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…
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Handy survey of financial challenges (and otherwise) at UK universities. universityworldnews.com/post…
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Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds theguardian.com/environment/…
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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…
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Out of the ashes, the dignity and compassion of Israeli peace activists gives me hope | Clive Myrie theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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'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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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/…
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‘This place wanted to be a wetland’: how a farmer turned his fields into a wildlife sanctuary theguardian.com/us-news/2023…
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'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…
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‘We’ve underrated what these birds can do’: the secret life of Skomer’s guillemots theguardian.com/environment/…
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Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find. theguardian.com/environment/…
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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…
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New evidence on public employment services: "an emphasis on “empowering people rather than monitoring them; enabling rather than threatening them” is required." theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Carlos Acosta on giving everyone access to the arts & creative careers: 'It means that as an individual you have more integrity, more powers of understanding and probably more compassion. That’s what the arts do.' theguardian.com/stage/2023/j…
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Especially loved this piece at Beatriz Milhazes' exhibition @TCMargate today. The big window was gorgeous too.
Hear artist Beatriz Milhazes discuss the title and inspiration for her solo exhibition at Turner Contemporary.
🌸 Beatriz Milhazes: Maresias is on until 10 September, open Tues – Sun from 10am – 5pm plus bank holidays.
youtu.be/8isO9GGR49o
BeatrizMilhazes #Maresias #margate
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Government scraps plans to limit ‘employment only’ adult education outcomes. feweek.co.uk/government-scra…
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Great news from Medway: MidKent College’s new Medway School of Arts to open at Chatham Historic Dockyard kentonline.co.uk/medway/news…
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Glorious BBC archive item on Ronnie Ronalde, bird impersonator, yodler and hotelier, from the 1970s! youtube.com/watch?v=UK_PC6Yy…
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