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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Population 10 Billion: Researching Global Issues
This course explored how interdisciplinary research is vital for responding to global issues. Learners discussed the connectedness of issues caused by a growing population and the wide variety of methods, knowledge, and skills that are needed to respond to them.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dr Amanda Crawley-Jackson
Senior Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies
The University of Sheffield
Dr Alastair Buckley
Senior Lecturer in Organic Electronics
The University of Sheffield
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Discuss possible solutions to a range of global issues.
- Describe the concept of wicked problems.
- Engage with university-level research.
- Explain why interdisciplinary networks are critical for effective research.
Syllabus
- 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?
Issued on 3rd May 2022
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