiology and social science

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A unique team of early-career researchers from the University of Exeter and the University of Bristol in the UK is addressing this concern through environmental tests and direct engagement with farmers. We come from a variety of backgrounds including microbiology, human geography and theology,” says Dr Andy Jones, the theologian in the group.

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How can place attachment improve scientific literacy?

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Together, Ben and Julia are collaborating to research whether COASST participant place attachment shapes understanding of the local environment and specific critical thinking skills. “In Ben and Julia used two social science research methods to gather data. How are Ben and Julia working on this? What do the results show?

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Why Game Based Learning Is the Right Choice for Remote Teaching

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A note about SplashLearn: SplashLearn is the only organization doing active research on the problem of transference in games, to understand the factors that may lead a student to internalize a concept learned in a game and use it in a different setting outside of the game.

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Hey Mars, wait for us!

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There are many aims, such as: improving language skills, creating awareness about Mars and building friendships among the students in the project by using English as the language of communication. Students conducted research about this planet and got help from their science and art teachers. Each teacher became a mentor for a team.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

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By combining engineering and human rights disciplines, he is researching the links between access to transport and the inequalities facing Peruvians today. Davis hopes his research findings in Cusco can influence transport policies in Peru and beyond. Davis grew up in Cusco, a city that lies high in the Peruvian Andes.

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Social solutions for socio-economic issues

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Nathan will also communicate the findings of his projects to people in the local area who are unemployed or looking for new, higher-skilled jobs. Through these trials, researchers can confirm whether any changes to the study population are being caused by the intervention, as opposed to other variables.

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Farming on permafrost

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Dr Melissa Ward Jones , a permafrost geomorphologist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks , USA, has established Permafrost Grown, a research project investigating the interactions between permafrost and agriculture. The most important members of the research team are the farmers themselves. “We