Top 25 online courses in India – June 2020
Famed for being one of the most multilingual countries in the world and exporting the most doctors around the globe, it’s no surprise that online learning is booming throughout India. If you’d like to find a course to help you boost your career, improve your English, or start a new hobby, take a look at…
Top 25 online courses in South Africa – June 2020
E-learning is becoming increasingly popular to the people of South Africa. The country is home to the largest open distance e-learning university, and it’s hoped that digital learning can address some of the inequalities in education. Taking an online course can also help with personal and professional development. As such, we’ve outlined the 25 most…
How well has Africa managed COVID-19?
At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, there were dire predictions about the spread of the virus through Africa. The continent was deemed a high-risk area for the spread of this deadly new disease.However, six months into the pandemic and Africa has largely bucked the trend. While European and American countries have seen deaths in…
How has Lockdown changed the job market?
As we draw closer to the midway point of 2020, we can all reflect on what an unusual year it’s been so far. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives in ways we couldn’t have imagined back in January. But as the weeks of lockdown have rolled by, we’re becoming used to a new normal.…
Soft skills: what they are and how to develop them
What are soft skills? Soft skills are the personality traits, behaviours, and interpersonal skills that we use to interact with other people. In the workplace, they represent our ability to work effectively and harmoniously with others, and it’s for this reason they are exactly the type of skills that employers look for. According to the Society…
What will COVID-19 mean for universities and colleges in 2020/2021?
According to UNESCO, the outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted the education of 1.5 billion learners across the world – 91% of the world’s student population.In the university and college sector, institutions have been forced to close the doors to their campuses. Students studying practical courses have had to put their learning on hold. Those studying…
Nine ways to promote positive youth mental health during lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that many of us are adjusting to major changes in the way we go about our daily lives.For young people, the disruption may be particularly challenging, as their usually active and social lives go quiet in lockdown.Although we currently don’t know the full impact of the pandemic on mental health,…
The best-paying jobs in 2020 and how to get them
Salary is not the only consideration when you’re looking to improve your career prospects, but having an understanding of the best paying jobs and how to get them can be helpful in planning your career path. As you would expect, medical careers rank highly, but they are far from the only sector with high-paying jobs. We’ve…
What is the wider impact of coronavirus on society?
In this post, Professor Martin Mckee – Professor of European Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine – discusses the wider social and economic impacts of COVID-19 and what might be done to minimise their effects on health and society. …
Sharia and Islamic law: religious worship during the COVID-19 pandemic
In this guest post, hear from teaching assistant and research fellow, Dr Yahya Barry – an educator on the University of Edinburgh’s new course on The Sharia and Islamic Law – about how Islamic law has responded to state-enforced social isolation measures in Edinburgh, Scotland.You can find out more about the distinctions and definitions of…
