How can we ensure education continues while schools are closed?

How can we ensure education continues while schools are closed?

by | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog

How can we ensure education continues while schools are closed? At an unprecedented time when we are seeing countries around the world closing down schools in a bid to curb coronavirus, it is probably true to say that both teachers and parents alike are now looking at...
What if we stopped using pesticides?

What if we stopped using pesticides?

by | Mar 19, 2020 | Articles

What if we stopped using pesticides? Farmers use chemical products to control weeds, pests and diseases. While they are extremely effective, relying solely on these products can cause problems for the environment and beneficial organisms. Professor Xiangming Xu and Dr...
Ensuring inflammation does more good than harm

Ensuring inflammation does more good than harm

by | Mar 15, 2020 | Articles

Ensuring inflammation does more good than harm Professor János G Filep is an immunologist based at the University of Montreal in Canada. His work is concerned with understanding the mechanisms of inflammation that occur in cardiovascular disease. The findings could...
What we don’t understand about young people’s motivations

What we don’t understand about young people’s motivations

by | Mar 13, 2020 | Blog

What we don’t understand about young people’s motivations Young people stand on the steps of the Alberta legislature during the climate strike in Edmonton in 2019. Youth are often seen as problems rather than as people who are creating solutions. Heather...
Building the next generation of leaders

Building the next generation of leaders

by | Mar 11, 2020 | Career Guide

Building the next generation of leaders “4-H Canada’s vision is to build and support thriving communities in partnership with youth leaders,” says CEO Shannon Benner. She explains why the organisation’s STEM programmes are an important part of this vision that aims to...