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17 May 2019 - 14:59

Cyber crime – a few ways to make yourself safer

Dr Jessica Barker is a cyber security expert and co-founder of the cyber security agency Cygenta.

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Technology, Security
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Date
22 March 2019 - 13:24

Novelist Hamid Ismailov on storytelling, social media and censorship

Hamid Ismailov's novel The Devil's Dance, first published in Uzbek in a series of social media posts, won the EBRD Literature Prize 2019.

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Literature, Technology
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Date
24 January 2019 - 15:41

How teachers, parents and carers can spot and prevent online grooming and radicalisation

David Wright, director of the UK Safer Internet Centre, talks about grooming and radicalisation, the signs to look out for, and steps for prevention that parents and teachers can take.

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Technology, Education, Civil society
Date
09 January 2019 - 09:00

How to find international collaborators for your research

Sandy Sparks, Learning and Development Consultant at the University of Warwick, gives her best advice for finding and maintaining a collaboration. 

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Scientific research, Professional development
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Date
30 October 2018 - 10:15

My four-question checklist for a research proposal

On #ChecklistDay, biochemistry PhD researcher Eoin Murphy shares the checklist he uses to design research proposals.

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Science, Scientific research
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Date
11 June 2018 - 08:07

Ten trends and innovations in English language teaching for 2018

What has inspired your teaching and teacher development this year? Chia Suan Chong, who will be blogging from the live-streamed ELTons awards on 18 June 2018, lists her top ten.

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English language, Learning resources, Technology
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Date
07 May 2018 - 12:55

How users of an app are influencing local government in Mexico City

How can a smartphone app improve city infrastructure by connecting the public and local government? We asked Diego Mendiburu, CEO of app development company Fáctico.

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Technology
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Date
06 March 2018 - 12:45

'The virus has not gone away' – four researchers discuss Zika

We spoke to four scientists working internationally to tackle the social impact of the disease and combat the virus itself across Brazil.

Tags
Scientific research, Women and girls, Equal opportunities and diversity
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Date
31 October 2017 - 13:03

Are you afraid of the dark (matter)?

How do we begin to visualise dark matter, and how does it differ from dark energy? Dark matter enthusiast Anna Christodoulou takes us on a tour of the unseen world this Halloween.

Tags
Science, Scientific research
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Date
28 September 2017 - 10:00

Have robots taken over the world?

Are we already too late to save ourselves from our robot overlords? Engineer and Bulgarian FameLab 2017 contestant Veselin Rusinov weighs in.

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Science, Scientific research, Technology
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