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In this podcast, Nepor and Janine have a chat about using social media as a news outlet, its role in activism, cancel culture and more.
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World Environment Day: Sprint students reflect on complex environmental problems
05 June 2021
5 mins
What you'll learn
In honour of World Environment Day, two Sprinters who are passionate about the environment shared their perspectives, each highlighting a different challenge, how to tackle it, and ways to learn more.
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Student perspectives: The problem of unhappiness
05 May 2021
3 mins
What you'll learn
Saffiyah, a Sprint student, has shared with us her reflection on the problem of unhappiness, and how her team went about tackling the problem as their final project of the Sprint.
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Framing the problem: What are the layers of injustice involved in (fast) fashion?
29 April 2021
45 mins
What you'll learn
In this webinar, Isaiah Wellington-Lynn, one of our LIS Faculty, leads a conversation about the layers of injustice involved in fast fashion and consumption.
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Food waste by Camila Jimenez Pol and Davina Lali
24 March 2021
6 mins
What you'll learn
Camila and Davina are LIS Sprint students who care deeply about food waste. In this article they explain ways we can each reduce our own waste.
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Food Policy and Activism by Jet Hayden
24 March 2021
5 mins
What you'll learn
Understanding the interconnectedness of our food systems on a holistic level is the most important step in recognizing and attacking the shortcomings of the system.
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Food Education by Harry Roberts
24 March 2021
5 mins
What you'll learn
Growing up on a farm in rural Herefordshire I have been privileged enough to have a vague idea of where our food has come from, however I am aware that many in this country are not so lucky.
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Framing the problem: Is higher education a tool for social mobility?
16 February 2021
42 mins
What you'll learn
In this webinar, Isaiah Wellington-Lynn, one of our LIS Faculty, and Janine White, our School Engagement Officer, discuss the complex problem of higher education and social mobility.
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Framing the problem: Should we trust social media?
29 January 2021
38 mins
What you'll learn
In this webinar, Dr. Mattia Gallotti, one of our LIS Faculty, and Janine White, our School Engagement Officer, discuss the complex problems caused by social media. How do we use it? What effect does it have on our community?
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The Complex Problem of Social Media
23 December 2020
3 mins
What you'll learn
In 2017, researchers coined the term “eco-anxiety” in response to the rise in severe anxiety related to our relationship with the environment. Issues surrounding big data, data protection and privacy may lead to a similar anxiety disorder evolving, and eventually being established, in the near future.
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