Population 10 Billion
Researching Global Issues
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Topics Covered- Could robots help us to live independently for longer?
- What story is the media telling us about migration and how can we challenge this representation?
- How can we overcome yield plateaus in food production?
- What impact can universities (and their students) have on real-world problems?
- Who will shape our energy future?
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| Rating | 3.5★ based on 4 ratings |
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| Length | 3 weeks |
| Effort | 3 hours per week |
| Starts | Sep 17 (242 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $54 |
| From | The University of Sheffield via FutureLearn |
| Instructors | Laura Giles, Amanda Crawley Jackson, Alastair Buckley, Tracy Mayes, Oli Johnson |
| Download Videos | Only via web browser |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Personal Development |
| Tags | Study Skills |
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seemed like an advert
This course seemed like an advert for Sheffield University.
expected much more information
I expected much more information about a global response to the wicked problem.
least see them react
I wish there were ways to interact with the researching teams, or at least see them react to our feedback, but overall, it was a good learning experience.
undertaken in sheffield university
This course was really about the work being undertaken in Sheffield University vis a vis some real world problems.
vis some real world
ballooning elderly population
The course provides you with informative examples of the issues we face as a society with 10 billion people, detailing certain wicked problems and how we need to tackle them as a group, whether it's through interdisciplinary research, public outreach and struggles relevant today, such as migration and the ballooning elderly population.
good learning experience
struggles relevant today
through interdisciplinary research
anybody wanting
I would recommend this for anybody wanting to understand more about what the future holds for a 10 billion strong world.
but overall
collaborative nature
The collaborative nature of the work was interesting.
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| Rating | 3.5★ based on 4 ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 3 weeks |
| Effort | 3 hours per week |
| Starts | Sep 17 (242 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $54 |
| From | The University of Sheffield via FutureLearn |
| Instructors | Laura Giles, Amanda Crawley Jackson, Alastair Buckley, Tracy Mayes, Oli Johnson |
| Download Videos | Only via web browser |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Personal Development |
| Tags | Study Skills |
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